Create a design document

After defining the project and creating an analysis document, we define the requirements of the web content system in a design document. The design document outlines what types of content will be needed for the site, how they will be structured, how content will be authored, and what the final website will look like.

• Server architecture
  Your technical architects define what web content environments are required for the system and the servers required for each environment. This information ensures that we have fully resourced the hardware required to support the web content system

• Security architecture
  The security architecture describes what groups are required for the site and what access is required for different groups to the authoring portlet and rendered website.

• Information architecture
  The information architecture describes the information structure of the site and how users will navigate through the site.

• Design architecture
  The design architecture describes what the website will look like, and what components will be needed to build the site. We need to define presentation templates, components, and themes.

• Authoring architecture
  The authoring architecture describes what types of content will be required for the site and what change management strategies will be applied when updating content and design. We need to define what authoring templates are required for the system, what workflows will be used to manage changes and what folders will be used to group items in the authoring portlet.

• Content acquisition architecture
  The content acquisition architecture is used to define what existing content will be imported into the web content system, how it will be imported, and what content will need to be created.

• Delivery architecture
  Your technical architect and information architect need to define what delivery methods are most appropriate for the website we are delivering.

• Maintenance architecture
  There are a set of tasks that we need to plan for that will maintain the health and integrity of the web content system. Your technical architect and database architect need to define what maintenance procedures are required for the system, and when and how often they need to be run.

Parent Plan a website