Content Management
Challenges
- Different types of information - Some information changes quickly, some slowly. Some must be carefully reviewed and approved.
- Workflow - Covering all the steps, getting all the reviews, getting tasks done at the right time, clearly defining and supporting roles.
- Status - How can you know what the status is of a particular piece of information. Is it up to date? Has it been reviewed? Has it been installed in all the appropriate locations?
- Version control - How do you introduce new content? How do you revert to a previous version, if necessary?
- Subject matter experts develop and maintain their specific pieces of content.
- The site designer focuses on the look, feel, and functionality elements of the site design.
- Dynamic data can be managed in the most appropriate database technology, making appropriate information available for use in the Web pages.
A useful, if large, book on the topic is Content Management Bible, by Bob Boiko.