A website redesign is one of the toughest web projects you will ever tackle in higher education:
- everbody wants to be on the homepage,
- nobody wants to write the content
- and it’s just a lot of work.
Matt Herzberger has survived many web redesigns including the major project he and his team at Florida International University completed in April 2010.
That’s why I asked him a few months ago to share his experience and expertise at the upcoming Web Redesign Boot Camp (April 12-14, 2011). Matt will present on the art and science you need to master to plan and manage a successful website redesign in higher education.
So, here’s a quick interview with Matt to give you some useful bits of web redesign wisdom :-)
I would guess somewhere over 70. I have definitely lost count at this point.
2) In your opinion, what is the top reason for redesign projects that fail?
- No research
- Heavy handed committee or politics
3) You will share many tips and tricks during your webinar, but can you give us 2 to 3 DON’Ts when it comes to web redesign?
- Don’t start with design, this isn’t lipstick on a pig – we are skilled professionals.
- Dont forget to learn from others, there are great peer sites that can help you on your redesign process.
- Dont skip the process, fast-tracking a redesign will get you into a spot where you are unhappy with the design right after it is done.