Big bang, beta dot, or bit by bit? How to successfully launch your LocalGov Drupal website
There is more than one way to launch a new LocalGov Drupal website.
Do you switch the whole website on an agreed date, introduce a public beta and improve it with resident feedback, or move services across as they become ready?
In this interactive talk from Paul, Alice and Louwrens from Big Blue Door, we’ll explore three common approaches:
A full website switch, with content, navigation and redirects ready for a coordinated launch.
An initial release (think minimum viable product “MVP”) focused on priority resident needs, potentially through a public beta, followed by ongoing improvements.
A service-by-service rollout, launching complete individual service areas while the remaining services stay on the existing website.
We’ll also consider how these approaches can be combined, including piloting a few services before a wider switch.
We’ll discuss how to choose a route that fits your content readiness, deadlines and team capacity, and what each option means for residents finding information and completing tasks.
That includes navigation and search across old and new sites, redirects, keeping content accurate, and using feedback to decide what happens next.
A Q&A will give participants the chance to compare options and share their own experiences. Aimed at council digital, content and project teams, service owners and suppliers, the session will hopefully help guide your launch plans.
Thanks to our sponsors
Gold - Big Blue Door and Invuse
Silver - Annertech
Bronze - Agile Collective and Rohallion