Sharing History Digitally
A knowledge-sharing platform for the heritage sector
The Challenge
Bringing history into the digital age, Museums Galleries Scotland knew that the breadth of their knowledge could be better shared throughout the sector and they were determined to enable and encourage personal development within the industry.
As such, a plan was set in place to reposition the supporting body as a digital service for the museums sector; unifying the information sources under one all-purpose website to provide their service users with easily accessible support and information.
The Objectives
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Marketing their services
Provide the Scottish Museum sector with information on training and events, funding opportunities and professional advice -
Capitalise on the knowledge within MGS
Develop a resources hub and skills development platform that has the capacity to be internationalised -
Establish a commercial model
Introduce an e-commerce service to facilitate the events hosted or supported by Museums Galleries Scotland
The Insight
In order to meet the complexity of both varying user needs and the huge amount of content of this project, we followed a user-centric approach and combined rapid development with agile project management methodologies.
By incorporating sprints, an iterative approach to the website design and development and conducting user testing throughout, we were able to deliver a website crafted to satisfy both user needs and Museums Galleries Scotland's requirements.
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If you're looking to support citizens with easier access to information and digital services, get in touch and we can discuss your requirements.