by Dan Linn, Technical Lead/Fun Master
I know it’s hard to believe I’ve never been to a DrupalCon, but it’s true. I’ve wanted to attend others, honest, but the opportunities just weren’t available at the time. Needless to say, I was very excited about attending the Pacific Northwest Drupal Summit in my hometown of Portland. Read More…
by Kronda Adair, Web Developer
I need a session on how to choose which session to go to. So much great information and so little time. I started out in a different session but had to pop in for the last half of this Javascript session led by Katherine Senzee, a Senior Engineer at Acquia. Here are a few brief take-aways from the session: Read More…
by Adam Edgerton, Project Manager
This session led by Amy Scavarda discussed how to use simple checklists to manage complex projects and tasks. Read on for some key takeaways. Read More…
by Kronda Adair, Web Developer
Things You Can ( or Can't ) Do With the Full Calendar Module This session led by Tim Plunkett covered the kinds of things you can do with his Full Calendar module. Thanks to those who pointed out this is it's own module not a plugin. The dependencies are Views and the Date module. I was a few minutes late to this session, and the basic demonstration on getting it up and running was already finished, which leads me to believe that setting it up is a pretty smooth and easy process. Here are a few take aways from the session: Read More…
by Adam Edgerton, Project Manager
This session led by Glenn Hilton of ImageX Media focused on recruiting and retaining talent (particularly developers) and building an outstanding team. Read on for some great takeaways from successful hiring processes. Read More…
by Adam Edgerton, Project Manager
This session led by Sean Larkin and Andrea Burton of ThinkShout looked at how to avoid competing for RFPs by instead partnering with potential clients in a paid discovery phase to help them scope their exact needs and in turn have a leg up on the competition to win the project. Read on for some presentation highlights and takeaways. Read More…
by Adam Edgerton, Project Manager
This session led by Amye Scavarda, a project manager at Acquia, focused on how to switch gears after a project launch to support the project lifecycle and how to build support into projects. Read on for some of the key takeaways. Read More…
by Adam Edgerton, Project Manager
This session led by Alex Kroman of Opensourcery covered exactly what the straightforward title suggests: Estimating Drupal Projects. Read on for an example estimation process. Read More…
by Adam Edgerton, Project Manager
This session led by Lauren Bacon of Raised Eyebrow Web Studio covered how to ask the right questions to build stronger relationships with your clients. Read on for some key takeaways. Read More…
by Adam Edgerton, Project Manager
In this session, Anne Stefanyk from Drupal Connect went over effective strategies for finding new leads, pitching them, and successfully landing new clients. Read on for some key takeaways. Read More…