## FSIS Re-design

## Weekly Status -- December 4^th^, 2003

**Tasks completed this week:**

-   Met with Bryce Quick to finalize and receive approval on the name
    and face of the vRep.

-   Developed flash animation of the masthead displayed on the
    re-designed homepage.

-   Initiated creation of the FSIS style guide.

-   Purchased images for approved flash masthead and default masthead.

-   Presented overview and demo of the vRep management system to the
    USDA Meat & Poultry Hotline on Wednesday, December 3^rd^.

-   Facilitated final design review meeting to present design templates,
    flash animation of the homepage masthead, and "I Want To..." options
    on Wednesday, November 19.

-   Developed templates A through G and migrated to the testing
    environment.

-   Began development of templates H through O.

-   Began functional browser testing and defect tracking of templates A
    through G.

-   Completed CAR (Click Action Response) diagrams to identify all
    clickable items on each of the 313 pages defined as in scope.

-   Provided feedback and approval on content development submissions -
    30 received, 12 approved. (See content approval tracker on next
    page.)

-   Continue creation of all graphics for the 313 pages defined as in
    scope.

**Tasks for next week:**

-   Assist with Native Minds on-site hosted setup of VMS (vRep
    Management System) and the reporting infrastructure.

-   Attend NSRE Training Monday, December 8 through Wednesday,
    December 10. Dawan Owens, Linda Eckrich, and Tangela Allen will
    attend.

-   Provide feedback and approval on content development submissions.
    Deadline for all submitted and approved content is December 12.

-   Review scope document with Sandy Facinoli and Linda Eckrich.

-   Review updated Technical Architecture document with James Hughes and
    Linda Eckrich.

-   Identify additional pages that will be developed by the re-design
    team beyond the 313 defined as in scope. The re-design team will
    hire a sub contractor to develop the additional pages.

-   Develop templates H through O and migrate to the testing
    environment. Begin development of in scope pages within the
    following sections: Businesses, Constituent Groups, Consumers &
    Educators, Scientists & Researchers, Contact Us, Forms, Home, Help,
    Search, Food Security & Emergency Preparedness, Error, Fact Sheets

-   Continue functional browser testing and defect tracking of the coded
    templates.

-   Complete functional test scripts.

-   Provide further instruction to Tangela Allen on how to use the vRep
    tool to prepare her for training the members of the hotline
    identified as responsible for maintaining the tool going forward.

-   Complete creation of all graphics for the 313 pages defined as in
    scope.

**Issues:**

-   Deadline for content development of 313 pages on Friday, December 12
    will not be met.

    -   International pages -- Ellen Matten has offered to help out with
        them but no one has been identified as responsible for these
        pages.

    -   Hany Sidrak does not have any RMD staff that can help with
        content development of his assigned pages.

    -   No pages have been submitted for review by Pat Basu, Dean
        Bramell, Hany Sidrak,

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-   Members of the USDA Meat & Poultry hotline need to identify who will
    be responsible for creating vRep content and testing the tool as
    well as who will be approving content. They also need to schedule
    training sessions to train all resources identified as responsible
    for maintaining the tool going forward. Training should be the week
    of December 15^th^ or the week of January 5^th^ at the latest.

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