Building and Supporting

Drupal Websites: In-House, Outhouse, or Both?

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Laura Norvig Renee Rybak Lang Matt Koltermann Johanna Bates Michelle Murrain

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Welcome, Online Peeps!

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• 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 Options

Drupal Training - drupal.org/training-services

(list of many options, including in person and online)

Online

Drupalize Me - drupalize.me

Lynda.com - lynda.com

Build a Module.com - buildamodule.com

Learnable - learnable.com

Books

Conferences

DrupalCons - portland2013.drupal.org

- drupal.org/drupalcon

Drupal Camps - buildamodule.com/drupal-camps-calendar

Development sites / Sandboxes

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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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