Base Design (20 Hours Development, 30 Hours Design, 10 Hours Research)

  • Architecture / Planning Site & Subsite Structure
  • Removing and disabling unused SharePoint elements
  • Branding / templating

Homepage

  • Homepage Slider(4 Hours Development, 2 Hours Design, 2 Hours Research)
  • Variable number of slides
  • Slides would link to inner content pages
  • Slide images and destination would be manageable within SharePoint
  • Slides would automatically scroll at a fixed duration of time
  • Content Boxes(3 Hours Development, 1 Hour Design, 1 Hour Research)
  • Number of content boxes would be static (ie. 3)
  • Boxes would link to inner content pages
  • Box content and destination would be manageable within SharePoint

Site-Wide

  • Header
  • Top Bar(6 Hours Development, 2 Hours Design, 2 Hours Research)
  • Intro link (“ie. First time here?”) links to inner content page
  • Search input box
  • Sign In / Sign Out
  • Greeting for signed in users
  • Top Navigation Bar(1 Hour Development, 2 Hours Design)
  • Top level items link to landing pages for each item
  • Footer
  • Footer Boxes(2 Hours Development, 2 Hours Design)
  • Number of boxes would be static (ie. 4)
  • Content is static across entire site
  • Content for each box is managed within SharePoint
  • Footer Copyright Line(2 Hours Development, 1 Hour Research)
  • Content is static across entire site
  • Content is managed within SharePoint

Search(16 Hours Development & Configuration, 8 Hours Design, 6 Hours Research)

  • Search will be performed from an input field located in the site-wide header
  • Inner page content and meta data keywords will be indexed and queried for results
  • Results will be displayed as a list which links to the item
  • When available, a thumbnail of the item will display when hovering over it.

Inner Pages

  • Breadcrumbs(2 Hours Development, 2 Hours Design, 2 Hours Research)
  • Breadcrumb bar will automatically render from Home through each level of navigation to the current page.
  • Breadcrumb bar will display everywhere except the homepage.
  • Left Navigation Bar(8 Hours Development, 4 Hours Design, 3 Hours Research)
  • Three levels of navigation are grouped under one top level item
  • Three levels of navigation are shared among all pages grouped under the top level
  • Each level of navigation includes associated content pages
  • Navigation is collapsible
  • Navigation automatically expands to current page
  • Current page is highlighted
  • Right Content Bar(8 Hours Development, 4 Hours Design, 3 Hours Research)
  • Right content bar is contextual with content specific to the current page
  • Number of boxes on a page is dynamic
  • Box content is managed within SharePoint
  • Boxes contain a title, description content, and optional links to download files
  • Page and Content Templates(6 Hours Development, 8 Hours Design, 4 Hours Research)
  • Previous / Next Page links would be manually added on pages, as this functionality does not exist within SharePoint. Placeholders would be included in templates for adding them.
  • Five templates are to be created with different layouts for inner content
  • Tagging(4 Hours Development, 2 Hours Design, 2 Hours Research)
  • Pages and documents are tagged with meta data keywords used for search querying
  • Meta data keywords are managed within SharePoint
  • Documentation (8 Hours)

Assumptions:

  • PDFs will be supplied to VertaSource with all necessary images
  • All necessary fonts will be provided to VertaSource in a web compatible format
  • A style guide will be provided before design starts if specific styles (font family, color, size, etc.) are required

Totals:

Development: 82 Hours
Design: 67 Hours
Research: 40 Hours
Documentation: 8 Hours
Total: 197 Hours