Managing eZ Publish Web Content Management Projects. Strategies, best practices, and techniques for implementing eZ publish open-source CMS projects t

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open-source CMS (content management system) and development framework with functionality for web publishing, intranets, e-commerce, extranets, and web portals.In this book, Martin Bauer of designit.com.au an eZ publish Silver partner, teaches you how to successfully manage and implement an eZ publish web content management project. He shows you how to produce quality results in a repeatable manner with the minimum of effort, and end up with eZ publish solutions that will delight your clients.The book presents strategies, best practices, and techniques for all steps of your eZ publish project, starting from client requirements, through planning, information architecture and content modeling, design considerations, and right up to deployment, client training, maintenance, support, and upgrades. Spis treści:
Managing eZ Publish Web Content Management Projects
Table of Contents
Managing eZ Publish Web Content Management Projects
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
Preface
What This Book Covers
Who is This Book For?
Conventions
Reader Feedback
Customer Support
Errata
Questions
1. Understanding Web Content Management
Why Use a Content Management System?
Content Management versus Development
Test Cricket
2020 Cricket
Key Differences
Methodologies
Stakeholders
Experience Levels
Project Scales
Project Experience and Understanding
Interfaces
Myths
Myth no. 1
Myth no. 2
Myth no. 3
Myth no. 4
Types of Websites and Web Applications
Static (...) więcej Websites
Objectives
Content Requirements
Information Architecture
Information and Navigation Design
Visual Design
Web Applications
Objectives
Functional Specification
Interaction Design
Information and Interface Design
Visual Design
Static Websites versus Web Applications
Web Solution Categories
Interactive
Transactional
Workflow-Based
Collaborative
Knowledge-Based
What does All This Mean for eZ Publish Projects?
Summary
2. Information Architecture and Design
Information Architecture
Task Oriented
Content Oriented
Five Facets of Design
Content Modeling
Content Class
Information and Navigation Design
Information Design
Navigation Design
Interaction Design
Technical Design
Wish
Visual Design
Contrast
Uniformity
A Common Mistake
Visual Design Issues
Design by Default
Design by Fiat
Design by Committee
The Average User
The Right Questions
If All Else Fails
Summary
3. eZ Publish Overview
What is eZ Publish?
Separation of Layers
Managing Content
What is eZ Publish Good For?
Internal Structure and Configuration
Directory Structure
Configuration Files
The Lego Approach
Content Blocks
Display Blocks
Functional Blocks
Data Types, Content Classes, and Objects
Datatype
Content Class
Object
Versions
Structuring Content
Nodes and Locations
Locations
Visibility
Sections
Assigning Sections
Managing Sections
Templates
Template Code
View Templates
Node Templates
Custom Node Templates
$node
System Templates
Custom System Templates
pagelayout.tpl
Cascading Style Sheets
Module Result
Template Override System
Designs
Default Design
Design Structure
/fonts
/images
/overrides
/stylesheets
/templates
siteaccess
Access Control
Users
User Account Datatype
User Details
User Groups
Policies
Functions
Roles
Workflow
Events
A Workflow
Standard Triggers
Standard Events
Extensions
Summary
4. Defining an eZ Publish Project
Requirements
Capturing the Vision
Why Are We Doing This?
