EMS Creative iMedia Cambridge Technicals

1. Planning – Project Plan
Lesson 15

2. Lesson Goals
 Know costs associated with website creation
 Understand how to create an effective project plan
 Be able to plan tasks, timings, resources and personnel
#planning
#budget

3. Assessment Criteria
 The assessment criteria for this part of the unit is as follows:
LO2 – Plan the development of a multipage website
P2
Plan the development of a multi-page website:
• Purpose
• Target Audience
• Content
• Production Plan
M1
Detailed planning for the design
and function of the website
considering how information flows
and pages link. Justify choices in
relation to target audience appeal
and usability. Relevant legal and
ethical issues considered.
D1
Consider visitor needs and how they
will navigate the website. The info
provided on a budget, launch date
and timescale is realistic. Some
consideration to relevant revenue
potential.

4. Production Plan
What should a typical plan include?

5. Resources
The things you require to complete each task
 A typical production plan will include the following pieces of information:
Production Plan
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Timings
How long you expect each task to take
Personnel
The people involved in completing each task
#planning
#budget
 Good plans will also include a contingency to allow
time for any unexpected issues.

6. Website Production
List the main activities that could be considered when planning a website...

7.  The four main stages of production carried out in any project are:
Website Production
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Describe technical aspects
Research Plan Create Review
#planning
#budget
 Project plans should also give the opportunity for
both client and target audience feedback.
* Page layout
* Colour schemes
* Font styles
* Rich media
* Content
* User needs
* Questionnaire
* Intial ideas
* Create assets
* Set up template
* Objectivity
* Add schemes
* Add text
* Add rich media
* Hyperlinks
* Create form
* Testing Table
* Review quality
* Testing
* Check for errors
* Feedback
* Fit for purpose
* Improvements
* Target Audience
* Existing Websites

8. Gantt Chart
Know accessibility guidelines
Describe technical aspects
#planning
#budget
 Big projects can be planned using Gantt charts which show how tasks
will be completed over a period of time:
 As with any type of a project plan, a Gantt chart can also show:
 Resources
 Personnel
 Status

9.  Sign up to Toms Planner and create
a Gantt chart for your project:
 Research
 Plan
 Create
 Review
 Explain what time you’ve built in as
a contingency incase anything goes
wrong and a realistic launch date.
 Describe the impact of any costs
researched last lesson e.g. budget,
hosting etc.
Your Task
Know accessibility guidelines
Describe technical aspects
#planning
#budget