IMPRNT working resource

Website Planning Guide.

Plan audiences, tasks, content, technology, accessibility and ownership.

Why use it

Make content, technology and ownership part of website strategy.

Plan audiences, tasks, content, technology, accessibility and ownership.

  • Organises the programme around audience tasks
  • Surfaces migration and integration dependencies early
  • Defines accessibility and post-launch ownership
Working question: What must the user complete—not merely view?

Inside the resource

A structured sequence for an accountable discussion.

Each section creates space for evidence, decisions, named owners and unresolved questions.

01

Audience tasks

Establish the context and evidence before proposing an answer.

02

Content inventory

Separate known evidence from assumptions that require resolution.

03

Information architecture

Separate known evidence from assumptions that require resolution.

04

Functional requirements

Separate known evidence from assumptions that require resolution.

05

Accessibility acceptance criteria

Separate known evidence from assumptions that require resolution.

06

Migration and redirects

Separate known evidence from assumptions that require resolution.

07

Ownership after launch

Record the decision, owner and next review point.

Facilitation guidance

Use the document to expose differences—not hide them.

Complete one representative high-value journey before planning the whole site. It will expose the real level of content and functional complexity.

This resource provides general planning guidance. It is not legal, financial, regulatory or accessibility advice.

Act the decision

Use the resource before the meeting.

Complete the sections that affect what must the user complete—not merely view? Then use the review to agree evidence, ownership and unresolved decisions.

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