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A PROPOSAL FOR
Stanford Law School Center for Internet
and Society
Prepared by Pritish Jacob | [email protected]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Proposal Outline
Budget Outline
Budget Summary
Project Timeline
About Chapter Three
Services
Design
Our Clients
Design Portfolio
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March 16, 2011 - Version 2.0
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Proposal Outline
We propose to work with the Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society (CIS) to redesign and develop its existing website (http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu) using the Drupal Content Management System. As a best practice leader in Drupal development, Chapter Three is an unique position to provide you the expertise and training as we build out your site and migrate over your content.
The Center for Internet and Society
Chapter Three will partner with staff of the CIS to develop an design and web strategy that meets the all the essential criteria aligned with the project goals:• Redesign cyberlaw.stanford.edu• Allowanyonetofindinformationorpeoplequickly
A Strong Partnership
We have extensive experience in Drupal content migration and recently migrated 110,000+ pieces of content for the San Francisco Examiner Newspaper and 60,000+ pieces of content for Oxfam International’s global intranet.
Content Migration Experts
Chapter Three has built over 150+ Drupal websites for some of the largestacademicuniversities,non-profits, andbusinesses in theBayArea. We have the experience to guarantee a quality and sustainable finalproduct.
The Drupal Experts
Our experience building Drupal websites for Universities allows us to create maintainable, extensible systems to meet your needs now and into the future.
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Budget Outline
Budget items continued on next page...
• Initial review of the site requirements and inventory of needed content and data• Creation of a sitemap for the project with all identified functionality• Finalization of the project schedule and identification of key milestones and deliverables
Needs Assessment and Strategy 8 Hours
• Design and Production of three design concepts for the web site• Production of wireframed versions of the major pages on the site as identified by the sitemap• Design of graphical compositions of the major pages on the site as identified by the sitemap
Wireframing and Graphic Design 24 Hours
Strategy and Design
• Initial setup of the Drupal Content Publishing System• Development of site information architecture and page layout• Creation of content types and overall site data model and configuring contributed modules• Implement best practice Search Engine Optimization practices• Deploy industry standard Drupal security practices and auditing functionality• Setup of Features module for clean development deployment process between environments
Setting Up and Configuring Drupal 32 Hours
• Best practice implementation of a base theme based on the approved design theme
• xHTML/CSS markup from the graphical compositions into Drupal Templates
• Markup integration into a best practice, extendible theme
• Cross browser compliance
Drupal Theming Implementation 32 Hours
General Drupal Development
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Budget Outline cont’d
General Drupal Development (cont’d)
• Integrate a third party WYSIWYG editor• Dashboard Interface for Content Creators to Manage the Process of Creation Easily• Provision an Easy-to-Use Interface for Content Administration
Content Entry and Administration8 Hours
• Shortening URL Service• Google Analytics• Comment Configuration per Node• Printable Pages• Mollom Spam Management• Specific User Roles & Permissions• Social Media Integration
Specific Custom Features24 Hours
Content Migration
• Create and refine content migration scripts to import site content• Migrate content from cyberlaw.stanford.edu and related content (Drupal Pages/Nodes)
Migrate Current Content 24 Hours
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• Discuss strategy for integrating search• Implement SOLR search (to enable faceted search)• Configure SOLR module
Search Functionality 8 Hours
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Budget Outline cont’d
• Training for administrators and content creators on the developed system6 Hours
Deployment, Training, and Project Management
• Gathering of requirements• Weekly project meetings, management of dependencies, maintenance of schedule and resources• Project status report based on milestones
Project Management 16 Hours
Training and Capacity Building
• Support in deploying the produced site to a production hosting environmentDeployment 8 Hours
• Cross Browser Testing• Functional Testing and Regression Testing
Quality Assurance N/A
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Budget Summary
DESIGN - $4,800
DEVELOPMENT - $15,600
CONTENT MIGRATION - $3,600
DEPLOYMENT & PROJECT MANAGEMENT - $4,500
Estimated Total Budget: $28,500
PAYMENT TERMSWe will bill all of this
Educational Consulting
work at $150/hour
STARTUP FEEA start-up fee of 25%
of the average of our service
estimate is required.
INVOICINGInvoicing is done in two-
week increments tied to
project milestones.
