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Information Architecture Document For Website Revamp Initiative Presented to:
Presented By:
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[Typically, your company logo, client logo]
Revision History
Version
Revision Date
Author
Description of changes
1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0
[Typically your company name, address, contact details, URL and Auto Text]
[Typically, your company logo, client logo]
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW ...............................................................................4 1.1 1.2
INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE ................................................................... 4 THE IA PROCESS .................................................................................................................. 4
1.2.1 1.2.2 1.2.3
1.3
2
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES................................................................................................... 4
UNDERSTANDING ........................................................................................5 2.1 2.2
UNDERSTANDING THE USER .................................................................................................. 5 UNDERSTANDING THE BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS .................................................................. 5
2.2.1 2.2.2 2.2.3 2.2.4 2.2.5 2.2.6 2.2.7 2.2.8
3
OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................ 7 TABBED NAVIGATION ............................................................................................................ 7 HOMEPAGE .......................................................................................................................... 7 SECTION 1............................................................................................................................ 7 SECTION 2............................................................................................................................ 7 SECTION 3............................................................................................................................ 7
ANNEXURE 1 – CURRENT WEBSITE ..........................................................8 4.1
5
Major Findings......................................................................................................................... 5 Target Audience...................................................................................................................... 5 Site Look & Feel...................................................................................................................... 5 Navigation ............................................................................................................................... 5 System Requirements ............................................................................................................. 6 Key Features & Functionality .................................................................................................. 6 Understanding the current website.......................................................................................... 6 Understanding the competitive landscape .............................................................................. 6
THE PROPOSED INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE ....................................7 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6
4
Thinking .................................................................................................................................. 4 Communication ....................................................................................................................... 4 Documentation ........................................................................................................................ 4
UNDERSTANDING THE CURRENT WEBSITE .............................................................................. 8
ANNEXURE 2 – COMPETITOR WEBSITES .................................................9 5.1
UNDERSTANDING COMPETITOR WEBSITES .............................................................................. 9
[Typically your company name, address, contact details, URL and Auto Text]
[Typically, your company logo, client logo]
1 Executive Overview 1.1
Introduction to Information Architecture
An introduction to Information Architecture as a field of study comes here.
1.2
The IA Process
An introduction to the specific Information Architecture process used for the client website comes here. I have provided some commonly used headers for the details of the IA stage.
1.2.1
Thinking
1.2.2
Communication
1.2.3
Documentation
1.3
Fundamental Principles
[Some of the fundamental principles of good Information Architecture come here.]
[Typically your company name, address, contact details, URL and Auto Text]
[Typically, your company logo, client logo]
2 UNDERSTANDING 2.1
Understanding the User
[Details on understanding the user come here. References can be made to the Business User and End User Requirements studies already conducted.]
2.2
Understanding the Business Requirements
[The information gathered from the Business Requirements Study comes here.]
2.2.1
Major Findings
[The information gathered from the Business Requirements Study comes here.]
Some of the other aspects that emerged from the study included:
2.2.2
Target Audience
[The information gathered from the Business Requirements Study comes here.]
2.2.3
Site Look & Feel
[The information gathered from the Business Requirements Study comes here.]
2.2.4
Navigation
[The information gathered from the Business Requirements Study comes here.]
[Typically your company name, address, contact details, URL and Auto Text]
[Typically, your company logo, client logo] 2.2.5
System Requirements
[The information gathered from the Business Requirements Study comes here.]
2.2.6
Key Features & Functionality
[The information gathered from the Business Requirements Study comes here.]
2.2.6.1
Search
2.2.6.2
User Registration & Profiling
2.2.6.3
Homepage
2.2.6.4
Website structure
2.2.6.5
Functionalities
2.2.7
Understanding the current website
[The information gathered from the Business Requirements Study comes here.]
2.2.8
Understanding the competitive landscape
[The information gathered from the Business Requirements Study comes here.]
[Typically your company name, address, contact details, URL and Auto Text]
[Typically, your company logo, client logo]
3 The Proposed Information Architecture 3.1
Overview
[An overview of the proposed Information Architecture comes here. Any special features you are proposing or any novel ideas need to be highlighted up front.]
3.2
Tabbed Navigation
3.3
Homepage
3.4
Section 1
[Details and expansion of the first proposed section come here.]
3.5
Section 2
[Details and expansion of the first proposed section come here.]
3.6
Section 3
[Details and expansion of the first proposed section come here.]
[You can have as many sections as you need to but remember that the navigation on the homepage will need to reflect these.]
[Typically your company name, address, contact details, URL and Auto Text]
[Typically, your company logo, client logo]
4 Annexure 1 – Current Website 4.1
Understanding the current website
[The details of the client’s current website come here. You could structure this as a sort of broad based analysis.]
[Typically your company name, address, contact details, URL and Auto Text]
[Typically, your company logo, client logo]
5 Annexure 2 – Competitor Websites 5.1
Understanding competitor websites
[The details of the client’s competition come here. You could structure this as a sort of broad based analysis.]
