Vision
For the company’s new portal, Eastridge created a site
blueprint and layout document for implementing the portal site
topology. A style guide was was also needed to provide governance for
content contributors and site owners to ensure consistent look and feel. The branding design was intended to be out-of- the-box to match the base theme. The sub-sites were to include a HR portal, a marketing portal, an IT portal, data warehouse links, CAR links, employee search, and a company press release. Within the sub-sites document libraries, document storage, content query roll up web parts, and top level navigation were to be created for each component. The company's press release sub-site included blogs, Wikis and calendar features to keep keep relevant information and "breaking news" in front of users.
Architecture
Information Architecture sessions were conducted and a site blueprint was developed to aid in implementing the company's portal site topology. SharePoint governance guidance, style guides, portal configurations, design and branding were combined to ensure a successful launch of the intranet and portal. WSP Builder and Visual Studio aided in the deployment of the company press release sub-site.