Event Date : 18 Apr 2012
Realise your online vision - take the steps needed to plan and deliver a successful new website build.
With a successful website being the cornerstone of a business web presence, you cannot afford to waste money when commissioning a new build or rebuild. In this 4 hour session learn how to plan for and manage a successful website project.
Course Detail
In this session Keith Bohanna, Web Project Management Consultant, brings participants through the 4 stages of a successful website build:
- Initial ideas on what you want and what you need - realistic expectations
- Writing a specification document - format and detail
- Running a tender process - selecting developers, shortlisting and interviewing
- Managing the build once a developer is selecting
- Design
- Information Architecture
- CMS Integration
- Content Strategy
This course will bring you through the different types of website, the different types of web developer and the associated costs. It will touch on business and customer specification gathering and also the development of a content strategy and workflow.
Upon completion:
Attendees will have an understanding of the parameters of a successful web build with a template of how to manage one properly. You will have a greater understanding of the costs involved in building and redeveloping a site. Whether setting up an online store, sourcing a new Content Management System or completely redeveloping your online presence, this course will give you the knowledge to plan and realise your online vision.
Who should attend this course?
Entrepreneurs, business owners or managers who are responsible for delivering a new or redeveloped website in the 10k to 150k budget range.
What to expect:
To give you an idea of what will be covered, see extract presentation. Click here to view.
About the Speakers
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Mr Keith Bohanna (Internet and Business Consultant)
LifeTimeValue, Delivering Successful Web Projects
Keith Bohanna is an experienced internet consultant and trainer and has been working in the internet and technology sector since 2000. He has worked with Enterprise Ireland, The Heritage Council, Crafts Council of Ireland, National City and County Enterprise Boards and Failte Ireland as well as many small and large businesses.
One of the core areas in which he advices clients (everyone from small businesses to large organisations) is the process of delivering either a new website or a rebuild or extension of an existing one. He is currently working on 3 separate projects of this kind.
He originally qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG in 1988 and then gained experience at senior management level with a number of SME's before returning to Ireland in 1994. Keith then worked for 5 years with both the South East Business and Innovation Centre and Kilkenny County Enterprise Board before setting up his own businesses. He is the current Chairperson of the IIA and also served in 1999 to 2001.