THE STORY Nikhil Deshpande @nikofthehill

• Front door for state’s government • Publishing platform for agencies and

elected officials

OMG HELP! • Proprietary CMS

• 2 versions • Cost

BRAND GEORGIA

CHOOSING A CMS

WE HEART DRUPAL

• Second largest CMS worldwide • Worldwide community of support and

developers • Open source!

GOING OPEN SOURCE

• Security • Free • Total cost of ownership • Is it ready for “prime time”?

COMMUNITY

PARTNERS

OPEN PUBLIC

• Tailored to the needs of government • Security • Accessibility • Workflow

VIGNETTE TO DRUPAL

• Content – Oracle to mySQL • Look and feel • Platform

PLATFORM

• Single code base / multiple databases • Cloud hosting • Search • Mobile ready

Search - 31% clicks 0.65% page area.

Child Support - 13% clicks; 0.49% page area.

Headlines - 3.6% clicks; 18% page area

55 REDESIGNS?

• Template based • Styletiles • Demo websites

REDESIGN

Classic Patriotic Friendly Official

TRANSLATING STYLE TILES TO WEB SITES

RECAP

• 56 sites, 8 batches, 150 content managers • October 2011 – September 2012 • On time and budget • Best of the Web – 2012 Innovation Award • 99.98% Uptime • Savings of $4.7 MM – 5 years

TAKEAWAYS

• Determine how your solution will work • Define success • Communicate and involve • Carefully select your implementation

partner

• Build a strong team

THANK YOU!