Working in a Multi-Platform Environment

Working in a Multi-platform Environment

Diana MounterDesign and Development Coordinator

LGSA

This is my experience,

please share yours.

we must streamline

Content Management

Systems

the solution to your problems!

Tempting

blogsvideosonline

payments

forums Image maps

Before you know it… you’ve created a

MONSTER!

What happens when your CMS eats to much cake?

• Makes upgrading more complicated

• May increase costs of your MSA (if you have one)

• More things to break = more things to fix

• You may have to make a compromise on functionality

Now what?

pack up your bags…

and go custom

“Custom?Why would we spend the money doing that? We’re not special.”

video

Did that make an impact?

The CMS couldn’t do…(without customisation)

blogsvideosforums

forms

Why did we decide to go custom?

“This is typical! They do these cheap jobs to save money, but then they end up spending more money fixing all the things that break”

- the plumber

Don’t take on more than you

can handle

But wait!

What about your Content Management System?

CMS Cultural Awards

Links

Media Releases

Branding/Identity

XML feeds

Twitter Email subscribersRSS feeds

There are no magic tricks

Thank you