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Managing the Tug of War of Content Decision Making Through Governance: Case Study
- 1. Managing the Tug-of-Warof Content Decision Making Through Governance: Case Study Brande Martin, MA Content Manager College of American Pathologists Intelligent Content Life Sciences & Health Care Conference San Francisco, CA May 9, 2014 cap.org v. #
- 2. The College ofAmerican Pathologists (CAP) was established in 1946.
- 3. The CAP isthe leading organization for board-certified pathologists and second largest medical society in the United States. © 2014 College of American Pathologists. All rights reserved. 3
- 4. The CAP serves • patients • pathologists, and the • public by advocating excellence in the practice of pathology and laboratory medicine worldwide.
- 5. The CAP representsmore than 18,100 practicing pathologist members from across the United States, Canada, and abroad. © 2014 College of American Pathologists. All rights reserved.
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- 7. BACKGROUND OF THEWEBSITE Main Audiences: • Member Pathologists • Laboratory Professional Customers Site History • “Bricks & Mortar” site architecture set up • Center of marketing efforts • Push marketing • Print model transferred to online © 2013 College of American Pathologists. All rights reserved. 7
- 8. NO GOVERNANCE PLAN— WHO IS THE DECISION MAKER? © 2014 College of American Pathologists. All rights reserved. 8
- 9. CONTENT TUG-OF-WAR ©2014 College of American Pathologists. All rights reserved. 9
- 10. NO CONTENT GOVERNANCELEAD TO… © 2014 College of American Pathologists. All rights reserved. 10
- 11. • Varied writingstyles • Mixed messaging (subject matter experts or marketing) • Multiple versions of information • Broken links • No consistent taxonomy © 2014 College of American Pathologists. All rights reserved. 11
- 12. IMPLEMENT CONTENT GOVERNANCE Quality Content Component of Content Strategy © 2014 College of American Pathologists. All rights reserved. 12
- 13. DEFINING ROLES –NEW CORE DECISION MAKERS © 2014 College of American Pathologists. All rights reserved. 13
- 14. RAPID® DECISION-MAKING MODEL •Content Owners •Content Manager •Marketing Manager •Content Owners •Content Manager •Marketing Manager Marketing Message Marketing Manager Web Content Content Manager •Content Owners •Content Manager •Marketing Manager Digital Team Source: Adapted from the RAPID® Model. Bain & Company. Subject Matter Content Owner © 2014 College of American Pathologists. All rights reserved. 14
- 15. PROCESSES & WORKFLOWS USABILITY PROCESS © 2014 College of American Pathologists. All rights reserved. 15
- 16. CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM • Requests only from content owners (not all staff) • Content owners input basic changes • 30-Day content reviews • Workflow follows Web team process • Decisions & approvals follow RAPID® model © 2014 College of American Pathologists. All rights reserved. 16
- 17. GUIDELINES (DOCUMENTATION) ©2014 College of American Pathologists. All rights reserved. 17
- 18. MODULAR-BASED CONTENT FORMS © 2014 College of American Pathologists. All rights reserved. 18
- 19. INTELLIGENT CONTENT Source:Joe Pulizzi © 2014 College of American Pathologists. All rights reserved. 19
- 20. TRAINING = INTRODUCINGCHANGE Digital Content Writer’s Guide Trainings Held 2 or 3 weekly sessions for a month with established content decision makers. o Introduced new processes o Gave content entry form guidance o Conducted basic Web writing workshops © 2014 College of American Pathologists. All rights reserved. 20
- 21. CONTINUOUS TRAINING •Incrementally introducing the changes • Providing access to the content governance materials (staff website) • Holding more trainings o Workshops o One-on-One o Group • Using blogs, videos, & webinars © 2014 College of American Pathologists. All rights reserved. 21
- 22. MANAGING THE CHANGE Content strategists must • Hold firm to the content governance model • Negotiate, when needed, with challenging content owners • Be empathetic • Reassure content owners of benefits of return on investment • Rely on the content governance model to guide you © 2014 College of American Pathologists. All rights reserved. 22
- 23. CONTENT OWNER REACTION… to the CAP’s Content Governance Plan… “It was a very collaborative process and the marketing and business users had shared goals that made the process work well. Thanks for your leadership and direction!” © 2014 College of American Pathologists. All rights reserved. 23
- 24. KEEP CALM AND FOLLOW THE CONTENT GOVERNANCE PLAN © 2014 College of American Pathologists. All rights reserved. 24
- 25. QUESTIONS THANK YOU! CONTACT ME: Brande Martin, MA brmarti@cap.org brandemartin229@gmail.com Linkedin: www.linkedin/in/brandemartin.com Twitter: @brandemartin © 2014 College of American Pathologists. All rights reserved. 25
Editor's Notes
- #3 [With more than 18,000 physician members, the CAP has led as the gold standard in laboratory accreditation for 50 years with more than 7,300 CAP-accredited laboratories in 50 countries.]
- #5 [With more than 18,000 physician members, the CAP has led as the gold standard in laboratory accreditation for 50 years with more than 7,300 CAP-accredited laboratories in 50 countries.]