[Typically your company name, address, contact details, URL and Auto Text]
Information Architecture Document For Website Revamp Initiative Presented to:
Presented By:
[Typically your company name, address, contact details, URL and Auto Text]
[Typically, your company logo, client logo]
Revision History
Version
Revision Date
Author
Description of changes
1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0
[Typically your company name, address, contact details, URL and Auto Text]
[Typically, your company logo, client logo]
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW ...............................................................................4 1.1 1.2
INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE ................................................................... 4 THE IA PROCESS .................................................................................................................. 4
1.2.1 1.2.2 1.2.3
1.3
2
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES................................................................................................... 4
UNDERSTANDING ........................................................................................5 2.1 2.2
UNDERSTANDING THE USER .................................................................................................. 5 UNDERSTANDING THE BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS .................................................................. 5
2.2.1 2.2.2 2.2.3 2.2.4 2.2.5 2.2.6 2.2.7 2.2.8
3
OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................ 7 TABBED NAVIGATION ............................................................................................................ 7 HOMEPAGE .......................................................................................................................... 7 SECTION 1............................................................................................................................ 7 SECTION 2............................................................................................................................ 7 SECTION 3............................................................................................................................ 7
ANNEXURE 1 – CURRENT WEBSITE ..........................................................8 4.1
5
Major Findings......................................................................................................................... 5 Target Audience...................................................................................................................... 5 Site Look & Feel...................................................................................................................... 5 Navigation ............................................................................................................................... 5 System Requirements ............................................................................................................. 6 Key Features & Functionality .................................................................................................. 6 Understanding the current website.......................................................................................... 6 Understanding the competitive landscape .............................................................................. 6
THE PROPOSED INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE ....................................7 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6
4
Thinking .................................................................................................................................. 4 Communication ....................................................................................................................... 4 Documentation ........................................................................................................................ 4
UNDERSTANDING THE CURRENT WEBSITE .............................................................................. 8
ANNEXURE 2 – COMPETITOR WEBSITES .................................................9 5.1
UNDERSTANDING COMPETITOR WEBSITES .............................................................................. 9
[Typically your company name, address, contact details, URL and Auto Text]
[Typically, your company logo, client logo]
1 Executive Overview 1.1
Introduction to Information Architecture
An introduction to Information Architecture as a field of study comes here.
1.2
The IA Process
An introduction to the specific Information Architecture process used for the client website comes here. I have provided some commonly used headers for the details of the IA stage.
1.2.1
Thinking
1.2.2
Communication
1.2.3
Documentation
1.3
Fundamental Principles
[Some of the fundamental principles of good Information Architecture come here.]
[Typically your company name, address, contact details, URL and Auto Text]
[Typically, your company logo, client logo]
2 UNDERSTANDING 2.1
Understanding the User
[Details on understanding the user come here. References can be made to the Business User and End User Requirements studies already conducted.]
2.2
Understanding the Business Requirements
[The information gathered from the Business Requirements Study comes here.]
2.2.1
Major Findings
[The information gathered from the Business Requirements Study comes here.]
Some of the other aspects that emerged from the study included:
2.2.2
Target Audience
[The information gathered from the Business Requirements Study comes here.]
2.2.3
Site Look & Feel
[The information gathered from the Business Requirements Study comes here.]
2.2.4
Navigation
[The information gathered from the Business Requirements Study comes here.]
[Typically your company name, address, contact details, URL and Auto Text]
[Typically, your company logo, client logo] 2.2.5
System Requirements
[The information gathered from the Business Requirements Study comes here.]
2.2.6
Key Features & Functionality
[The information gathered from the Business Requirements Study comes here.]
2.2.6.1
Search
2.2.6.2
User Registration & Profiling
2.2.6.3
Homepage
2.2.6.4
Website structure
2.2.6.5
Functionalities
2.2.7
Understanding the current website
[The information gathered from the Business Requirements Study comes here.]
2.2.8
Understanding the competitive landscape
[The information gathered from the Business Requirements Study comes here.]
[Typically your company name, address, contact details, URL and Auto Text]
[Typically, your company logo, client logo]
3 The Proposed Information Architecture 3.1
Overview
[An overview of the proposed Information Architecture comes here. Any special features you are proposing or any novel ideas need to be highlighted up front.]
3.2
Tabbed Navigation
3.3
Homepage
3.4
Section 1
[Details and expansion of the first proposed section come here.]
3.5
Section 2
[Details and expansion of the first proposed section come here.]
3.6
Section 3
[Details and expansion of the first proposed section come here.]
[You can have as many sections as you need to but remember that the navigation on the homepage will need to reflect these.]
[Typically your company name, address, contact details, URL and Auto Text]
[Typically, your company logo, client logo]
4 Annexure 1 – Current Website 4.1
Understanding the current website
[The details of the client’s current website come here. You could structure this as a sort of broad based analysis.]
[Typically your company name, address, contact details, URL and Auto Text]
[Typically, your company logo, client logo]
5 Annexure 2 – Competitor Websites 5.1
Understanding competitor websites
[The details of the client’s competition come here. You could structure this as a sort of broad based analysis.]
[Typically your company name, address, contact details, URL and Auto Text]
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