The Secret Decoder Ring: Translating Client-Speak Into Drupal Requirements
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The Secret Decoder Ring: Translating Client-Speak Into Drupal Requirements
- 1. The Secret Decoder Ring: Translating Client-Speak Into Drupal Requirements By Jeff Diecks Senior Project Manager, Mediacurrent Louisiana Drupal Users Group Organizer
- 2. “I need to build some slides for Friday.”
- 3. “You’re going to build slides??!!” Photo by playmasters.info
- 4. “It was a green slide with a child going down it.” Original Artwork by Avery: “DON’T COPY!”
- 5. What am I building? • Powerpoint presentation? • The Playground Mahal? • A blue slide? • A green slide?
- 6. Let’s talk about WHAT not HOW
- 7. I need some Powerpoint slides. = HOW
- 8. I need to talk to a group of people and show them some pictures. = WHAT
- 9. Both perspectives are necessary. Clients do things WITH a site Developers do things TO a site
- 10. Developers debate, clients confused Photo by icollector.com
- 11. Clients debate, developers confused Photo by azcapitoltimes.com
- 13. Flexible
- 14. Configurable
- 15. Scalable
- 16. Dynamic
- 17. Interactive
- 18. Sizzle, Pop, Bright, Cl ean, etc.
- 19. “Do you have what you need.”
- 20. “This is probably a global issue but I haven't verified yet.”
- 21. “Thanks Andrew. You made all my wildest dreams come true. (Meaning that you addressed all my "nice to haves". Good stuff.)”
- 22. Got more?
- 23. @jeffdiecks jeff.diecks@mediacurrent.com Louisiana Drupal Users Group groups.drupal.org/louisiana meetup.com/louisianadrupal 9/22/11 Questions?