SHS Web Design & Development Project

Final Presentation

27 May 2010

The Client

The Client

UniMelb’s School of Historical Studies (SHS)

Disciplines: Australian Studies Classics & Archaeology Cultural Materials & Conservation Jewish History & Culture

Key contacts: Dr Catherine Kovesi

Senior Lecturer & History Honours Coordinator – Project Champion

Prof Charles Zika Professorial Fellow of the School – Project Advisor

Dr Jenny Spinks ARC Postdoctoral Fellow – Project Advisor

Timothy OuldResearch Officer, Centre of Cultural Materials Conservation – Project Advisor

The Problem

The Problem

No digital accessibility to information on: Visual materials and key

objects from rare collections

Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project

Conservation works

No vehicle for promoting newly won grant, new projects and potential exhibitions

The Solution

The Solution

What does our client want? Dynamic, flexible online

platform User friendliness Maintainability Visually appealing

The Solution

2 x WordPress sites Linked in to UniMelb SHS

home page but standalone externally-hosted sites ‘Melbourne Prints’ ‘Early Modern Disaster’

Staggered Usability Study Filmed Walkthrough Client Evaluation Session 2 x Focus Groups Online Questionnaire Supporting documentation

Training Client Training Session Online training materials

The Objectives

The Objectives

How did we get from Point A to

B?

Incremental Development

• Less risk in developing smaller portions in increments with direct client feedback on these portions

• Ease trauma of introducing a new product all at once

• Psychological satisfaction of seeing something tangible early

• Development team capitalised on learning from earlier increments – performance improves

• Project’s processes improves with each increment

• Steady stream of results boosts morale!

The Result

Melbourne Prints‘Italian Prints’

page

Melbourne Prints‘Rare Books’ page

Melbourne Prints‘Conservation’ page

Melbourne Prints‘About Us’ page

Early Modern DisasterHome Page

Usability Study

The Challenges

Starting off with this….

…and getting it to look like this

The Risks

University of Melbourne Web Design CMS limitations Design limitations Hosting limitations

Client-side Technically inexperienced

Technical skill limitations Project Team all with a

similar technical skill set

Closing Statement

“…g2IT would like to thank the our client and all participants for their time and support, and we look forward to working with you in the future…”