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City of Phoenix
Development
Services Department

In April of 2007, Barich was engaged by the City of Phoenix to conduct an assessment and develop recommendations for the City of Phoenix Development Services Department (DSD) Internet website program. This project included:

  • an assessment of relevant City standards and practices regarding website development, the best practices by similar jurisdictions, the work flow requirements and processes of DSD, and the needs of the DSD stakeholders;
  • an evaluation of the existing DSD websites against identified work flows and processes;
  • development of recommendations for optimal design for ease of customer use and navigability, optimal content to maximize customer access to relevant information about the services available from the Department, strategies to ensure website content management, within the framework established by the Information Technology Department, the feasibility and desirability of maintaining multiple websites, and the implications this has on information users and maintainers;
  • preparation of a formal final report detailing all of the findings and associated recommendations; and
  • development of a the scope of work to be used in the follow-on phases of website design and development.