Katherine Kelly

MSU Sitecore Migration Featured

Sitecore featured MSU's XP to XM Cloud migration as a customer success story. I shared my thoughts on the project, along with the Sitecore post.

Sitecore XP Migration Completion

To emphasize the vastness of the work involved in implementing Sitecore XM Cloud, Content Hub DAM and Content Hub MRM/CMP, while also migrating existing sites from Sitecore XP, I wrote a "migration by the numbers" blog post recapping 19 months of work. This post was also shared with leadership and allowed us to bring attention to our Sitecore users who were heavily involved in making this project a success.

Sitecore Publishing Tips

After several units expressed issues with publishing slowness in Sitecore XM Cloud, I wrote a "Sitecore Publishing Tips" quick guide to assist users in following best practices. With hundreds of users across over a hundred websites, having just a few users publish incorrectly could dramatically slow down publishing and clog our queues. This blog post has helped reduce some of that while our technologists have worked with RDA and Sitecore to improve publishing via technical solutions.

Sitecore XM Cloud Documentation

I created XM Cloud documentation on the DXStudio.msu.edu website for Michigan State University staff. This section of content includes a user guide (how to generally use the system), a component guide (instructions for use of specific components), demo pages (live views of all components), and training information. All documentation is provided in the context of MSU's brand standards, web standards, and digital experience guidelines. The website was launched in August 2024. The Sitecore document...

Content Hub DAM Documentation

I added Content Hub DAM documentation to the DXStudio.msu.edu website for Michigan State University staff. This section of content details workflows, roles, and taxonomy for MSU's implementation. It also includes step-by-step instructions for system users.

Sitecore Information Sessions

I held nineteen unit-specific Sitecore Information Sessions throughout 2025. During these sessions, I explained the benefits of Sitecore, how units can get access, what supportive resources are available to units, and a general overview of a website migration initiative. Sixteen of these sessions led to active projects. Three are under consideration for 2026.

January 8, 2025 - College of Veterinary Medicine; January 9, 2025 - University Trademarks & Licensing; January 16, 2025 - Universi...

What cooking taught me about web design

One of the common complaints I heard about folks new to headless CMS is that it's too complicated and takes too long to built out a webpage. After talking to them about their process I realized that these folks tend to work a page top down. They add a hero, then a headline, then text... This approach in Sitecore XP means you're hopping back and forth between Content Editor and Experience Editor. This can slow down the process of building a page dramatically. I wrote this blog post on my personal...

Digital Experience Studio website

The MSU Digital Experience Studio website was designed to provide training and reference materials to campus users to encourage adoption and facilitate the use of various enterprise technologies, including Sitecore XP and Sitecore XM Cloud. Our goal is to enable communications and marketing staff to use enterprise technology to make their work more efficient and more effective while adhering to brand standards and creating a quality, impactful digital experience for our audiences. As we are a sm...