Building Your Web Team Bridgette Batten Susan Harper

Steps to Building Your Team Picking a captain Should have technical expertise Responsible for managing project Manages team members Infrastructure User issues

Steps to Building Your Team Getting started (playbook) Define expectations for site Define goals Hire additional personnel

Building Your Web Team (Playbook) Strategy (management team) Define who will manage the groups and lead the project Strategists help you set objectives and achieve them by reasonable deadline Design and user experience Technology Programming System and network infrastructure

The Lineup Webmaster Information Architect Designer Programmers System Administrator

Webmaster Qualities to look for in a webmaster Lots of technical expertise Previous experience Web programming language and scripting knowledge Management experience if will be managing a staff

Webmaster Responsibilities Often reports to executive producer Manages design, content, and technical staffs Directs the overall vision for your site Analyzes traffic flow Coordinates with sales staff or product staff

Information Architect(s) Qualities to look for Previous project management or designer experience Degree in field that has emphasis on information handling Understand scalability issues Good communication skills

Information Architect(s) Responsibilities Organizes content and tests site usability Engages in strategy planning Major communication link between the administrative team and the development team

Designer(s) Qualifications Artistic Familiar with graphic programs Web design experience Html HTML editors Image optimization software Responsibilities Aesthetics of your site

Coder(s) Qualifications HTML and JavaScript experience Compatibility issues Server issues Basic design principles Cascading style sheets Responsibilities Front end programming

Programmer(s) Qualifications Experience with HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, database development, relational database design, internet protocols Responsibilities Back-end programming

System Administrator Qualifications NT or Unix certified Computer related degree Routing Client/server programming

System Administrator Responsibilities Monitoring/maintenance Analysis and tuning of system Purchasing / vendors

Other Possible Needs Database administrator Editorial staff Quality assurance technicians Team leads

Hiring / Recruiting Strategies Determine pay grades Telecommuters Relocation Contracting