Community, Drupal & Business

INTRODUCTIONS

“The Talent”

Dave McKinleyCTO

@DavidBMcKinley

“The Expert”

John PicozziDrupal Dev

@JohnPicozzi

HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE YOUR PIXELS?

Do your customers care about the origin of their pixels?

WHY DRUPAL?

The Business Perspective

LIFE AT OOMPH

day-to-day battles

MANAGING CLIENT EXPECTATIONS

● Which version?○ D6 - maintain or upgrade○ D7 - new builds○ D8 - the bright future

● Maintenance Requirements○ Core Updates○ Module Updates

● Out of the box vs Custom functionality○ Out of the Box○ Additional Modules○ Custom Code

RUNNING THE BUSINESS

● HIRE COMMUNITY MEMBERS● SPONSOR CAMPS & MEETUPS● CONTRIBUTE MODULES & PATCHES● PODCASTING & BLOG POSTS

HIRE COMMUNITY MEMBERS

Business Benefits- Company Exposure- Promotion- Great Talent Filter

Drupal Benefits - More community engagement with business- Business’s supporting Drupal Improvements

SPONSOR CAMPS & MEETUPS

Business Benefits- Company Exposure & Promotion- Opportunities to Share work, tips, and tricks- Networking to find Talent

Drupal Benefits - Information / Idea Sharing - Mentoring / People helping people- Community growth

CONTRIBUTE MODULES & PATCHES

Business Benefits- Shows Capability- Example of work quality- Demonstrates QA process and ability

Drupal Benefits - Improves Drupal for everyone!!!

PODCASTING & BLOG POSTS

Business Benefits- Share Company Process & Strategy- Grow Website Traffic- Shameless self promotion

Drupal Benefits - Additional Resources for the community- More current information & Project examples

OOMPH

Questions?

THANK YOU!

Dave McKinleyCTO

@DavidBMcKinley

@oomphinc

John PicozziDrupal Dev

@JohnPicozzi

http://oomphinc.com