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Tuesday, May 18. 2010Creating Content Site RequirementsCore site content management system projects are incredibly common, but they are also often drawn out and painful. They're complicated projects because they often have a large number of stakeholders across different parts of the company. They can be a key part of digital or broader strategies, but also used for the most minor parts of day-to-day business. This mix makes it very difficult to tease out the essential aspects of the site, leading to a series of disappointing upgrades and replacements. A successful CMS project begins with a good vision for the end result, which is expressed as a good set of requirements. Where most projects fall down is not in gathering enough requirements, but in gathering the right ones - and that's all about finding the real business value. Continue reading "Creating Content Site Requirements"
Posted by Ian Barber
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Defined tags for this entry: business, cms, cms selection, compatibility, content management, content management system, enterprise, project, project management, requirements, technology choice
Tuesday, May 11. 2010New White Paper: 8 Tips for Avoiding Vendor Lock-inVendor lock-in makes companies unable to switch suppliers without substantial costs or inconvenience. While standards bodies and an increased focus on interoperability have helped reduce the threat of application lock-in, website and web application development can still be a minefield. Often, site owners only realise the dangers of lock-in once they are trapped with rising support and maintenance costs, slow and expensive change processes, and the prospect of prohibitive costs to develop an equivalent solution from scratch. In this white paper, Ian Barber, one of the technical consultants in Ibuildings' Professional Services delivery unit, looks at eight ideas that can help companies avoid vendor lock-in:
Following these guidelines, it is possible to realise the benefits of working with external suppliers without fear of lock-in. Download a PDF copy now (free, but we ask you to leave your contact details)
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Monday, November 2. 2009Choose Your Stack Wisely
Gone are the days when a development team had clear cut definition of what their development and production 'platform' is. Today the term platform includes not only the choice of language (i.e. PHP) but also the persistent data storage, the operating system and increasingly, the selected cloud infrastructure as well. All of these factors combine together to become your platform.
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