Post on 07-Apr-2017
THE STORY Nikhil Deshpande @nikofthehill
• Front door for state’s government • Publishing platform for agencies and
elected officials
OMG HELP! • Proprietary CMS
• 2 versions • Cost
BRAND GEORGIA
CHOOSING A CMS
WE HEART DRUPAL
• Second largest CMS worldwide • Worldwide community of support and
developers • Open source!
GOING OPEN SOURCE
• Security • Free • Total cost of ownership • Is it ready for “prime time”?
COMMUNITY
PARTNERS
OPEN PUBLIC
• Tailored to the needs of government • Security • Accessibility • Workflow
VIGNETTE TO DRUPAL
• Content – Oracle to mySQL • Look and feel • Platform
PLATFORM
• Single code base / multiple databases • Cloud hosting • Search • Mobile ready
Search - 31% clicks 0.65% page area.
Child Support - 13% clicks; 0.49% page area.
Headlines - 3.6% clicks; 18% page area
55 REDESIGNS?
• Template based • Styletiles • Demo websites
REDESIGN
Classic Patriotic Friendly Official
TRANSLATING STYLE TILES TO WEB SITES
RECAP
• 56 sites, 8 batches, 150 content managers • October 2011 – September 2012 • On time and budget • Best of the Web – 2012 Innovation Award • 99.98% Uptime • Savings of $4.7 MM – 5 years
TAKEAWAYS
• Determine how your solution will work • Define success • Communicate and involve • Carefully select your implementation
partner
• Build a strong team
THANK YOU!