SAMPLE Request for Proposal
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Function and Content Requirements of CMS
· Is the navigation user-friendly, accessible, and intuitive for all users, novice to pro?
· Is the navigation customizable based on user rights and roles?
· Can the administrator assign user rights and roles?
· What kind of ability is there to create and maintain web content?
· Content-entry interfaces of admin. module are simple, intuitive, and able to be distinguished and preset by user roles/profiles
· Able to manage multiple web properties
· Can integrate with internal search engine so that managed content is easily indexed and findable
· Can integrate with external search engine technologies so that managed content is easily indexed and findable
· Allows for the creation and capture of metadata for both SEO and administrative purposes
· Supports web production lifecycle with features for creating and customizing workflows for content editing, review, revision, approval, and publishing
· Administrative module is designed to accommodate an unlimited number of simultaneous active users
· Able to create pages and write content using simple, modular, and versatile (highly configurable) WYSIWYG features
· Allows administrators to set dates and times for automated content publication
· Includes detailed documentation/manual and usage training for key staff
· Has administrative reporting capability that integrates or is designed to be integrated with web analytics software (like Google Analytics)
· Does the system include the integration of text editor that utilizes WYSIWYG editing?
· Can files be uploaded and converted into documents for publishing? What formats will the system accept?
· Does the system provide spell checking functionality?
· If Microsoft Word formatted content is pasted into the text area, does the system include the ability to correct the formatting automatically?
· Is there any form of automatic image resizing?
· Does the system include security precautions to such as editing locks in order to prevent multiple editors from modifying the same document?
· Is there integrated content expiration management?
· Can automatic publishing occur based on scheduling? What type of scheduling mechanism does the system contain?
· Provide a repository interface for easy media management?