Aberdeenshire Council
Aberdeenshire Council's Comprehensive Digital Services Overhaul
Background
Aberdeenshire Council's website, built on Umbraco CMS Version 7, required an upgrade to enhance functionality, accessibility, and user experience. The goal was to ensure compliance with the latest accessibility standards, modernize the digital infrastructure, and provide a seamless content management experience across various departments, all while minimizing downtime during the transition.
Solution
Codiance initiated a detailed Umbraco Upgrade Audit and Discovery Project to understand the council's specific needs. The team developed a comprehensive plan that included migrating data, updating data structures, and ensuring compliance with WCAG 2.2 AA standards. A flexible website architecture was designed to accommodate future service expansions, and a seamless content management system was implemented to facilitate efficient operations across departments.
Impact
The transformation led to a modernized, accessible, and user-friendly website that complies with the latest accessibility standards. The flexible architecture allows for future service expansions, and the improved content management system enhances operational efficiency across various departments. The project was completed with minimal downtime, ensuring continuous service delivery to the community.
"It’s been great working with Codiance and the team. The clear communication and responsiveness of their engineers was really important to us and second to none!"
- Marta Mlynarczyk, Customer and Digital Services, Aberdeenshire Council
The Results
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Achieved compliance with WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility standards
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Upgraded CMS from Version 7 to the latest version with no downtime
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Developed a flexible architecture for future service expansion
