Michael Meyers Presents Examiner.com's Migration to Drupal 7

Examiner.com Case StudyMigrating a Top 100 Website to Drupal 7 and FOSS

Michael E. [email protected]

Friday, November 12, 2010

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Migrating to Drupal




Unless You are a Well Known Success Story...Friday, November 12, 2010

A Sprint to funding...

...Before You Drown in Debt


FRAMEWORK


Between us girls...Friday, November 12, 2010

All we needed was a working, live, site...

alexander graham bellFriday, November 12, 2010





NowPublic.com Aug. 2009 by the Numbers...

• Over 120,000 members• in over 1,000 cities • and more then 100 countries• 500 New Stories Everyday • Several photos uploaded every minute• a Quantified top 1000 website


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Examiner.com Aug. 2009 by the Numbers...

• 30,000 Examiners (writers)• 140 Major US Cities • Over 1 Million Articles• 3,000 New Stories Everyday • More then 1 Million Photos• a Quantified top 100 website




They had an immature and weak toolset Friday, November 12, 2010

immature product and development processFriday, November 12, 2010

A Great Fit



“Facebook has not once bought a company for the company itself. We buy companies to get excellent people.”http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/19/mark-zuckerberg-we-buy-co_n_767338.html


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/19/mark-zuckerberg-we-buy-co_n_767338.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/19/mark-zuckerberg-we-buy-co_n_767338.html

Getting Hitched


HANG ON!



it’s a juggling act

and you don’t want to get burned


6%

25%

50%

19%

Acquisition & Integration (1M)Planning, Scheduling, Budgeting (4M)Build-out (8M)Go-Live & Cleanup (3M)


Phase 5Our Go Forward Strategy


Taking a Closer Look



RUNNING LATEFriday, November 12, 2010

Setting Expectations Upfront is Critical to Success


Eliminating Bottlenecks


You need to be a fearless

leader


TRUST


Too Many Cooks...Friday, November 12, 2010

It’s a balancing act...


CUT FEATURES!


contract (re)negotiationsFriday, November 12, 2010


Who on your team can make the transition?


Who on your team can make the transition?


HIRING TOP

TALENT


In Conclusion...



Examiner.com Case StudyMigrating a Top 100 Website to Drupal 7 and FOSS

Michael E. [email protected]




Michael Meyers Presents Examiner.com's Migration to Drupal 7

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Michael Meyers Presents Examiner.com's Migration to Drupal 7