BoF

Birds of a Feather sessions.

BOF: DrupalCampColoarado and DrupalCon Colorado Organization

Posted by cyberswat on Thursday, July 24th, 2008 at 4:26pm GMT
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Organizing this DrupalCamp has been an interesting process that has taught us quite a bit about the demand for Drupal events in addition to the process of making one happen. We try our best to make everyone happy but invariably can not cover every contingency. http://groups.drupal.org/node/12720#comment-43598 has presented the beginnings of a constructive conversation related to making future events the best they can be.

The Drupal Community

Posted by bjeavons on Thursday, July 24th, 2008 at 11:25am GMT
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I'd like to talk about the Drupal community, the ways in which we are open and sponsor participation and the ways we've push people away. Because we have pushed people away. What do we do that is right and what are we doing wrong?

Agenda: 

Open discussion about the Drupal community.

Prerequisites: 

None, but you might want to attend http://drupalcampcolorado.org/content/the-dao-drupal-community

Goals: 

I hope to identify the problem points in our system, because I think we have some. After identifying some lets discuss how we can fix them.

Wisdom of the crowds - My favorite Drupal modules

Posted by mikehostetler on Monday, July 21st, 2008 at 2:58pm GMT
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This session will serve as a place to facilitate an discussion surrounding the question:

'When developing a new Drupal site, what are the first 10 to 20 modules you install and why?'

I will start the discussion by going down my list.

BoF - Drupal Hosting

Posted by mikehostetler on Monday, July 21st, 2008 at 2:54pm GMT
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Lets discuss the ins and outs of Drupal hosting. What OS is best? What database? How do you handle backups, does your hosting company do this for you?

I'm sure that will generate enough of a discussion ... :-)

BoF: Marketing Open Source

Posted by beeradb on Sunday, July 6th, 2008 at 3:41pm GMT
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Let's have a conversation about our approach to selling clients on the idea of open source software. Most of us, at one point or another, are faced with the task of selling clients on using open source technology such as Drupal, MySQL, Apache, and more, so let's exchange ideas on selling open source software over their oft better known closed source alternative.

Agenda: 

A discussion points that come to mind for me are:
* Convincing people that the free alternative is also the best option.
* Responding to concerns about the security of code that "anyone can see".
* Explaining the value of the Drupal platform. Do you approach it as a "package deal" and focus more on the platform/community at large, or do you go into the specifics about the solution you plan to provide, including giving information on key features offered by them?

Prerequisites: 

The desire to market open source software.

Goals: 

To have a frank discussion on the techniques we use to market the open source software based services we provide.

BoF: Usability Testing

Posted by beeradb on Sunday, July 6th, 2008 at 3:16pm GMT
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Let's sit down and have a chat about usability testing. Do you do it for your sites? Why or why not?

We've started doing usability testing on our sites in the last couple months, and we'd love to talk about the methods we're using and compare notes with others.

Agenda: 

Lets talk about the following (and whatever else might come up!):

* Benefits (and drawbacks?) of performing usability testing on your designs.
* Deciding how to perform the testing and what questions to ask.
* Finding testers.
* Examining results and acting on them.
* Selling clients on the idea.

Prerequisites: 

An interest in creating usable web sites.

Goals: 

To explore usability testing in an effort to better serve clients by creating simple and intuitive designs that guide users to the content they're looking for.

BOF: Project workflow, management, and client expectations

Posted by cyberswat on Friday, June 27th, 2008 at 4:40pm GMT
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Let's discuss Project Management! What does it take to deliver a successful project that meets client expectations and is delivered on time and on budget? How do you extract client requirements and turn those into successful deliverables? Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, UML, Process Diagrams, Wireframes, Design Comps ... how does it all fit together into a clearly defined purpose? What systems do you use to manage your projects?

Agenda: 

To discuss in a candid fashion what works and does not work in regards to dealing with client expectations and delivering a solid product.

Prerequisites: 

The desire to have effect communication and workflows in development.

Goals: 

To learn a thing or two about how people work in the real world.

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