DiscountsChapter Three is proud to offer the Stanford Center for Internet and
Society a discount of 25% off the standard billing rate (normally
$200 per hour).
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Project Timeline
1 day
We Listen and learn about your needs and goals. We help you define your audience, user scenarios, brand positioning, and success metrics.
DiscoveryPhase 1
1 dayPhase 2We learn about your market competitors. We establish a visual communication language of things you like and don’t like. We establish the functional specifications of your site.
Research & Strategy
1 daysPhase 3This is where the project begins to come alive. We begin by designing wireframes and compositions. A Drupal development plan is also written to chart the road ahead.
Architecture
3 daysPhase 4Drawing on our research and collaboration, we create graphical mock ups of the key template pages on your site. We iterate on the designs until the project goals are met and the client is happy with the design.
Wireframing & Design
3 weeksPhase 5A prototype sprint kicks off this part of the process. We build the hardest features first, then flush out the rest of the site. We review active projects on a week to week basis and make changes to the Drupal development plan as needed.
Iterative Development
1 weekPhase 6We have a specialist whose full time job it is to test our sites, but everyone is involved in delivering a high quality product. The Drupal development plan is reviewed to make sure everything is finished and the client is involved to make sure the site meets their needs.
Quality Assurance
1 weekPhase 7We provide training and support to you and your staff to make sure you can manage the site going forward. If you need us are here, but our goal is to empower our clients to take control of their own site.
Capacity Building
Estimated Project Length: 6-8 weeks
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About Chapter Three
ZACK ROSEN Partner & Business Development
MATT CHENEYManaging Partner & Drupal Strategist
JEN LAMPTONTrainder / Drupal Developer
TYLER BURKEWeb Developer
MATT OLENICKDrupal Developer
DAVID NEEDHAM Drupal Themer & Trainer
FARSHEED HAMIDI-TOOSIDrupal Developer
ELLY JONEZ Drupal Developer
RAY THOMSONQuality Assurance
GREG COITSystems Administrator
NICA LORBER Creative Director & Strategist
JOSH KOENIGPartner / CTO
NICK LEWISSenior Drupal Developer
STEVE RUDESenior Drupal
Developer
JON SKULSKITrainer & Drupal Architect
STEPHANIE CANON Project Manager
SQUIGGY RUBIODrupal Themer
TRAVIS PAZINQA & User Experience Specialist
FLOOR VAN HERREWEGHELead Designer
ERIC HESTENESSProject Manager
We love what we do. And we do it under one roof here in San Francisco. A diverse team of dedicated groups in design, development, architecture and performance lets us build better, stronger, holistic ways to solve problems. We share what we learn by developing training for public, private and developer audiences.
We’re Drupal through and through, after years of nurturing the community from its very first steps. We don’t just build websites. We help lead Drupal.org, Drupal Dojo, DrupalCon. We push Drupal to be stronger, faster, and more scalable with our projects and with initiatives like the Pantheon project. We love what we do. And we love seeing what we can make Drupal do.
DAN FINNERTYFinancials
WILL THORNEOffice Manager
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We’ve honed our development process to bring an integrated, personalized approach to your project.
Services
We listen. We ask the right questions. We help you clarify and define your vision for your project. Design, development, infrastructure and performance insight from across our team identify how we can build effectively integrated solutions to meet your needs.
Strategy
Drupal ArchitectureChapter Three’s team helps set the standards and best practices of the community. We not only know which modules are best -- we wrote many of them.
High PerformanceSpeed. Stability. Scalability. Security. Years of experience in improving and tuning performance and designing for performance helps us create sites that stand up to the most intense traffic.
Development
TrainingOur projects don’t end with a web page. We provide customized training so that clients have the skills and resources to make the most of their sites. Out of this, we’ve also built an entire curriculum to train public audiences in both basic and advanced skills.
We love tackling hard problems, and our custom development projects help us create new ways to push Drupal forward. Our role in leading the industry gives us insight into the best modules and the best practices for bringing Drupal sites to life.
Let us take you through from start to finish, or give you a boost where you need it most.
DesignWe create fluid systems for designing great web content, for tailoring design processes to fit you, and for building better ways to do Drupal design. We give you richly complex and dynamic projects that look stunning.integrated solutions to meet your needs.
