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Drupal + CiviCRM. Xykon March 2 nd , 2010. Who We Are…. Application Development Server implementations Consulting Bangalore, Philadelphia, Baltimore, DC 8(a)certifed firm. How We Work…. We Communicate… Scheduled updates Know when you’ll hear from us. Frequent deliverables/milestones
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Drupal + CiviCRM XykonMarch 2nd , 2010
Who We Are… • Application Development • Server implementations • Consulting • Bangalore, Philadelphia, Baltimore, DC • 8(a)certifed firm
How We Work… We Communicate… • Scheduled updates Know when you’ll hear from us. • Frequent deliverables/milestones Know that the project is on schedule. • Plain speak Know what we’re talking about. So that you know what we are doing.
How We Work… We listen and understand • Company vision • Short-term goals • Business processes • Time constraints • Technical and financial resources, AND • Your Preferences – after all this is for you. To craft the optimal solution for you.
What We Do… Consulting and Application Development • Web Application Development • Custom Software Application Development • Linux Server Consulting
What We Do… • Linux-based networking and security solutions • SMS Application Development/Consulting • Single Sign-On • Service Oriented Architecture • Hosting and Support Solutions
Expertise Programming Expertise: • Visual Basic (VBA for Exchange and Access) • J2EE (Sun SSO/Portal, Liferay) • PHP
Web Development • Document Management Systems • Intranets, Brochure Sites and Portals • Customer Relationship Management tools • Online community sites
Web Development • Technologies • Drupal, CiviCRM, SugarCRM, CiviNode • Joomla • Methodologies: • Unique to Customer • Traditional Approach • POC • Hybrid • Heavy focus on Usablity
What is Drupal? CMS: Create dynamic websites and web applications instead of using individual hand-crafted files for each web page. • User Profiles • Blogs • Image galleries • Forms • Multimedia • Document Management • Discussion Forums • Advanced Search • Social Networking • Content Tagging • Donations • CRM Integration
Why Drupal? • Features • SEO-friendly • Advanced URL Control (pathauto, global redirect) • Custom Content Types and Views (no programming) • Revision Control • Taxonomy (combine with content types and views) • User Management (access roles, groups) • Page titles and Meta tags • Community: ( documentation, training, feedback, security)
Drupal Sites • The United Nations • Warner Brothers Records • The Discovery Channel • Forbes • The Grateful Dead • AOL • Yahoo • Lime.com • The New York Observer • The Onion • Aaron Wall's SEObook.com • World Bank
Traditional approach: GMT www.greenmediatoolshed.org • Provides media (newsletters, reports, artwork, training) consulting for non profits • Complex website which includes ‘create your own website’ functionality, integration with external applications like’ Vocus media library’ and ‘Mantis bug tracker’ among others
Traditional approach: iKnow www.iknowpolitics.org • One of our highest traffic websites • Multilingual • Thousands of subscribers to taxonomies and groups • Vast resource library • Globalaudience
Traditional approach: Rethinkmedia www.rethinkmedia.org • Intranet section integrates with Sharepoint • Fully integrated with Salesforce • Fully integrated with ConstantContact
Traditional approach : NDI www.ndi.org • Simple, but powerful site • Makes extensive use of ‘nodes’ • Integrates with CiviCRM
Proof of Concept approach: Red Partidos www.redpartidos.org • Site developed using basic high level requirements • Several LAC countries participated • Iterative development of new features
Hybrid approach: CHF NPEC • Flexible page display • Searchable PDF library • Menu based approach