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Building and Supporting Drupal Websites: In-House, Outhouse, or Both?#12NTCinout
Laura NorvigRenee Rybak LangMatt KoltermannJohanna BatesMichelle Murrain
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Welcome, Online Peeps!
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Get your tweet on
Session Hashtag #12NTCinout
• Laura Norvig @lnorvig• Johanna Bates @hanabel• Michelle Murrain @pearlbear• Renee Rybak Lang @rrybak• Matt Koltermann @mattkoltermann
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Agenda
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• Getting to Know Us• Getting to Know You• In the Outhouse• In and Out – A Blended Model• The Right Blend: Best Practices and Tips• Hosting Options• Training Options• Q and A
Getting to Know Us
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• Laura Norvig, NSRT• Renee Rybak Lang, Education Sector• Matt Koltermann, Action Against Hunger• Johanna Bates, Collaborative Consulting• Michelle Murrain, Nonprofit Web Developer
Getting to Know You
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• Do you have a Drupal website already?• Do you do everything in-house?• Do you outsource everything?• Do you have a “blended” approach?• What are you here to learn?• Who went to Drupal Day yesterday?• What did you learn?
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© Michael D. Brown
Outhouse
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flickr / A. M. Kuchling
Education Sector’s Web Project (in a Nutshell)
We wanted to get from this…
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Education Sector’s Web Project (in a Nutshell)…
…To this:
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Do We Need to Outsource? Questions to Ask…
• What is your in-house tech expertise? Tech ninja or tech novice?
• How complicated are your needs? • What’s your budget?• What’s your timeline? • Frequency of development?
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The Process: How Do You Choose?
• Get clear on your project goals• Research potential vendors• Write an RFP• Review proposals & have conversations with the
vendors you like• Check references and choose!
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Pros of Outsourcing
• Can be cost efficient (particularly if your needs are infrequent, or simple.)
• Leverage outside expertise… because they ARE tech ninjas!
• Can be time effective.
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Cons of Outsourcing
• Outsourcing can get expensive.• Web development “on the fly.” Simply can’t be
done. • Can be time-intensive.
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Tips and Tricks…
• Invest in the planning time up front!• No matter what, understand it’s a time
commitment.• Choose an internal team for decision-
making.• Communicate!• It’s OK to make tough choices.
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Blended Model – Matt Koltermann
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Is 100% In-House Really Possible?
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iStockphoto / cogal
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The Right Blend: Best Practices and Tips
Johanna Bates
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Stretch and Wiggle Break
Question:Where is your site hosted?
flickr.com / kenski1970
Hosting Options
• Linode• Bluehost• Acquia• Pantheon• Rackspace• Omega8.cc• VPS.net• DreamHost
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Training OptionsDrupal Training - drupal.org/training-services (list of many options, including in person and online)
OnlineDrupalize Me - drupalize.meLynda.com - lynda.comBuild a Module.com - buildamodule.comLearnable - learnable.com
Books
ConferencesDrupalCons - portland2013.drupal.org
- drupal.org/drupalconDrupal Camps - buildamodule.com/drupal-camps-calendar
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Q and A
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Additional References
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• Building and Supporting Drupal Websites bit.ly/zmKvlU
• CMS Building on a Budget bit.ly/GKl8Sk
• Some Thoughts on Standards bit.ly/GKl1Gr
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Goodbye, Online Peeps!
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