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Advancing the University Website with Drupal - DrupalCamp 2014 Business Day

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Join Stratos Filalithis at DrupalCamp 2014 Business Day as he discusses the University of Edinburgh's website evolution, Drupal benefits, change management, migration, and future outlook.

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Advancing the University Website with Drupal - DrupalCamp 2014 Business Day

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  1. The way is forward with Drupal Stratos Filalithis DrupalCamp 2014 Business Day - 9/5/2014University Website Programme

  2. Overview • Set the scene • Where we are • Why Drupal? • Going forward • Migration • Change Management • A look at the future • Questions

  3. University of Edinburgh • Influencing the world since 1583 • 30,500+ Students • 12,500+ Staff • 3 Colleges • 3 Support Groups

  4. University websites UWP-led, centrally managed website framework Unit X Institute C Event Y School A Project Z School B IS Polopoly Service Other Platforms & Services IS Drupal Service

  5. Polopoly CM • First websites deployed in 2007 • 7-year customisation process • User-centered approach

  6. Core website & CMS service • http://www.ed.ac.uk • > 60,000 published pages • 230+ websites • > 650 trained users • ≈ 100 everyday logins • 20+ million yearly visits

  7. What we are lacking • Flexibility • Expandability • Responsiveness • Openness

  8. Why Drupal? • Easily scalable • Supports extensive custom development • Open community • Proof of concept projects • User scenarios • Requirements

  9. Defining requirements • User scenarios • Workshops • Requirements

  10. Being Agile • Requirements as user stories • Project roles • Co-location • 3-week development iterations

  11. Project roles

  12. The vision for the new CMS service • BUSINESS • ROBUST • INNOVATION • DEVICES • GOVERNED • EASY • STANDARS

  13. Working with Drupal

  14. Migration • Bottom Up approach • As automated as possible • Some editorial effort needed • Scenarios per release/website • Site-by-site procedure until December 2015

  15. Deliverables • First migration in summer 2014 • Further releases planned for 2014/15 • University Drupal distribution available • Improved & flexible CMS service • Training & support

  16. Change Management

  17. A look at the future UWP-led, centrally managed website framework Unit X School B School A Project Z Event Y Central UoE Styling & Theming Local Theming & Styling Central User Administration Local User Administration Central Training & Support Local Training & Support Supported UoE Drupal Core Local Code Development UoE Distribution Local Infrastructure Central Infrastructure

  18. Thank you ? Stratos Filalithis Website Service Manager stratos.filalithis@ed.ac.uk

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