A university-affiliated publisher was experiencing difficulties in integrating the various components of its program of books, journals, and other products. The current systems and processes were neither sustainable nor scalable, and the publisher requested an evaluation of how their print program could be simplified, streamlined, and integrated to allow them to effectively manage the current […]
User feedback survey
A leading US-based non-profit organization that offers an online database of genetic and molecular information widely used by the global science community as a reference for plant biology reached out to Maverick for expert assistance in conducting a worldwide, online survey of its users. GOALS The project’s primary goal was the capture of qualitative and […]
Project management for a professional education platform
A society needed to sunset a professional education platform with thousands of users at varying stages of progress through its numerous modules. With an aggressive schedule and resource constraints, they reached out to Maverick for project management support. Goals On-time delivery was a key goal of the project since legal requirements dictated the sunsetting occur […]
Creating an effective social media strategy
A nonprofit association sought Maverick’s help in managing the social media efforts around their published journals and other vehicles, such as newsletters and podcasts. Goals With numerous team members posting to the social media accounts, restoring brand consistency for the journals and organization was a central goal of the project. Other goals included expanding visibility […]
An organizational approach to OA
A North American not-for-profit publisher reached out to Maverick for support in planning for a wholesale transition to open-access publishing. They had a clear idea of where they wanted to get to with an ambitious timeline to deliver change. To meet their objectives, they knew they needed to develop a clear strategy with actionable goals […]
Transition from subscription to OA business model
An independent, STM publisher reached out to Maverick for support in developing a sustainable business plan to grow journal subscriptions in the short term and to prepare for a transition to fully Open Access in the future. Goals There were two major goals of the project. The first was to provide advice and guidance on […]
Enterprise Content Management System RFP
A leading international education provider sought Maverick’s support in developing a Request for Proposal (RFP) to select a new Enterprise Content Management System (ECMS). The primary project objectives were to elicit all content strategies, align these strategies with the high-level functional requirements, and validate, enhance, and finalize the functional requirements as input for the RFP […]
Open Access Business Case
A North American university press reached out to Maverick for support in developing a sustainable business plan to move their journals to fully open access. They had been registered as transformative journals and were moving in the right direction but not as quickly as they wanted. GOALS It was important to the Press that the […]
Platform Migration: A Model Case Study for Societies
The American Association of Immunologists moved more than 100 years of journal content from Highwire Press to the Silverchair platform following a well-organized and orchestrated plan that involved a network of third-party providers working with a small in-house team and a professional project manager. Maverick was selected to provide ongoing project management support of the […]
Case Study Project Management Support for Platform Migration
AIP Publishing (AIPP) connects people, ideas, and institutions across the globe through an enormous portfolio of publications, services, and tools designed to make the physical sciences more accessible for researchers and readers alike. AIPP undertook a major transition to a new platform to bring enhanced functionality to its stakeholders. This transition to the Silverchair platform […]