B is for Beta

A quick run through of the ONS Beta project as of June 2015.

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1. B is for Beta. Matt Jukes
2. Passed GDS Service Assessment on January 15th. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
3. NSEG agree to support move to Beta on January 26th. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
4. During the public Alpha 245 people provided feedback. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
5. Beta project officially commences 2nd March. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
6. Alpha code is discarded as only suitable for prototype. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
7. Beta project consists of four core elements. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
8. The publishing application. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
9. New infrastructure. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
10. Website content. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
11. User experience & interface. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
12. The publishing application. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
13. Does NOT use Tridion. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
14. Is optimised for specialist not devolved publishing. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
15. Is a web publishing tool NOT a statistical authoring tool. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
16. Has been usability tested with Publishing Support from the start. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
17. Has an integrated chart- builder. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
18. Has an integrated table- builder. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
19. New infrastructure. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
20. Following Government best practice we are moving to ‘cloud’ infrastructure. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
21. Aligning with EDC & Census Transformation we are working with eduserv. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
22. Implementing continuous delivery capabilities from day one. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
23. Extensive use of automated testing tools. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
24. eduserv provide full 24/7 support as a managed service. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
25. Penetration testing from ‘Offensive Security Certified Professional’. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
26. Web content. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
27. Micro-copy & search metadata content rewritten by specialist. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
28. 350 statistical bulletins are prepared for migration. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
29. 210 other publications, reports or articles are also ready for migration. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
30. Initially all CSDB ‘time series’ data will be available in Beta. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
31. The National Archives are increasing the frequency of copying the ONS website. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
32. User experience & interface. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
33. Feedback from Alpha analysed, prioritised & integrated. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
34. New ‘wire-frames’ developed for 16 page types. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
35. HTML/CSS templates created for all page types. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
36. Accessibility has been improved. Including IE8 compatibility. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
37. All pages have been tested on range of mobile devices. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
38. Example interactive data visualisation content will be showcased. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
39. Fortnightly usability research scheduled throughout July and August (& beyond). digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
40. One-to-one meetings scheduled with ‘critical friends’. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
41. Internal, informal open ‘show & tells’ here, Titchfield & London being scheduled. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
42. Weekly Q and A sessions on Yammer to be offered. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
43. Important to understand the Beta is still an experiment. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
44. During the life of the public Beta we will be dual publishing. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
45. A priority will be testing 09.30 publishing capability. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS
46. There is NOT a ‘go live’ date. digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk digitalpublishing.ons.gov.uk BETA.ONS