Plan editing and migration alongside the design

The CMS scope should describe the content your team needs to maintain. Review these tasks during planning so design, permissions and handover cover the same requirements.

Define the editing tasks

List the pages, images, downloads and other content types editors must change. Agree required fields and who may prepare, review and publish each type.

Carry useful content forward

Inventory existing pages and downloads. Keep, improve or combine each item, then map retired URLs to relevant replacements and test those redirects before launch.

Test the handover

Ask an editor to update a service page, replace an image and correct a published item. Confirm training, account access, export requirements and support responsibilities in the project scope.