why content management fails: So true. A lot of companies could do a great job by just issuing FrontPage or Movable Type to someone who knows how to develop Web content well.
…there is a larger issue at play. Even the most thoughtful projects may be misguided. Over and over I’ve heard the same complaint about these projects, “Turns out, after all the budget and time we spent, we really didn’t need a content management system at all. We just needed some editors.”
Content Manangement Without A System: Here's a phenomenal essay that is so, so true. CMSs are not the pancea to your problems. Content management consultants should concentrate more on processes than systems. Wrap the latter around the former, not vice-versa. Regardless of the technology you use to enable…
How To Create An Editorial Process To Publish Web Content: Tim Slavin has written an excellent article about the editorial process that should be behind every Web site. As developers and designers, we tend to gravitate towards publishing and presenting content. Throw in the some writers and you…
Content Management Systems: How to Make Sure Yours Is Not the Downfall of Your Web Site: Content management systems tend to make publishing too easy — so editorial control goes out the window and things get published that really shouldn't have been. With the advent of content management systems, many corporations…