experiences of cms selection
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Slides from our presentation at the Museum Computer Network conference 2011.See http://www.mcn.edu/2011/experiences-cms-selection for full detailsTRANSCRIPT
Experiences of CMS selection
Tristan Roddis, CogappJeff Strickland, Metropolitan Museum of ArtChristopher Borkowski, Balboa Park Online CollaborativeSteve Norris, Cogapp
MCN 2011
CMS selection: National Portrait Gallery, LondonSteve Norris, Cogapp
CMS - ChallengesLimited budgetMigration from static siteIntegration with existing systemsEase of use
CMS - Important Criteria Simple to use and administer
Microsites
Simplicity of development
Workflow & Permissions
Open Source
CMS - Selection ProcessResearch on candidatesRequirements listPriority orderShort list (5)Present to NPGDemo installations
Recommendation
NPG Short List
DrupalJoomlaMamboMODxPlone
The Good
Speed of developmentIntuitive CMS interfaceFlexibility (chunks, snippets)Customizability
The Bad
Immature (in 2008)Upgrade cycle (Evolution vs Revolution)Limited 3rd party modulesLack of versioningSimplistic workflowCode stored in database
CMS selection: Metropolitan Museum of ArtTristan Roddis, Cogapp; Jeff Strickland, MMA
CMS - Challenges Many voicesIntegration with existing systemsEcosystemLegacy contentFuture systems
CMS - Important Criteria CMS User Experience
Developer Experience
Workflow & Permissions
Versioning
Commercial / Open Source
Training, Documentation, Support
CMS - Selection Process Requirements specificationPeer review (15)Long list (20)Research on long listVendor questionnaireShort list (5)Presented to MMAFinal twoUse case demos
Recommendation
MMA Short List
SitecoreOpenTextUmbracoN2SharePoint 2010
The Good
Vendor training and supportRegular upgrade cycleNice CMS interface
Clean separation of content and presentationExtensibleFuture preview, multi-lingual, in-context editing, CEP...
The Bad
Dependence on hierarchyCan be tricky for team development (without TDS)Complicated and complexBlinking cursorHard to unit testDocumentation holesBundled third-party modules
Questions?
Picture credits:
NPG interior 1: Herry LawfordNPG interior 2: Xixi Lao
NPG exterior: Wikipedia user: HamMet exterior: Wikipedia user: fcb981