start here: how to prepare for your drupal 8 journey
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Start Here: How to
prepare for your
Drupal 8 Journey
Your Guides and Agenda
→ What Drupal 8 means to your team
→ What Drupal 8 means to your business
→ Impact on Content Authoring
→ Impact on Mobile Efforts
→ Impact on Customer Engagement
→ Starting your own Drupal 8 Adventure
Heidi Tobias [email protected]
Heather [email protected]
Front End
Developer
Back End
Developer
Drupal ArchitectUI Designer
SalesContent Marketing
What does Drupal 8 mean to your team?
Technical
Non-Technical
Project Manager
Marketing Technical
Lead
Product Manager
Bridge Member
Technical Skills DrupalSkills
• Agile methodology• Project management
software• Communication &
organization
• Understand capabilities & limitations of Drupal
• Understand factors influencing time & resources required to build Drupal applications
• Managing P&L for website or product line
• Managing web product requirements & roadmap
• Understand capabilities & limitations of Drupal
• Understand impact on content contributors
• Sales & marketing fundamentals
• Online analytics• SEO & SEM basics
• Utilize Drupal content management interface
Project Manager
Content Marketing
& Sales
Product Manager
Not everyone
on your team
is technical.
Who are they?
What do they
need to know?
Learning Path: Back End
Stage of Client Lifecycle
PlatformDevelopment & Site Build
Launch & Operational Readiness
Customization & Personalization
Continued Optimization
SuccessMeasure
Drupal 8
• Drupal 8 Developer Foundation
• Extending & Connecting Drupal 8
• Drupal 8 OOP and Modern PHP Development
• Migrating to Drupal 8 from Drupal 6 or 7
• Symfony
• Drupal 8 Custom Module Development
• Drupal 8 Security• Drupal 8 Testing &
Deployment
• Drupal Back-End Certification
• Construction & Maintenance of Drupal Site Back-End
● Back End Developer
● ArchitectBack End & Custom
Development
TECHNICAL
Digital Maturity Model
Stage 1
Ad Hoc
Stage 2
Defined
Stage 3
Managed
Stage 4
Integrated
Stage 5
Optimized
What does Drupal 8 mean to your business?
Impact on Ease of Content Authoring
Technical Team Non Technical Team
Front End
Developer
Back End
Developer
Drupal Architect
UI Designer
Content Marketing
Project Manager Product Manager
Sales
Drupal 8 Ease of Content Authoring
For the Business
FlexibilityEase of Use
Mobile Revolution with Responsive Design
Technical Team
Front End
Developer
Back End
Developer
UI Designer
Drupal
Architect
Non Technical Team
Content
Marketing
Project
Manager
Product
Manager
Sales
Business Impact of the Mobile Revolution
Customer Engagement with Drupal 8
Start your
own Drupal 8
Adventure
Drupal 8 for your Non Technical Team
https://www.udemy.com/practical-drupal-for-the-beginner/
Drupal 8 for Technical Team
1. Get up to speed with Drupal 8 progress
https://groups.drupal.org/core
2. Create your sandbox: Install Drupal 8 Beta
3. Play: Discover how the different parts work
together.
4. Feedback: Report back issues on
Drupal.org
Build a Drupal 8 Business Case
→ Evaluate
→ Audit
→ Identify
→ Scope Project
→ Risk/Rewards
Watch for Business
Case Worksheet in
follow up email!
