Revised implementation timeline

Upon further consideration of what will be required to implement a usability program and the timeline previously developed, we revised that timeline as follows (with due dates in parentheses):

• Investigate minimum usability testing equipment requirements (November 30, 2005)
• Inventory existing UTA Libraries web products (November 30, 2005)
• Categorize web products to prepare for developing benchmarks (November 30, 2005)
• Define and itemize aspects/facets of usability and accessibility to be addressed by the usability program (December 31, 2005)
• Develop benchmarks for usability & accessibility (January 31, 2006)
• Develop local standards & guidelines (February 28, 2006)
• Prepare a draft proposal for local standards and a Web Style Guide outline (February 28, 2006)
• Get WAC and LMT approval of the proposal and style guide outline (April 2006 (2nd Tues: WAC, 3th Thurs: LMT))
• Create a UTA Libraries Web Style Guide for web authors & developers (June 1, 2006)
• Develop a workflow structure for project lifecycle usability testing for any library project with a web-based interface (June 1, 2006)
• Get WAC and LMT approval of the Style Guide and Usability Testing Lifecycle (June 2006 (2nd Tues: WAC, 3rd Thurs: LMT))
• Usability training for selected staff (to be testing facilitators and local usability experts) (July 31, 2006)
• Training for library web authors and developers on how to apply the Web Style Guide (July 31, 2006)
• Establish the Web Usability Oversight Group (July 31, 2006)
• Present a proposal for establishing a usability lab in the library (July 31, 2006)