Theory versus Reality
Formats
The Author
Interpretation
Knowing How Much Detail to Capture
The Last Word
Project Brief
Organizational Purpose
Project Purpose
Project Objectives
Target Market
Project BriefThe White Angel Foundation
The Organizational Purpose
The Project Purpose
The Project Objectives
The Target Market
Planning Workshop
Success
Success Factors
Stakeholder Satisfaction
Meeting Project Objectives
Meeting an Agreed Budget
Delivering On Time
Adding Value
Meeting Quality Requirements
Team Satisfaction
Success Sliders
Project Scope and Objectives
Project Scope
Objectives, Outputs, and Outcomes
Quality
Quality Factors
Measuring Quality
Estimation
Reality Check
Estimation Errors
Usual Situation
The Developers Estimate
The Project Manager's Estimate
Low Bid
The Sales Manager's Estimate
Management/Client Directive
Common Language
Guess
Estimate
Fixed Price Quote
The Ideal Situation
Summary
5. How to Write a Specification
Content Model
The Studies in Australia Model
Users and Groups
General Public (Anonymous)
Registration
Members
Member Class
Member Functions
Login
Forgot Password
Change Password
Manage Details
Editors
Administrators
Features
Good Company Feature Overview
Community Group Registration and Administration
Community Group Registration Wireframe
Community Group Administration Wireframes
Community Group Listing
Community Acceptance Wireframe
Functions
Wish Searching
Wish Search Results
Wish Search Details
Site Map
Content Classes and Rules
Content Analysis
Content Modeling
Relation to Site Structure
Views
Products Main Page
Product Category View
Product Details
Custom Templates
Deans Art Homepage
Queen Victoria Women's Centre Homepage
Screen and Performance Standards
Browser Compatibility
Screen Resolution
Accessibility
Performance
Specification Process
High-Level Specification Workshop
Domain Walkthrough
Users and Roles of the System
Object Model
Key Relationships between Objects
Object Role Diagram
Features
Site Map
Detailed Specification
Creative Brief
The Product or Communication Task
What is the product that this client is selling?
What information is the client communicating or receiving?
The Type of Product
What type of product does our client produce?
Target Market & Audience
Who is the client's market?
Who buys their product?
Who are they interacting/communicating with?
Which segment of the Target Market is this execution aimed at?
Which segment of the Target Market is going to be using this site the most?
Is there a Primary Audience and a Secondary Audience?
Demographic Profile
What is their age?
Where do they live?
How much money do they earn?
What is their level of schooling?
Would they access the site from home or from work?
What is their bandwidth?
Are they "net-savvy'?
Psychographic Profile
How do they feel towards our client's brand?
What is their perception of our client's brand?
Do they spend money on a whim?
Who makes the decision when it comes to online purchases of our client's product category?
Marketing Objective
What is our client's main business/communication objective in going online?
Creative Strategy
What are we going to try to achieve creatively, with our client's product or service?
Competition
Who else is selling/doing the same thing our client is?
Competitor sites
What are they doing?
Other Points
Existing Branding
Do you have an existing Logo?
Is there an existing branding style guide?
If no, then do you require branding and logo creation?
Is there a company slogan or tagline?
Summary
6. Content Modeling
The Purpose of a Content Model
What Makes a Good Model?
Defining a Content Model
Step 1: Domain Walkthrough
Step 2: Identify Users of the System
Step 3: Identify the Key Classes
Step 4: Identify Relationships between the Classes
Step 5: Create a Relationship Diagram
Step 6: Create a Glossary
Summary
7. Planning and Pricing
Project Planning
Standard Approach
Staged Approach
Pricing Your Project
Time-Based Pricing
Value Pricing
Summary
8. Risk Management
Key Steps in Risk Management
Case Note
Risk Assessment
Risk Evaluation
Risk Reduction
Risk Monitoring
Risk Reporting
Types of Risks
Project Risk
System Complexity
Target Environment
Team Environment
Business Project Risk
Business Risk
Production System Risk
Benefits Realization Risk
Personal Risk
Risk Management in Practice
Risk Assessment Overview
Risk Memos
Risk Memo
Shooting the Messenger
Who is Responsible?
Risk Reporting
Risk Report
Key Risks in eZ publish Projects
Experience
Content
Summary
9. Open Project Management
Manifesto for Agile Software Development
Individuals and Interactions over Processes and Tools
Working Software over Comprehensive Documentation
Customer Collaboration over Contract Negotiation
Responding to Change over Following a Plan
Open Management Practices
Team Dynamics
Who's on the Team?
