Governance
- Governance Group formed from 5 partner organisations and operating.
- Commitment to work in Te Tiriri/Treaty-based relationship.
- Evaluation plan drafted.
- Communications plan adopted.
Funding
- Funding applications completed.
- Funding obtained from Community Partnership Fund, the JR McKenzie Trust and Lottery Community.
Project management & plan
- Workshop on business and technical requirements completed.
- Project Manager, Stephen Blyth, appointed.
- Selection process completed for developer.
- IT development supplier selected and contract negotiations complete.
- IT development contracted and IT build underway:
- Scenarios and user stories completed.
- Non-functional requirements document drafted.
- IT build timeline agreed and launch date for prototype website agreed.
- Specialist advisors recruited and input negotiated.
- User reference group set up and first meeting scheduled .
- Membership agreement drafted.
Design development
- Graphic designer appointed and branding/ look ‘n feel workshop held.
- New name CommunityCentral decided.
- Accessibility advice and input negotiated with AccEase.
Communications
- Briefings made to four partner organisations, and selected community and voluntary sector organisations.
- Information flyer produced and distribution underway.
- Communications plan complete.
- Engagement plan drafted.
- CommunityCentral Blog for project updates complete.
- New mailing list set up for interested groups.
What we’re working on now
Governance
- Finalising project Evaluation Plan—currently out for comment.
- Getting advice on engagement with Maori.
- Project management & plan
- Identifying early adopters and scoping content upload to CommunityCentral prototype website.
- IT build underway.
- Web administrator/support role advertised.
Design development
- Design development work underway.
Communications
- Finalising engagement plan.
- Promoting sign-ups to project update mailing list.
- Maintaining project blog.
- Flyer available for distribution in print or electronic version.
Where we’re heading next
Governance
- Identify an evaluator to undertake the evaluation electronic questionnaire.
- Longer-term planning for funding to keep CommunityCentral going.
Project management & plan
- Content upload.
- Testing by Reference Group.
- Usability and Accessibility Testing.
- Website expected end August 2008.
Design development
- Design development completed.
Communications
- Finalise engagement plan rollout to communities and organisations.