Hello all,
I've been asked to find out about the likely costs (and other implications)
of outsourcing all or part of UMIST's web site, and I'd be interested to
hear from other people who've either investigated or actually gone ahead
with this. In particular, I'd be grateful if you could answer the questions
below. I'm aware this information might be sensitive, so you may prefer to
reply to me direct. I will post a summary of responses to this list if
people think it would be more widely useful.
1. Which part of your Web site did you outsource?
a) Design
b) Artwork (ie some graphics not whole 'look and feel')
c) Structure
d) Content
e) Ongoing hosting and management of the whole site
2. Any comments about the process:
a) Initial and ongoing costs
b) Staff time spent on contractor management
c) Co-operation by university staff
d) Other issues
3. Can you suggest any agency which we could contact for quotes?
Many thanks,
Ben
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Ben Plumpton
Web Officer, Learning & Web Technologies Section
Information Systems Department, UMIST
PO Box 88, Manchester M60 1QD
Phone : 0161 200 3544 Fax: 0161 200 3540
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
http://www.umist.ac.uk
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