building your web team bridgette batten susan harper
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Building Your Web Team
Bridgette Batten
Susan Harper
Steps to Building Your Team
Picking a captain Should have technical expertise Responsible for managing project Manages team members Infrastructure User issues
Steps to Building Your Team
Getting started (playbook)
Define expectations for site
Define goals
Hire additional personnel
Building Your Web Team (Playbook)
Strategy (management team) Define who will manage the groups and lead the
project Strategists help you set objectives and achieve them
by reasonable deadline
Design and user experience Technology
Programming System and network infrastructure
The Lineup
Webmaster
Information Architect
Designer
Programmers
System Administrator
Webmaster
Qualities to look for in a webmaster Lots of technical expertise Previous experience Web programming language and scripting
knowledge Management experience if will be managing a
staff
Webmaster
Responsibilities Often reports to executive producer Manages design, content, and technical staffs Directs the overall vision for your site Analyzes traffic flow Coordinates with sales staff or product staff
Information Architect(s)
Qualities to look for Previous project management or designer
experience Degree in field that has emphasis on
information handling Understand scalability issues Good communication skills
Information Architect(s)
Responsibilities Organizes content and tests site usability Engages in strategy planning Major communication link between the
administrative team and the development team
Designer(s)
Qualifications Artistic Familiar with graphic programs Web design experience Html HTML editors Image optimization software
Responsibilities Aesthetics of your site
Coder(s)
Qualifications HTML and JavaScript experience Compatibility issues Server issues Basic design principles Cascading style sheets
Responsibilities Front end programming
Programmer(s)
Qualifications Experience with HTML, DHTML, JavaScript,
database development, relational database design, internet protocols
Responsibilities Back-end programming
System Administrator
Qualifications NT or Unix certified Computer related degree Routing Client/server programming
System Administrator
Responsibilities Monitoring/maintenance Analysis and tuning of system Purchasing / vendors
Other Possible Needs
Database administrator Editorial staff Quality assurance technicians Team leads
Hiring / Recruiting Strategies
Determine pay grades Telecommuters Relocation Contracting