Ford Intranet Hot Site Award Criteria

Business Impact Does the site quickly communicates its purpose and focus?
Is it a source of valuable Ford business information?
    E.g.:
  • Supporting key business processes
  • Engineering information
  • Regulatory impact
  • Organization policies/practices or roles/responsibilites
What is the VALUE x VOLUME product?
Does the site deliver top value information for the maximum number of Ford people?
Does it change how Ford does business?
Technical Innovation Does the site demonstrate innovation in its use of Web Technology?
    E.g.:
  • Is information presentation enhanced by technical innovation?
  • Has data from several disparate sources been integrated and presented via HTTP?
  • Is there a new technique for information selection or navigation?
Is resource efficiency enhanced through "smart" application of web technology?
Graphic Design

Site Layout

Do the graphics draw the user in?
Does the use of graphics re-inforce the purpose of the site?
Is there a visual/graphics consistency to the site?
Does the graphic design reinforce visual human intuition?
  • use of icons or repeated graphical metaphors
  • visual elements that "lead" the eye and the mind

Does the site obey "The Law of Least Astonishment"?

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