LaunchPad Project Management

Scott Sayre, Sandbox Studios

@zbartrout

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LaunchPad Project Management

1. Developing requirements

2. Formation of teams

3. Developing content and workflow

4. Developing software

5. Testing and revision

6. Building infrastructure

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1. Defining the Application

• Object selection• Documentation assessment• Object analysis• Existing tools and lessons• Story telling tools and devices• Wireframes

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Object Selection

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Documentation Assessment

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Object Analysis

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Existing Tools and InfluencesPachyderm

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Existing Tools and InfluencesAIC Online Scholarly Catalog “OSCI”

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Existing Tools and InfluencesTAP Tours Authoring Tool

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Wireframe Development

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2. Formation of Teams

1 Management team – Oversaw and managed overall project and relationship with the funder.

2 Core Content team – Defined content and media plan for each object and developed checklists, production and permission requests.

3 Content Production team – Produced required supporting media, manages workflow, schedule and development of standard processes.

4 Software Development team – Managed the production and testing of the authoring and delivery software as well as interface related design.

5 Infrastructure team – Manages hardware, furniture and utility (power, network, lighting) design, construction and installation.

Management Team – EDA

Responsibilities1) Managed funder relationship2) Defined and managed scope of program3) Defined core components4) Defined and managed workflow 5) Address administrative issues and obstacles6) Managed project budget7) Reviews completed work

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Funder Relations

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Core Content TeamThe ‘hive’ of activity happens with the 3 Core Content contributors – sometimes meeting 4-5 times per week.

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Curatorial• Object Research• Liaison with curator in charge of project• Drafts story and other texts• Identifies comparative illustrations • Reviews revisions

Digital Information & Access• Identify where multimedia is appropriate• Find sources for artist talent to produce

media• Manage contracts with media talent• Oversee the multimedia production

process and budgets

Education• Identify stories and tour stops that will

best resonate with audiences• Ensure language and tone are

appropriate for the galleries• Assist in authoring drafts for stories

Core Content Team.

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Curatorial• Object Research• Liaison with curator in charge of project• Drafts story and other texts• Identifies comparative illustrations • Reviews revisions

Digital Information & Access• Identify where multimedia is appropriate• Find sources for artist talent to produce

media• Manage contracts with media talent• Oversee the multimedia production

process and budgets

Education• Identify stories and tour stops that will

best resonate with audiences• Ensure language and tone are

appropriate for the galleries• Assist in authoring drafts for stories

Publications & Editorial• Edit all written copy• Manage rights requests• Produce labels

Core Content Team -Training

• Interpretive writing• Thinking from a media perspective• Authoring and non-print media• Multimedia provenance

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Core Content TeamMultimedia Interpretation WorksheetTechniques

Examine/Manipulate• Turn it around• Open it up • Disassemble it• Zoom in/Magnify• Details• Tour Compare• Like items• Unlike items/differences 

Contextualize• Historical Context• Physical context• Use Care and Preservation• Restoration

Process/Creation• Construction• Materials• Technique

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Content Production TeamTraining – Multimedia Interpretation

Techniques (cont.)

Reference/Documentation• Interpretation• Biography• Bibliography• Provenance• Location/Maps• Movement• Glossary• Timeline

 

Voices• Talking heads• Interviews involving props• Other experts and sources

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Content Production TeamTraining – Multimedia Interpretation

Potential Tools

 

Media• Images• Animation• Interactions• Audio• Video• Text

Personalization• Communicate• Collect• Share

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Content Summary Sheets

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Core Content Reporting

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DT: Display Title, DateEntered as regular case, not CAPs

TO: Teaser Object TextWord Count: 80

Object#_TORelated Teaser Object

Editorial – Program Style Guide

Publications – Editorial, Image Licensing

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Content Production Team

This team addressed cross-departmental issues and workflows needed to produce media for the publication.

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Imaging Media Production

Art Handling

Education

Curatorial

Management

Digital Information & Access

Imaging

360 Object Rotations

Videography

Masking

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3D Modeling and Animation

Software Development Team

This team met bi-weekly to agile process and discuss priorities.

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IMA Labs

Digital Information & Access

Software Development

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Testing and Revision

• Prototype testing

Infrastructure Team

This team met as needed.Responsibilities: Networking, Electrical, Mounting, Furniture

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Design and Construction

Information Services

Digital Information & Access

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Installation Mapping

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Installation Options

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Furniture Design

iPad Enclosures

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Furniture design

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Testing and Revision

• Installation testing

Yay team!

Part of the TEAM …

Some More of the TEAM …

And Even More of the TEAM !!!