| 1. |
A tabular layout of the tasks that need
to be accomplished over the period of time that it will
take to build the web site should be one of the key project
management tools that should be given to every member
of the web building team. Use software like Microsft Project
to time-table the project life-cycle. |
| 2. |
Regular meetings of the web editorial team
should be time-tabled and adhered to - this prevents the
build up of problems which when revealed after the web
site construction has been built can undermine the implementation
and impact of the web resource. |
| 3. |
Planning who is going to do what should
be one of the key cornerstones to ensure that all the
skills are available to build and maintain the web site. |
| 4. |
If the skilled people are not there in
the community, then the project manager should consult
other organisations outside the country to assist in locating
someone with the requisite skills to perform a particular
task in the web development exercise. |
| 5. |
Plans should be there to ensure that a
web site is continuously maintained after the first launch.
This will include web development team establishing links
with the key sources of the content mainly via the web
editorial team to ensure that the web site is updated
with fresh materials, feeback from the target audience
is strategically used to increase the impact of the we
site. |
| 6. |
Hosting issues have been problematic in
some of the sites created in developing settings like
Africa where there are poor hosting facilities - sometimes
the servers are down and it takes time to access the web
site. A suitable hosting service has to be sought and
confirmed before the web site construction is finished.
It might appear to be obvious but in the case studies
where PAPWEC was used in Zambia and Tanzania this problem
cropped up after the building of the web sites was finished
and it took months for a suitable web hosting service
to be confirmed. |
Lesson 10: Project Management« 