$499 Regular
$449 US Gov
Limited to 50 Participants
Washington, DC
April 6, 2009
About Tony Byrne

Tony is Founder of CMS Watch, a vendor-neutral analyst firm that evaluates content technologies and publishes reports comparing different solutions head-to-head. CMS Watch also provides online education in the fundamentals of various content technologies. Tony serves as executive editor of all CMS Watch evaluation reports and education classes.

About Lisa Welchman

Lisa is the founding partner of WelchmanPierpoint, a Web Operations Management (WOM) consulting company that provides a systematic, strategy-drive approach for operating Web sites and Web organizations. Lisa has been working with large Web properties since 1996 and wields a sharp ability to define and distinguish the over-arching principles of designing and maintaining large Content Management System-driven Web sites. She is a recognized thought leader in the area of information governance.

Beyond
the
Basics
It takes Web Tools, solid Web Governance, and the ability to measure Web site effectiveness and success in order to produce high quality, low risk Web sites. Spend a day with Lisa Welchman and Tony Byrne as they work through the challenges facing today's strategic Web managers.
Agenda:
The program runs from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Breakfast, lunch, and a snack will be provided.

Morning:
Lisa Welchman will kick off the morning session by covering best practices in Web Management. Next, Tony Byrne will give an advanced overview of Web content management (WCM) technologies.

Also before lunch, Tony and Lisa will cover more advanced topics in WCM technologies and Web Governance including:

  • Role of social computing in web content management
  • Challenges of multi-site management
  • How to get more from your existing vendor relationships
  • Tactics for managing Web sites in a recession
  • Measuring and managing the organizational risk of social computing
  • How to settle the Web ownership battle between Communications and IT
  • Web Polices, Web Standards and Web Procedures

Afternoon:
In the afternoon, Lisa and Tony will turn to the area of Web Measurement exploring Web analytics technologies and what to consider when measuring the effectiveness and quality of Web sites. Specifically Tony and Lisa will discuss:

  • Mapping measurement to organizational mission
  • Measuring video and mobile access
  • What free services (Google and Yahoo!) do and don't provide
  • Changes to expect in WCM and Analytics technology marketplaces in 2009 / 2010
  • Measuring and reporting the value of the Web to your organization

At The End of The Day:
At the end of the day, you'll come away with:
  • Advanced understanding of WCM and Web Analytics technologies
  • Understanding of current trends and best practices for implementation in those technologies
  • Holistic understanding of Web Operations: Strategy, Governance, Execution and Measurement.
  • Methodology for resolving Web standards and policy debates
  • Approach towards "education up" to C-Suite regarding Web value and resource needs for Web management

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