DWQ Web Transformation - 2009

1. DWQ Web Transformation - 2009 Into the 21st Century

2. Basic Plan • Part of the DENR IT structure and housed on their server. • Liferay content management program - an open source program that will be supported by DENR IT. • DWQ will do design and day-to-day management of the Web site. • DENR Creative Services is helping with the graphic design and building of templates.

3. Basic Plan (con’t.) • The Liferay program is totally removed from our current authoring program – the new site will completely replace the old. • Members of the current Web team are tasked with learning the new program and participating in the migration of information to the new site. • All Web team members will need to take at least one 2-hour training session. DENR IT will provide the training.

4. Basic Plan (con’t.) • Some team members will receive more intensive training and will be 1st Responders for team members who need advice on the program. • A Web Team Intranet site with a message board will be established so that team members can share experiences with problems, fixes and short-cuts. • DENR IT staff has been very available to us. We will eventually have an IT person assigned as our primary resource for any program problems. • DENR Creative Services will also be able to offer support for Web site design and functions.

5. Liferay (http://www.liferay.com) • “Liferay is a leading provider of open source enterprise portal and social collaboration software.” Their ad. • Portal – a management system with role-based authorizations. • Authoring ability accessible from any computer - including the Regional Offices - once site-area permissions have been established. Please identify regional staff who would want to join the Web team. • Underlying structure includes a document library and an image gallery.

6. Liferay (http://www.liferay.com) • Pages are built from a set of portlets – predesigned sub-programs with specific functions. Some of the available functions are:

7. Training • The Liferay program has recently been upgraded. IT is in the process of updating the user’s manual and it should be available by the second week in February. • Training is scheduled to begin the third week of February. A calendar is now available for the team to sign-up. • Training will start with each Web team member attending a 2-hour session. We will evaluate if more sessions are needed for basic-level group. • Further training will be available for the advanced group.

8. Design Team • Task no. 1 – Naming conventions and journal library hierarchy – these are needed to begin migration of documents. • Priorities for the site include: • Emphasize opportunities for public involvement and education. • Elevate Regional Office profile – clear and direct connection from Home page, and creation of DWQ Regional Office Web pages. • Improve design and accessibility of Employment / Employee information. • Improve navigation for general public and professional customer base. • Accurate and detailed site map linked to every page footer.

9. Timeline • Have naming conventions and library hierarchy determined in next three weeks. • Begin training. • Establish library on test Web site and begin migrating documents to folders based on DWQ organizational structure. • Determine site architecture. • Have home page, first and second tier pages and templates for review / comment. • Build site. Test it. • Swap sites

10. Odds and Ends • May change URL to: ncwaterquality.gov or NCDWQ.gov • Look at the revamped EPA site (www.epa.gov). We may adopt some of the approaches to public involvement and Employment interfaces. • Check into site’s progress on the DWQ Intranet portal accessible through the DENR Web site. • Questions?