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Re: ny reshurtch on time to maintain or what kind of time should be spent on a web site maintenance.

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From: Lucy GRECO
Date: Mar 11, 2022 12:32PM

yes thank you this is perfect


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On Fri, Mar 11, 2022 at 11:29 AM Rheaume, Geneviève (CHRC/CCDP) <
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> Hi Lucy,
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> You might want to consult the Nielsen Norman Group which is a leading
> group in web experience based marketing. Of course it's about the user
> experience but I believe that the maintenance of the site whether it's on
> the accessibility or user experience side the work is colossal if only one
> person is assigned to this task. Here under Core Teams:
> https://www.nngroup.com/articles/intranet-design/2020/ you will find a
> calculation of the number of employees you need. Of course, this is only
> for the intranet. It is possible to transpose this simple calculation with
> a website.
> You can probably do a comparison with another organization, perhaps of the
> same size and with a similar mandate, to demonstrate the magnitude of the
> task. In addition, you can show the costs to the organization if the
> websites are not accessible versus obtaining more qualified resources...
> Sometimes this can give senior management pause. In addition, this person
> will need tools and training to do a good job of checking accessibility,
> correcting broken links, etc. This is not to be neglected. It will be up to
> senior management to determine if they are willing to mitigate the risk.
>
> Hope this help a bit,
>
> Gen
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