Overview
Six workstreams across four milestones. Select a milestone to see the work tied to it.
Oct2026
Nov
Dec
Jan2027
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
M1
M2
M3
M4
Data FoundationOct 2026 – Feb 2027
Ingestion PipelineDec 2026 – Apr 2027
Solr / SearchJan 2027 – May 2027
Alpha Research Library (Data)Apr 2027 – May 2027
UX & AccessibilityMar 2027 – May 2027
Testing & LaunchApr 2027 – Jun 2027
Markers show each milestone’s due date. Work after the grant window (FY28) is on its own tab.
Milestone 1
Milestone window Oct 29 – Nov 11, 2026 · 4 tasks tied to this milestone
Data Foundation
- Metadata standards documentation + gap analysis (builds on Sept audit)M1 deliverableOct 1, 2026 – Jan 6, 2027
- Taxonomy development & discoveryOct 1, 2026 – Jan 20, 2027
- Data cleansing — full corpus pass, offline/local AI (“coldAI”) — no corpus upload to cloudOct 15, 2026 – Feb 17, 2027
- Stakeholder requirements gatheringM1 deliverableOct 1 – Oct 28, 2026
Milestone 2
Milestone window Apr 15 – Apr 28, 2027 · 10 tasks tied to this milestone
Ingestion Pipeline
- Ingestion workflow designDec 10, 2026 – Jan 20, 2027
- Batch ingestion + validation buildJan 7 – Mar 17, 2027
- Reprocessing capability buildFeb 18 – Mar 31, 2027
- Article ID migration (sequential → randomized, unique) + legacy redirect mappingFeb 4 – Apr 14, 2027
- Content prep & load per M2 standardsM2 deliverableJan 21 – Apr 28, 2027
- Internal QA review of contractor's ingestion build (named owner per RAID R-11)Jan 7 – Apr 28, 2027
Solr / Search
- Solr schema redesignJan 21 – Mar 17, 2027
- ReindexingMar 4 – Apr 14, 2027
- Multilingual synonym mapping & query expansionMar 4 – Apr 28, 2027
- Mining-term glossary buildMar 18 – Apr 28, 2027
Milestone 3
Milestone window May 13 – May 26, 2027 · 10 tasks tied to this milestone
Solr / Search
- Relevance tuning, boosting, weightingMar 18 – May 12, 2027
Alpha Research Library (Data)
- Alpha Research Library parent filter + secondary Alpha criteriaM3 deliverableApr 1 – May 12, 2027
- Attribution / co-branding (“Content courtesy of Alpha Foundation”)Apr 1 – May 12, 2027
- Health & Safety content-area surfacingApr 1 – May 12, 2027
- Possible open-access configuration for eligible materialsApr 1 – May 26, 2027
UX & Accessibility
- Search interface & filtering UXApr 1 – May 12, 2027
- WCAG 2.1 AA compliance — components, ARIA, keyboard navMar 4 – May 26, 2027
- Accessibility validation & auditMay 13 – May 26, 2027
Testing & Launch
- Functional QA & search tuning iterationsApr 15 – May 26, 2027
- User testingApr 29 – May 26, 2027
Milestone 4 · Final
Milestone window May 27 – Jun 9, 2027 · 3 tasks tied to this milestone
Alpha Research Library (Data)
- Alpha-specific usage/download/partner-value reportingM4 deliverableApr 15 – May 26, 2027
Testing & Launch
- Pre-launch stabilizationApr 29 – Jun 9, 2027
- Documentation, lessons learned & final sponsor communicationFinal deliverableMay 13 – Jun 9, 2027
Deferred to FY28
Outside the grant window; timing is approximate.
Deferred (FY28 / Non-Alpha)
- SSO implementationFY28 (approximate)
- IP-based / institutional access modelFY28 (approximate)
- Unified entitlement model & role restructuringFY28 (approximate)
- OneTunnel autologin (JS) integrationFY28 (approximate)
- General institutional reporting dashboards (beyond Alpha reporting)FY28 (approximate)
- Admin interface improvements + data correction toolsFY28 (approximate)