Strands 
An update on progress with individual strands and current status: 
 
 
Strand 
Priority 
Progress & Status 
1 
Analytics 
BAU 
Annual customer satisfaction survey carried out & monthly surveys underway. 
Meeting with TSO on 31st October to discuss decline in Publications usage stats. 
2 
Audio-Visual Content 
Low 
Nothing to report. 
3 
Bills/Calendar 
High 
Next iteration of integrated Bills/Calendar application due on 3rd December.  Slightly de–
scoped because of vacancies in development team. 
4 
Committees 
High 
Nothing to report. 
5 
Communications & 
BAU 
Nothing to report.   
Marketing 
6 
Content Management 
Critical 
COI consultancy work to document vision for the CMF as well as potential supplier 
Framework 
attributes/profile complete.  Next step will be a review of COI framework suppliers to 
determine if there is a suitable supplier to assist in developing strategic roadmap â€“ will start 
imminently 
Replacement of existing Epic servers and upgrade of Epic s/w.  Hardware purchased, progress 
now dependent on availability of PICT tech services to test & implement replacement.  
Subject of separate paper, which describes position in more detail. 
7 
Digitisation 
Medium 
Nothing to report. 
8 
Education 
Critical 
New PES site formally launched 22nd October.  Preparation work now being carried out on 
integration of education films into site and YouTube channel, development of a new Day in 
the Life of an MP/Peer interactive, and work on Parliamentarians in Schools site with Hansard 
Society. 
9 
Editorial & News 
BAU 
Expansion of current email alerting service to cover whole site carried out in September. 
Implementation of WordPress news service scheduled for 3rd December â€“ this will provide 
news pages, a news feed for Topics pages, and RSS news feed.  
10 
Find Your MP/ Member 
High 
Initial feasibility of internally developed FYMP replacement looks positive (potentially as part 
Information 
of wider e-petitions development).  Draft PID drawn up for full project.  Discussions underway 
with ONS iro future data requirements.   
11 
Hansard & 
High 
Work delayed (because of developer vacancy) on prototype database to hold and re-purpose 
Strandsprogress 
- 1 - 

---

 
 
 
Strand 
Priority 
Progress & Status 
Publications 
Hansard XML feed for new presentation on website, alongside current pages.   
12 
Information 
High 
Aim is to apply new page design templates/style sheets across priority areas of the site from 
Architecture 
3rd December (in priority order: top-level/landing pages, Visiting Parliament, About 
Parliament, and Get Involved/Outreach).   
New Senior Designer will start next month and who will manage this and subsequent phases 
of the IA roll-out. 
13 
Innovations 
BAU 
Nothing to report.   
14 
Intranet 
Critical 
Roll-out of lightweight content tool Inet (aka Elvis) underway. 
Plans for subsequent activities will be developed as part of a workshop scheduled for 
November. 
15 
Living Heritage 
Medium 
Work underway to develop requirements and designs for Living Heritage site, ready to 
(formerly History) 
procure/implement once resources are available in 2009/10. 
Big Ben anniversary pages will be built using Works of Art narratives functionality. 
16 
Participation & 
High 
Nothing to report.   
Outreach 
17 
Search 
Critical 
Procurement initiated.  Invitation to Dialogue will be issued by 31st October. 
18 
Self-Service &    User 
Low 
Nothing to report.   
Feedback 
19 
Topics 
High 
First iteration of topics pages (featuring briefing papers from the two Libraries & POST, EDMs, 
and news items from WordPress) scheduled for 3rd December, dependent on resource 
availability and outcome of IA and News projects. 
20 
User Research 
BAU 
Next Usability/accessibility testing to be carried out in November. 
21 
VIPOR 
Medium 
Clock Tower panorama/tour went live in July. 
Two additional art-based panorama/tours are now live â€“ 1st floor, PCH and Scarfe exhibition.  
New project manager has started and is pla nning next stage of virtual Visitor Route. 
22 
Works of Art/  Image 
Medium 
Delivery date for WoA website put back to March 2009.   
Gallery 
Have successfully exported data from Minisis to SSL (supplier) who will provide options for 
how best to make use of Minisis data.  This will inform User Requirements exercise in 
November, which will form basis of Functional Requirement to be agreed in December.  Site 
Strandsprogress 
- 2 - 

---

 
 
 
Strand 
Priority 
Progress & Status 
and data migration routines to be built in Jan/Feb with user testing scheduled for Feb/Mar 
2009. 
Investigation of e-commerce options continuing with TSO but will not interfere with delivery 
of main website. 
 
 
 
Strandsprogress 
- 3 - 

---