In 2017 the second Drupal Business Survey was released with good news for businesses offering Drupal services. Drupal is growing steadily and Drupal 8 has a strong place in the market. But the survey also points to some trends that Drupal shops need to be aware of. For example the survey had this to say:
“The medium, or process, of our time—electric technology—is reshaping and restructuring patterns of social interdependence and every aspect of our personal life. It is forcing us to reconsider and reevaluate practically every thought, every action, and every institution formerly taken for granted.”
— Marshall McLuhan
Ideally, organizational and project alignment is brought into focus during the discovery phase. Oftentimes, this isn’t the case, and can be especially apparent in existing projects facing challenges. Perhaps because of ingrained organizational practices—and differences between internal team cultures, there can appear to be insurmountable gulfs, leaving people to wonder where to start. Ideally, a comprehensive revamp would be in order—but this option is often off-the-table.
If you've listened to a recent Talking Drupal podcast then you've heard all about Tome.
This session is going to look at the ins and outs of setting up Tome for a faily basic Drupal 8 site. Since I'll be teaching myself from today until the day before this session, this session will provide:
In Drupal 8, settings and configurations are stored in code using configuration management. We do this by importing and exporting the whole set of the sites configuration.
In Drupal 8, site building as it relates to page layouts has become an increasingly complex issue. Between Paragraphs, Blocks, Panels, Layout Builder, and Gutenber Editor, the choices are seemingly endless for creating a solution that works for both developers and content editors.
Test Everywhere: A Journey into DevOps and Continuous Testing
Use a Performance Measurement Framework to inform priorities and growth!
You will likely get many different answers if you asked any one person on a development team, designers, subject matter experts, or key stakeholders: "How do we measure the success of this project?" That can be a problem because people are working from too many directions to be considered a team effort.
Write for a better reading experience!
We all know how to write, but do you know how to write effectively for your target audience? Have you considered their experience, your professional tone, or what impact you are trying to have? Do you want to save time and work well with others on a writing effort? In this presentation we will review a strategy to improve your professional writing so your message is received clearly.
In a user-first world, content is the basis for ensuring great user experience. A content audit lays the groundwork for aligning organizational objectives with site visitor needs. It is the preparatory work for the site architecture, content model, and page layouts. It addresses content governance and the content creation process.