choosing the "right" cms (and other things)

SALLY JENKINSON @sjenkinson Front-end London 28th May 2015

Choosing the right cms(or other things)

Hello!SALLY JENKINSON

Freelance technical consultant & solutions architect !

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TODO

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Choosing YOUR TECHNOLOGY

a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away*

*Kent

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Tip 1: dont put yourself into maintenance hell

Disclaimer

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Tip 2: Understanding needs

As a new developer, I am easily swayed by the opinions of people I respect, or at least view as more experienced. [] !One person stated that I dont need to worry about making open source contributions and I went Yay, cool, less pressure, another seemed to state that I am of little worth if I dont contribute Fuck, okay, I guess I better get on that then. I wish programmers were more aware of the things they are saying and the attitudes they express, and how that might effect a young padawan like me.

Charlotte Spencerhttp://goo.gl/Uc2tSl

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TIP 3: Your choices can influence others

THE agency should always decide

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TIP 4: Whats your motivation?

TIP 4: choose solutions for the right reasons

THE product can do everything

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TIP 5: ask the right questions

everyone else is using it

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TIP 6: everyones different

Is bespoke best?

Back in 2008 (when we started Bearded), one of our differentiators was that we built every site on a CMS. At the time, many agencies had not-insignificant revenue streams derived from updating their clients site content on their behalf. !But we didnt want to do that work, and our clients didnt want to pay for it. Building their site on a CMS and training them to use it was a natural solution. It solved both of our problems, recurring revenue be damned! It gave our clients power that they wanted and needed.

Matt GRiffinhttp://goo.gl/XPM5kK

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TIP 7: choices can have a business impact

Not just for Developers/designers

TIP 7: you are not your users

How do I choose the right thing?

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gov.uk/service-manual/making-software/choosing-technology

You can change your mind

Start with capabilities Cost

Involve everyoneTesting and deployment

Lock-in

New vs existing software

Commercial or open source

Security

Features

Open source

CostsKNOCK-ON IMPACTS

Complexity APPROPRIATENESS

User experience/experience of

users

Constraints/ flexibility

Product confidence

LEVEL OF CUSTOMISATION

NEEDED

fit with your overall

architecturemigration

vendor support

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TIP 8: explain your choices

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It depends- EveryONE, ever

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Thank youSally Jenkinson

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