It doesn’t matter whether you’re in the public service or the private sector, when you are close to birthing a new website, even if it is much like the old site on a new platform like ours, you end up pulling long hours to make sure it gets done.
Initially when planning this project and scheduling the time line etc we expected to be able to put on one or two project officers to assist with migrating content. When the time came we found that a State Government employment freeze meant that we had to look internally for these resources. As this freeze has been in place for over a year, all aspects of the organisation are stretched and there is no spare capacity. So what has happened is that the project manager in the “project team” is actually the only person who has the knowledge, skills and experience to roll up his sleeves, get under the bonnet and get his hands dirty. And with little assistance from the rest of the “team” is left to project manage as well as do all the work.
I think you know who I’m talking about.
So as the end of the week draws near and the production deadline looms before the testing phase begins, I’m feeling pretty weary from some early mornings, late nights and occasional predawn troubleshooting brainstorming sessions.
I’m looking forward to the launch because I believe it will all be worth it.