These are some of the most useful tools you can use in your planning. As part of consulting projects we also use other techniques. If you don't know where to start, contact us.
For big change
Start with this report → Early Strategy for Higher Impact
| Type | Tool or report | What |
|---|---|---|
| Tool | Graph How Difficult Your Redesign Will Be | Answer 10 questions to gauge / tweak your redesign difficulty |
| Flowchart | How to Communicate Migration Concerns | Use the one page flowchart to better communicate your migration concerns |
| Report | Estimating Migration Effort | One of the most important planning steps you can take is estimate manual migration effort |
| Report | Rethinking the Content Inventory | Most organizations radically overlook opportunities for more effective content inventories |
| Book | Website Migration Handbook (v1 for free or v2 for $65)) | The book to help you migrate for high quality |
| Checklist | Migration planning within the larger project | One page checklist to ensure you include migration planning within your larger initiative (such as a redesign) |
| Report (with checklist) | Is your digital RFP ready? | Report that lists key (but often overlooked) elements of strong RFPs. |
Intranets
Newest report → Intranet Content Migration — A Guide to Good Practices (with intranet expert Martin White)
For ongoing change
Start here → How to Handle That Change Request (flowchart)
| Type | Title | Commitment to use |
|---|---|---|
| Flowchart | Should we implement this microsite? | Ready to use immediately |
| Report | Better Engagement for Ongoing Website Improvements | 5 min (read four breezy pages) |
| Report | Deep Digital Strategy | 5 min (read four straightforward pages) |
| Report | Standards Architecture | 10 min (3 pages, but probably requiring more time to stop and think) |
| Book | Website Product Management ($24) | Hours (read a short book) |
Also see
| Type | Tool or report | Time commitment |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Making Topic Pages Work | 10 min |
| Report | Problem Duplication | 10 min |
