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Project 1. Dashboard Redesign

Goal

The overall goal is to make the editing dashboard a more useful portal for all editors to visit regularly. To accomplish this, a dashboard redesign will be undertaken to make the dashboard more modular and customizable. The redesign will aim to take into account the needs of all editors.

Area of Activity

Internal Software Development

Other Projects in this Area

Status	Project	Area	Leader
Active	Translation of Editing Interface	Internal Software Development	tuisp

Status

Active

Start Date

2005-08-29

Completion Date

2005-10-29

Project Leader

rwkat [Profile|Feedback]

Project Team

• bengle [Profile|Feedback]
• enarra [Profile|Feedback]
• jtaylorj [Profile|Feedback]
• trilobit [Profile|Feedback]
• pchere [Profile|Feedback]
• rentier [Profile|Feedback]
• plantrob [Profile|Feedback]
• photofox [Profile|Feedback]
• christoffel [Profile|Feedback]
• donaldb [Profile|Feedback]
• nea [Profile|Feedback]
• raggedyrugs [Profile|Feedback]
• tutuolaf [Profile|Feedback]
• sunkist [Profile|Feedback]
• graphicstance [Profile|Feedback]
• callimachus [Profile|Feedback]

Project Sponsor

dlugan [Profile|Feedback]

Send feedback to full team

Forum Threads

http://forums.dmoz.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=914945

http://forums.dmoz.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=914996

http://forums.dmoz.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=915364

Responsibilities of Project Leader

• Lead forum discussion, and solicit input directly from project team members to form recommendations.
• Compile a list of components (e.g. 'forums', 'category links', or 'tools') that should be part of the editing dashboard.
• Determine which of these components should be mandatory and which should be optional.
• For each component, describe an optimal set of features.
• Compile all recommendations into a proposal to be implemented by ODP staff.

Responsibilities of Project Team Members

• Assist project leader in discussion and in drafting of proposal.
• Test new dashboard software before wide release.
• Note: This project team should include at least one meta, one kmeta, one editall, and one category editor.

Responsibilities of Project Sponsor

• Implement changes to the editor dashboard, using the recommendations as a guide.
• Work with project team to test software functionality.

Measures of Success

• Report of recommendations delivered from project leader to sponsor. (September 29th)
• Updates to dashboard software, as well as a list of options for future development. (October 29th)

Progress Log

• 8/30/05 - Forum thread started

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