
Kerry Community Timeline
Project Timeline:
April 9: Project Plan Due
- Project Summary
- Functional Specs Document
April 12: Vendor chosen, contract negotiated
- Recommending Six Apart's TypePad
- Not recommending Google's Blogger service
- Still evaluating Armstrong-Zuniga's Scoop solution
April 19: Development begins
- Build-out of TypePad-hosted solution
- Integration of TypeKey authentication service with Activism Center's registration process
- Design Kerry-branded templates for the user blogs
- Test RSS feeds to Activism Center's user pages
- Test data inclusion from Activism Center to user blogs
April 26: Alpha due
- Test internal accounts/blogs
- Fix any outstanding bugs
- Update any UI problems preventing ease-of-use
April 29: Beta testing (outside users)
- Gather feedback and problems, resolve
- Plan integration of suggested ideas for improvement
May 1: Launch