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MidCamp 2015 - Why Are Clients Scared of Drupal? How to Make Clients Feel as Comfortable as a Warm Fuz... Page 1 of 29 WHY ARE CLIENTS WHY ARE CLIENTS SCARED OF DRUPAL? SCARED OF DRUPAL? How to Make Clients Feel as Comfortable as a Warm Fuzzy


  1. MidCamp 2015 - Why Are Clients Scared of Drupal? How to Make Clients Feel as Comfortable as a Warm Fuz... Page 1 of 29 WHY ARE CLIENTS WHY ARE CLIENTS SCARED OF DRUPAL? SCARED OF DRUPAL? How to Make Clients Feel as Comfortable as a Warm Fuzzy Blanket http://2015.midcamp.org/session-proposal/why-are- clients-scared-drupal-how-make-clients-feel-comfortable- warm-fuzzy-blanket MIDCAMP 2015 MIDCAMP 2015 #MIDCAMP #MIDCAMP file:///C:/Users/k.tetterton/Documents/MidCamp/MidCampTalk2015/index.html?print-pdf 3/19/2015

  2. MidCamp 2015 - Why Are Clients Scared of Drupal? How to Make Clients Feel as Comfortable as a Warm Fuz... Page 2 of 29 KELLY KELLY TETTERTON TETTERTON @KELLYT @KELLYT DIRECTOR OF WEB EXPERIENCE, CLARITY PARTNERS DIRECTOR OF WEB EXPERIENCE, CLARITY PARTNERS K.TETTERTON@CLARITYPARTNERS.COM K.TETTERTON@CLARITYPARTNERS.COM HTTP://WWW.CLARITYPARTNERS.COM/ HTTP://WWW.CLARITYPARTNERS.COM/ file:///C:/Users/k.tetterton/Documents/MidCamp/MidCampTalk2015/index.html?print-pdf 3/19/2015

  3. MidCamp 2015 - Why Are Clients Scared of Drupal? How to Make Clients Feel as Comfortable as a Warm Fuz... Page 3 of 29 A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME... A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME... Started as a ColdFusion developer Moved into multiple CMS implementations Drupal: 2007 (D5) file:///C:/Users/k.tetterton/Documents/MidCamp/MidCampTalk2015/index.html?print-pdf 3/19/2015

  4. MidCamp 2015 - Why Are Clients Scared of Drupal? How to Make Clients Feel as Comfortable as a Warm Fuz... Page 4 of 29 SO I’VE SEEN A LOT OF FEAR (AND SO I’VE SEEN A LOT OF FEAR (AND ANGER) IN MY TIME … ANGER) IN MY TIME … Fear of change in general Fear of new tech Fear of new responsibilities Fear of failure ...And you don't know when it might surface, either... file:///C:/Users/k.tetterton/Documents/MidCamp/MidCampTalk2015/index.html?print-pdf 3/19/2015

  5. MidCamp 2015 - Why Are Clients Scared of Drupal? How to Make Clients Feel as Comfortable as a Warm Fuz... Page 5 of 29 file:///C:/Users/k.tetterton/Documents/MidCamp/MidCampTalk2015/index.html?print-pdf 3/19/2015

  6. MidCamp 2015 - Why Are Clients Scared of Drupal? How to Make Clients Feel as Comfortable as a Warm Fuz... Page 6 of 29 TECHNOLOGIST = TECHNOLOGIST = PROJECT/CLIENT THERAPIST PROJECT/CLIENT THERAPIST file:///C:/Users/k.tetterton/Documents/MidCamp/MidCampTalk2015/index.html?print-pdf 3/19/2015

  7. MidCamp 2015 - Why Are Clients Scared of Drupal? How to Make Clients Feel as Comfortable as a Warm Fuz... Page 7 of 29 DRUPAL CAN BE REALLY SCARY DRUPAL CAN BE REALLY SCARY FOR PEOPLE … FOR PEOPLE … file:///C:/Users/k.tetterton/Documents/MidCamp/MidCampTalk2015/index.html?print-pdf 3/19/2015

