Content Lifecycle and Governance
Content Lifecycle
The web content lifecycle is the multi-disciplinary and often complex process that web content undergoes as it is managed through various publishing stages. Authors describe multiple "stages" (or "phases") in the web content lifecycle, along with a set of capabilities—such as records management, digital asset management, collaboration, and version control—that may be supported by various technologies and processes. One recognized technology for managing the web content lifecycle is a web content management system. Concepts often considered in the web content lifecycle include project management, information management, information architecture, and, more recently, content strategy, website governance, and semantic publishing. Wikipedia on Web Content Lifecycle What a good CMS must achieve is pocess a clear and understandable but mostly automated method to governance and manage content over time. The following list are three key elements that need to be addressed:- Establish consistent information governance across your business and mitigate the risks and costs of all your content – from email to file shares, from image to database
- Reduce corporate risk and legal liability by enabling your employees to apply retention and disposition rules to the content they create and manage
- Reduce physical storage requirements and costs by archiving and disposing of content in a legally defensible way
Content/Web Governance
Website governance may be defined as an organization's structure of staff (each with well-defined roles, responsibilities, and authorities); technical systems; and the policies, procedures, and relationships such staff have in place to maintain and manage a website. Website governance applies to both Internet and Intranet sites. Wikipedia on Web Governance Not only a good and well implemented CMS will bring success on the web. The people behind it are a second big player in the total picture. To operate a CMS properly and produce good content, a clear structured team must be setup to run good governance on the content.At Maloo Business Consulting we can help you in setting up a well thought through team to governance your content and advise in setting up your MCS to make sure the Content lifecycle keeps on moving. Contact us at services@malooconsulting.com or fill in the form on our Contact Us page.
