Comments on: There is only one main priority and it is the web team http://www.underthenavbar.com/wp/posts/2007/07/10/there-is-only-one-main-priority-and-it-is-the-web-team/ advice on managing websites and web teams Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:50:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Ashley Joyner http://www.underthenavbar.com/wp/posts/2007/07/10/there-is-only-one-main-priority-and-it-is-the-web-team/#comment-71 Ashley Joyner Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:42:41 +0000 http://www.underthenavbar.com/wp/posts/2007/07/10/there-is-only-one-main-priority-and-it-is-the-web-team/#comment-71 c1a2pj0pc3xl2if5 c1a2pj0pc3xl2if5

]]> By: Lucy http://www.underthenavbar.com/wp/posts/2007/07/10/there-is-only-one-main-priority-and-it-is-the-web-team/#comment-9 Lucy Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:50:51 +0000 http://www.underthenavbar.com/wp/posts/2007/07/10/there-is-only-one-main-priority-and-it-is-the-web-team/#comment-9 Michael, in a funny way I think it's because the user/customer should be any organisations number one priority, then a web team manager should make the web team their number one. Essentially it's the greatest impact you can have - recruiting and retaining a talented team who can look after your site from your users perspective. I agree that it's impossible to keep up with everything individually, and that there needs to be some sort of knowledge sharing system in place (blogs and wikis can be great for this). Also I'm always amazed at how useful the brown bag lunch format is... As for the 1/2 day a month, I think that's probably a minimum, however it can be really difficult to achieve even that in some corporate cultures. However you're right, as a recommendation it probably is a bit week. Michael, in a funny way I think it’s because the user/customer should be any organisations number one priority, then a web team manager should make the web team their number one. Essentially it’s the greatest impact you can have - recruiting and retaining a talented team who can look after your site from your users perspective.

I agree that it’s impossible to keep up with everything individually, and that there needs to be some sort of knowledge sharing system in place (blogs and wikis can be great for this). Also I’m always amazed at how useful the brown bag lunch format is…

As for the 1/2 day a month, I think that’s probably a minimum, however it can be really difficult to achieve even that in some corporate cultures. However you’re right, as a recommendation it probably is a bit week.

]]> By: Michael http://www.underthenavbar.com/wp/posts/2007/07/10/there-is-only-one-main-priority-and-it-is-the-web-team/#comment-8 Michael Tue, 10 Jul 2007 22:47:10 +0000 http://www.underthenavbar.com/wp/posts/2007/07/10/there-is-only-one-main-priority-and-it-is-the-web-team/#comment-8 I think some might take this mantra as being slightly off-target (I think the true main priority is the User) but I certainly get the point. An engaged, enthusiastic, and well-trained Web team can do wonders for a Web site (provided of course they have the backing of the organization's leadership). I'd actually advocate for more than a half day per month to keep up with new developments and I'd also advocate a formal shared repository for trend information and team-initiated presentations on trends they're enthusiastic about. It's almost impossible to keep up with these things individually! I think some might take this mantra as being slightly off-target (I think the true main priority is the User) but I certainly get the point. An engaged, enthusiastic, and well-trained Web team can do wonders for a Web site (provided of course they have the backing of the organization’s leadership). I’d actually advocate for more than a half day per month to keep up with new developments and I’d also advocate a formal shared repository for trend information and team-initiated presentations on trends they’re enthusiastic about. It’s almost impossible to keep up with these things individually!

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