  8. MidCamp 2015 - Why Are Clients Scared of Drupal? How to Make Clients Feel as Comfortable as a Warm Fuz... Page 8 of 29 SO WHAT ARE THE FEARS? SO WHAT ARE THE FEARS? What’s with the name? So what company supports it? Oracle? Microsoft? What is open source, even? sounds like hippie stuff … You get what you pay for, right? Wait, how does this even work? Security??? Fear of upgrades / loss of support What do I do with all this stuff? where do I even start? file:///C:/Users/k.tetterton/Documents/MidCamp/MidCampTalk2015/index.html?print-pdf 3/19/2015

  9. MidCamp 2015 - Why Are Clients Scared of Drupal? How to Make Clients Feel as Comfortable as a Warm Fuz... Page 9 of 29 YOU NEED TO HAVE YOU NEED TO HAVE SOME TOOLS READY … SOME TOOLS READY … file:///C:/Users/k.tetterton/Documents/MidCamp/MidCampTalk2015/index.html?print-pdf 3/19/2015

  10. MidCamp 2015 - Why Are Clients Scared of Drupal? How to Make Clients Feel as Comfortable as a Warm F... Page 10 of 29 WHAT’S WITH THE NAME? WHAT’S WITH THE NAME? file:///C:/Users/k.tetterton/Documents/MidCamp/MidCampTalk2015/index.html?print-pdf 3/19/2015

  11. MidCamp 2015 - Why Are Clients Scared of Drupal? How to Make Clients Feel as Comfortable as a Warm F... Page 11 of 29 THE NAME DOESN'T MATTER THE NAME DOESN'T MATTER It's been around longer than you think It's supported by thousands of developers around the world! It's going to solve your problems file:///C:/Users/k.tetterton/Documents/MidCamp/MidCampTalk2015/index.html?print-pdf 3/19/2015

  12. MidCamp 2015 - Why Are Clients Scared of Drupal? How to Make Clients Feel as Comfortable as a Warm F... Page 12 of 29 SO WHAT COMPANY SUPPORTS SO WHAT COMPANY SUPPORTS IT? ORACLE? MICROSOFT? IT? ORACLE? MICROSOFT? file:///C:/Users/k.tetterton/Documents/MidCamp/MidCampTalk2015/index.html?print-pdf 3/19/2015

  13. MidCamp 2015 - Why Are Clients Scared of Drupal? How to Make Clients Feel as Comfortable as a Warm F... Page 13 of 29 YOU HAVE CHOICE YOU HAVE CHOICE There is commercial support if needed There are consultants and free-lancers available Or you can take it in-house file:///C:/Users/k.tetterton/Documents/MidCamp/MidCampTalk2015/index.html?print-pdf 3/19/2015

  14. MidCamp 2015 - Why Are Clients Scared of Drupal? How to Make Clients Feel as Comfortable as a Warm F... Page 14 of 29 WHAT IS OPEN SOURCE, EVEN? WHAT IS OPEN SOURCE, EVEN? SOUNDS LIKE HIPPIE STUFF … SOUNDS LIKE HIPPIE STUFF … file:///C:/Users/k.tetterton/Documents/MidCamp/MidCampTalk2015/index.html?print-pdf 3/19/2015

  15. MidCamp 2015 - Why Are Clients Scared of Drupal? How to Make Clients Feel as Comfortable as a Warm F... Page 15 of 29 OPEN SOURCE COMMUNITIES ARE OPEN SOURCE COMMUNITIES ARE LARGE, BUT DISCIPLINED LARGE, BUT DISCIPLINED Coding guidelines Peer review file:///C:/Users/k.tetterton/Documents/MidCamp/MidCampTalk2015/index.html?print-pdf 3/19/2015

  16. MidCamp 2015 - Why Are Clients Scared of Drupal? How to Make Clients Feel as Comfortable as a Warm F... Page 16 of 29 YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR, YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR, RIGHT? RIGHT? file:///C:/Users/k.tetterton/Documents/MidCamp/MidCampTalk2015/index.html?print-pdf 3/19/2015

  17. MidCamp 2015 - Why Are Clients Scared of Drupal? How to Make Clients Feel as Comfortable as a Warm F... Page 17 of 29 WELL, YES YOU DO ACTUALLY WELL, YES YOU DO ACTUALLY Software is free You pay for expertise and creativity file:///C:/Users/k.tetterton/Documents/MidCamp/MidCampTalk2015/index.html?print-pdf 3/19/2015