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WeemployaflexibleDrupalcentricapproachtodesign,respondingtothe
unique challenges of each project and it’s inherited resources. Coming up
with the right design solution requires listening, understanding, and asking
the right questions. We take great care in doing all of three of these things,
committing our time and energy to the task at hand until we deliver a solution
that exceeds expectations.
A well designed, effective website has become paramount for the success
of any business, organization, or institution. Chapter Three’s design team
understands the cutting edge in web trends and prides itself in delivering
designs that are beautiful and easy to use.
The unique quality of our team lies in the co-location of the design staff with
the development staff under one roof. Our designers have collaborated with
ourdeveloperstopioneeraDrupalspecificdesignapproachwhichcreates
better looking sites and a more seamless production cycle.
We can accommodate you at almost any stage in the design spectrum, whether
you’re starting from scratch, refreshing your look and feel, or working with
an existing brand.
We employ a flexible Drupal centric approach to design, responding to the unique challenges of each project.
Design
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Our Clients
Non-Profit & GovernmentGeorge Lucas’ Edutopia.orgFair Trade CertifiedFoundation for the NIHKiva
MacArthur FoundationMAPLight.orgNASAOXFAM International
Partners in HealthPBSSan Francisco AirportUnited Nations
AcademicArizona State UniversityCalifornia College of the ArtsPolytechnical Institute, NYU
Stanford UniversityUniversity of ArizonaUniversity of California, Berkeley
University of California, IrvineUniversity of California, SF University of Southern California
TechnologyAIntel
Kaiser PermanenteLegalzoom
MotorolaNVIDIASongbird
Sun MicrosystemsTechTargetVMWare
Media & Publishing7x7 MagazineCalifornia Home+Design MagazineDC Examiner
San Francisco ExaminerStanford Highwire PressThe Economist
ThirdAge.comUniversal Music GroupWorld Adult Kickball Association
Just for FunGrown Kids RadioMolly Moon’s Homemade Ice
CreamDrupalcon SF
Thanked YouDhar Law
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UCSF Radiology
We redesigned the UCSF Radiology Department brand and information architecture to support their new focus on patient, doctor and student audiences.
SERVICESStrategyDrupal ArchitectureDevelopmentTraining Design
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United Nations: Global Pulse
With UN Global Pulse, we built a solution providing a web presence for the UN Secretary General’s “Voices of the Vulnerable” report on vulnerable populations and economic crises, and a powerful way for the public to access and manipulate information on these crises and the UN’s response efforts.
SERVICESStrategyDrupal ArchitectureDevelopmentTraining Design
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Berkeley VC Research
We redesigned the online presence for the internationally renowned Berkeley VC Research to support the 11,000-plus community of researchers, employees and students at the center. Ease of communication between researchers, increased web traffic, and a visually appealing layout were instrumental in the redesign.
SERVICESStrategyDrupal ArchitectureDevelopmentTraining Design
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DML Central
We designed a solution for DML Central to showcase studies and create a space for community conversation in its goal to support efforts toward understanding the way technology impacts the way young students learn.
SERVICESStrategyDrupal ArchitectureDevelopmentTraining Design
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Oxfam International
We built Oxfam a faster, scalable intranet that gave their teams the functionality, power and accessibility they needed to collaborate globally and adapt to their evolving needs.
SERVICESStrategyDrupal ArchitectureDevelopmentTraining Design
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Thanked You
SERVICESStrategyDrupal ArchitectureDevelopmentTraining Design
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Drupalcon SF
As part of the leadership of DrupalCon SF in April 2010, we designed the brand, information architecture, and website to support the largest DrupalCon to date.
SERVICESStrategyDrupal ArchitectureDevelopmentTraining Design
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Dhar Law
SERVICESStrategyDrupal ArchitectureDevelopmentTraining Design
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California Home & Design
We helped California Home and Design envision and design a new online presence to support both their business goals for generating advertising revenue and their company’s aesthetic.
I love working with Chapter Three. They are THE Drupal experts and have helped 7x7 and California Home+Design with everything from troubleshooting sticky bugs to designing and building out entire sites. They understand both our editorial and business needs and have delivered top-notch products that satisfy both.
- Jennifer Pollock, Online Managing Editor, 7x7 and California Home + Design
TESTIMONIAL
SERVICESStrategyDrupal ArchitectureDevelopmentTraining Design