4. Eric Scott Sembrat
Web Manager at College of Engineering
Georgia Tech Graduate (’09 CS)
~4 Years in USG Institutions
Graduate Student at Georgia State University
5. Live Tweet & Ask Questions
Use #SembratSays or mention @esembrat
to ask a question or provide feedback!
Not a tweeter? Contact info available at:
http://www/webbeh.com
6. Live Tweet & Ask Questions
Use #SembratSays or mention @esembrat
to ask a question or provide feedback!
Not a tweeter? Contact info available at:
http://www/webbeh.com
34. Institute
Communications
One
Georgia Tech
Front Page
Administration &
Finance
Top Level
Content
College of
Sciences
College of
Engineering
College of
Business
College of
Architecture
IAC College of
Liberal Arts
College of
Computing
35. Institute
Communications
One
Georgia Tech
Front Page
Administration &
Finance
Top Level
Content
College of
Sciences
College of
Engineering
College of
Business
College of
Architecture
IAC College of
Liberal Arts
College of
Computing Internal Staff/
Faculty Websites
Georgia Tech
Alumni Assoc.
New Websites &
Initiatives
36. Institute
Communications
One
Georgia Tech
Front Page
Administration &
Finance
Top Level
Content
College of
Sciences
College of
Engineering
College of
Business
College of
Architecture
IAC College of
Liberal Arts
College of
Computing Internal Staff/
Faculty Websites
Georgia Tech
Alumni Assoc.
New Websites &
Initiatives
Facilities
Auxiliary Services
Student Services
Laboratories &
Research Groups
GT Research
Institute
Special Events
Websites
37. Institute
Communications
One
Georgia Tech
Front Page
Administration &
Finance
Top Level
Content
College of
Sciences
College of
Engineering
College of
Business
College of
Architecture
IAC College of
Liberal Arts
College of
Computing Internal Staff/
Faculty Websites
Georgia Tech
Alumni Assoc.
New Websites &
Initiatives
Facilities
Auxiliary Services
Student Services
Laboratories &
Research Groups
GT Research
Institute
Special Events
Websites
School,Department,andCourseWebsiteswithinEachCollege
38. Institute
Communications
One
Georgia Tech
Front Page
Administration &
Finance
Top Level
Content
College of
Sciences
College of
Engineering
College of
Business
College of
Architecture
IAC College of
Liberal Arts
College of
Computing Internal Staff/
Faculty Websites
Georgia Tech
Alumni Assoc.
New Websites &
Initiatives
Facilities
Auxiliary Services
Student Services
Laboratories &
Research Groups
GT Research
Institute
Special Events
Websites
School,Department,andCourseWebsiteswithinEachCollege
42. Steep technical learning curve.
Development, setup, maintenance, security, and
more. Too many hats to wear.
43. Steep technical learning curve.
Development, setup, maintenance, security, and
more. Too many hats to wear.
Turnover, knowledge
loss, & apathy.
Work required to build out a
website matching requirements
exceeds capability, staff, or
available time.
56. 1 place to update,
maintain.
All websites procure themes,
plugins, configuration from a single
service instance.
57. 1 place to update,
maintain.
All websites procure themes,
plugins, configuration from a single
service instance.
Sanity Checks.
Custom development, coding,
and overrides are not permitted.
98. august 2014
Determine Platform
Research systems by ease-of-use, scalability, and
maintainability.
Look at End Users
Is anyone using a service or application already? If so,
why?
Look at Peers
See what others are already doing. Imitation is the
most sincere form of flattery, after all.
99. november 2014
Install Plugins & Tools
Locate themes, plugins, and configurations ideal for
an initial rollout.
Build Custom GT Configuration
Begin branding of features to match Georgia Tech
standards and recommendations.
Test Initial System
See what works and what doesn’t. Locate problem
areas before they arise.
100. january 2015
Bring on Test Users
Bring in SMEs and testers to start using the service.
Monitor what/how they use the service.
Document… EVERYTHING.
Begin to provide documentation to detail most widely
used aspects of the system.
101.
102. may 2015
Open Pilot
Expand service to an open pilot - allow those
interested to test-run the service.
Advertise
Get the word out - listservs, articles, discussions,
meetings, social chats.
103.
104.
105.
106.
107. august 2015
Open Service
Open the floodgates to any faculty or staff member
interested in demoing the service.
Training & Workshops
Initialize large-scale trainings and workshops for on-
boarding faculty and staff.
121. always advancing…
Expand Theme Configuration
Continue to expand and refine the Georgia Tech theme
per WordPress updates and best practices.
Plugins
Add new plugins (custom and contributed) for
campus needs.