Why use a process for web content migration

Web content migtration process has some distinctive steps which must be taken serially to avoid confusion and project time, cost and scope variances

Any website which needs to be migrated to new platform or new design generally has been the front face of the organization for atleast one or two years. Needless to say, the website can be full of obsolete , outdated or just irrelavant data or content.

Although this data is irrrelevant it still sits in the website content structure and generally easily returned as a search result.

So irrespective of whether you want your customers to access this data or not, they still can get to this data.

GARBAGE IN IS GARBAGE OUT

If the source of your web content for your new website is floodded with old and obsolete web content, and if you migrate this same web content to the new website, your website may be technically advanced, but in terms of information delivery it is still inaccurate and obsolete.

Following a proven web content migration process, will help you get rid of this old, obsolete, bad quality content in structured way.

Techwest Web Content migration generic process

Please note that this is generic process and is flexible enough to accomodate changes.
The Entire process has been devided into five main activities namely;
Discovery Phase
Planning Phase
Migration Phase
Testing Phase
Handover Phase

Please read Website migration process details for more details