Project Sponsor/Client
Project Manager
Designer
Developer
System Administrator
Avoiding the "Us and Them" Syndrome
Daily Meetings
Communication
Forms of Communication
Progress Reports
Achievements
Dependencies
Assumptions
Issues and Risks
Resolutions
Sample Progress Report
Achievements
Assumptions
Dependencies
Issues and Risks
Resolutions
Project Extranet
Meeting Notes
Progress Reports
Documentation
Tasks
Summary
10. Implementation
Infrastructure
Development
Staging
Production
Version Control
Setup
Configuration and Development
Content Classes
Site Structure
Sample Content
Custom Templates
Users and Groups
Extensions and Workflow
Styling
core.css
style.css
homestyle.css
section_name.css
print.css
Moving Code between Environments
Content Gathering
Content Population
Manual Content Population
Automated Content Population
Summary
11. Testing
Load Testing
Page Views
Sessions
Web Server Connections
Database Connections
Running Load Tests
Testing, Monitoring, and Reporting Tools
eZ Debug
Debug Output
Template Debug
Inline Template Debug
List of Used Templates
SQL Debug Output
Nagios
Cacti
Mytop
Sample Test Plan
1.0. Executive Summary
1.1. Background
1.2. Scope
2.0. Test Design
2.1. Test Strategy
2.2. Assumptions
2.3. Test Steps
2.3.1. Setup
2.3.2. Recording and Scripting
2.3.3. Data Population
2.3.4. Test Run
2.3.5. Reporting
2.3.6 Schedule
3.0 Special Test for TransNET Update
3.1. General Requirements for Performing the TransNET Update and Enquiry Tasks
Sample Test Report
Test Case No. 4
Analysis
Browser and User Acceptance Testing
User Acceptance Testing
Automated Testing with Selenium
Accessibility Testing
Summary
12. Training
Standard User Training
Custom Training
User Manual
Standard Manual
Sorting Content (designIT User Manual)
Custom Manual
Managing Maps Custom Feature
Network Maps
How to Add a Network Map
Attributes
Route Maps
How to Add a Network Map
Attributes
Technical Training
Summary
13. Maintenance and Support
Patches
Upgrades
Planning an Upgrade
Backup
Setup
Upgrade
Testing
Enhancements
Support
Content Management
Bug Fixes
Summary
A. Appendix A
The White Angel Foundation Functional Specification
Table of Contents
Revision Control
1 Introduction
2 Site Map
3 Standard Features
3.1 Section
3.1.1 Section Attributes
3.1.2 Rules
3.1.3 Views
3.2 Info page
3.2.1 Attributes
3.3.1 Rules
3.3.2 Views
3.3 Article
3.2.1 Attributes
3.2.2 Rules
3.3.3 Sub-page Attributes
3.3.4 Views
3.4 News
3.4.1 News Archive Attributes
3.4.2 News Items Attributes
3.4.3 Rules
3.4.4 Views
3.5 Gallery
3.5.1 Attributes
3.5.2 Rules
3.5.3 Image Attributes
3.5.4 Views
3.6 FAQ
3.6.1 Views
3.7 Flash
3.7.1 Attributes
3.7.2 Rules
3.7.3 Views
3.8 Video
3.8.1 Attributes
3.8.2 Rules
3.8.3 Views
3.9 Portal
3.9.1 Attributes
3.9.2 Rules
3.9.3 Views
3.10 Node List
3.10.1 Attributes
3.10.2 Rules
3.10.3 Views
3.11 Links List
3.11.1 Links List Attributes
3.11.2 Link Attributes
3.11.3 Rules
3.11.4 Views
4 Page Structure
4.1 Footer
4.2 Site Search
4.3 Navigation
4.4 Ordering of Content
4.5 Breadcrumbs
4.6 Right-Hand Column
5 Media Library
6 Users & Roles
6.1 Default Users
7 Custom Features
7.1 Newsletter
7.1.1 Attributes
7.1.2 Rules
7.1.3 Views
7.2 Online Shop
7.2.1 Product Group Attributes
7.2.2 Product Attributes
7.2.3 Event Attributes
7.2.4 Special Attributes
7.2.5 Rules
7.2.6 Shopping Cart
7.2.7 Views
7.2.8 Checkout Procedure
7.2.9 Delivery Costs
7.2.10 Invoices
7.2.11 Payment
7.2.12 Orders
7.2.13 Reports
7.3 Donations
7.4 Form Builder
7.5 Dynamic Sitemap
8 Browser Compatibility
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