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- 1. Selecting a WCMS and the Team to Make it Sing 1 Scott Liewehr | President and Principal Analyst | @sliewehr May 9, 2013 | J.Boye Conference | #jboye13
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- 3. About Digital Clarity Group 3 DCG helps business leaders navigate the digital transformation and create competitive advantage from disruption.
- 4. 4 The ideal…
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- 7. 7 You can’t buy that
- 8. Defined goals, objectives, strategy, plan, metrics Organizational alignment Team (internal and external) Technology Content More content Governance 8
- 9. 9 What experience you trying to create?
- 10. 10 Scott’s Law: The more software you need, the less important it is to your overall success Think about it.
- 11. Elements of a successful process 11 Elements of a successful process
- 12. Enabling technology? Aligned philosophy? Inspiring trajectory? Partnership mentality? When considering software vendors
- 13. Empathetic to your needs? Capable and fluent? Consistent? Accountable? Fit? When considering service providers
- 15. Validate the need Compile requirements Determine focal needs Shortlist technology Shortlist service provider Conduct onsite information exchange Execute RFP process Carry out POC 15
- 16. 16 Helpful hints Allow common sense to prevail
- 17. 17 Helpful hints You have to be a good partner to get a good partner
- 18. 18 Helpful hints RFPs full of boilerplate text will elicit responses with boilerplate text -Seth Gottlieb
- 19. 19 Helpful hints You will be stuck in the "qualification" queue until you show signs of intelligent life. -Seth Gottlieb
- 20. 20 Scott Liewehr | @sliewehr Digital Clarity Group | @just_clarity sliewehr@digitalclaritygroup.com
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- Could’ve said interoperability, openness
- Could’ve said interoperability, openness
- When buying a WCM system, it’s not just about looking for a system to manage web content.It’s about finding a system which aligns with your strategy and helps create the experience you want for your audience.
- That is . . .The role of the software (and the vendor selection process) is diminished in comparison to role of implementation, integration, and incorporation of the software into a complete solution.
- Enabling technology – aka functional requirementsGive me controlMake it easier (not harder)Help me do it fasterTell me what I don’t knowHelp me improve over timeAligned Philosophy -- Does the platform support your strategic orientation for your online presence?Customer service?Personalization?Channelization?Social?Globalization?Inspiring trajectory -- Judge the platform with the next five years in mind (as if you know what’s coming) Innovative and strategic Agile response to market Transparent roadmap Stable and supportivePartnership mentality – can be satisfied by vendor or agency Understands your needs;Sets clear expectations; “Gets” customer service;Plays nicely with others;Has a strong community
- Key thing to remember: You’re dealing with PEOPLETherefore, very hard to evaluate. Reputations are helpful, but may be unreliable.Not like evaluating softwareEmpathetic – Do they get you? Whether it’s an industry vertical, market size, target audience, philosophical approach, etcCapable and fluent – Capable: Sys Integrator? Branding agency? Interactive agency? Staff Augmentation? Fluent: with the technology? Past, referenceable projects? Comfy enough to be flexible?Consistent – A team vs C team minimize this risk. Ask about documented process, knowledge transfer, turnover, how they staff projects with seniors v juniors, training, etc.Accountable – Do you have their attention? Senior enough relationship manager? Accountable to the needs of the org, meaning they know how to say NO?
- Identifying focal needs, or the 5-8 requirements which are either idiosyncratic or high priority enough to pare down the universe of options to a meaningful fewSelecting a professional services team alongside the technology, since they are critical to the success of the CMSConducting the onsite product and services demonstration before distributing the RFPUsing a ranking process instead of a scoring system to aid the decision-making processCreating a meaningful, concise RFPEnlisting a two-part Proof of Concept process that tests both the product AND the services team
- Validating the need may mean NOT DOING THE PROJECT!!!Compile requirements – speak to all affected, but not just usersFocal Needs - 5-8 requirements which are either idiosyncratic or high priority enough to pare down the universe of options to a meaningful fewShortlist Technology (outside help or RFI)Shortlist Service ProviderInfo Exchange – just that…give and take; scenarios; multiple audiences; structured – BEFORE written RFP; ranking not scoringRFP process – hopefully a wise onePOC – for tech and SP