  18. MidCamp 2015 - Why Are Clients Scared of Drupal? How to Make Clients Feel as Comfortable as a Warm F... Page 18 of 29 WAIT, HOW DOES THIS EVEN WAIT, HOW DOES THIS EVEN WORK? WORK? file:///C:/Users/k.tetterton/Documents/MidCamp/MidCampTalk2015/index.html?print-pdf 3/19/2015

  19. MidCamp 2015 - Why Are Clients Scared of Drupal? How to Make Clients Feel as Comfortable as a Warm F... Page 19 of 29 WITH THE RIGHT MATERIALS, YOU WITH THE RIGHT MATERIALS, YOU CAN BUILD ANYTHING CAN BUILD ANYTHING Explain the module approach Detail out the modules you'll use file:///C:/Users/k.tetterton/Documents/MidCamp/MidCampTalk2015/index.html?print-pdf 3/19/2015

  20. MidCamp 2015 - Why Are Clients Scared of Drupal? How to Make Clients Feel as Comfortable as a Warm F... Page 20 of 29 SECURITY??? SECURITY??? file:///C:/Users/k.tetterton/Documents/MidCamp/MidCampTalk2015/index.html?print-pdf 3/19/2015

  21. MidCamp 2015 - Why Are Clients Scared of Drupal? How to Make Clients Feel as Comfortable as a Warm F... Page 21 of 29 MULTIPLE APPROACHES MULTIPLE APPROACHES Security is always an issue, regardless of software Drupal community can respond quickly -- and has Regular updates are part of the process (and you get notified) Detailed best practices on how to code: https://www.drupal.org/writing-secure-code file:///C:/Users/k.tetterton/Documents/MidCamp/MidCampTalk2015/index.html?print-pdf 3/19/2015

  22. MidCamp 2015 - Why Are Clients Scared of Drupal? How to Make Clients Feel as Comfortable as a Warm F... Page 22 of 29 FEAR OF UPGRADES / LOSS OF FEAR OF UPGRADES / LOSS OF SUPPORT SUPPORT file:///C:/Users/k.tetterton/Documents/MidCamp/MidCampTalk2015/index.html?print-pdf 3/19/2015

  23. MidCamp 2015 - Why Are Clients Scared of Drupal? How to Make Clients Feel as Comfortable as a Warm F... Page 23 of 29 YOU ARE NOT ALONE YOU ARE NOT ALONE Upgrades: yes, Drupal upgrades on a regular basis Upgrades: no, there isn’t a straight migration path But the timeline is in your favor -- D7 is likely to be supported for 5-7 years file:///C:/Users/k.tetterton/Documents/MidCamp/MidCampTalk2015/index.html?print-pdf 3/19/2015

  24. MidCamp 2015 - Why Are Clients Scared of Drupal? How to Make Clients Feel as Comfortable as a Warm F... Page 24 of 29 WHAT DO I DO WITH ALL THIS WHAT DO I DO WITH ALL THIS STUFF? WHERE DO I EVEN START? STUFF? WHERE DO I EVEN START? file:///C:/Users/k.tetterton/Documents/MidCamp/MidCampTalk2015/index.html?print-pdf 3/19/2015

  25. MidCamp 2015 - Why Are Clients Scared of Drupal? How to Make Clients Feel as Comfortable as a Warm F... Page 25 of 29 GET THEM FROM POINT A TO GET THEM FROM POINT A TO POINT B... POINT B... Explain the process -- both during and after the project Admin tools: make them friendly! only show people what they need to see Tell a story -- where they are the hero file:///C:/Users/k.tetterton/Documents/MidCamp/MidCampTalk2015/index.html?print-pdf 3/19/2015

  26. MidCamp 2015 - Why Are Clients Scared of Drupal? How to Make Clients Feel as Comfortable as a Warm F... Page 26 of 29 READY FOR MY DRUPAL READY FOR MY DRUPAL WEBSITE... WEBSITE... file:///C:/Users/k.tetterton/Documents/MidCamp/MidCampTalk2015/index.html?print-pdf 3/19/2015

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