Planning & Executing Custom Drupal Integration Projects
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The document presents a guide on planning and executing custom integration projects, emphasizing the importance of thorough preparation, asking questions, documenting plans, and managing changes. Key points include understanding client needs, leveraging existing resources, and maintaining teamwork throughout the process. The presentation aims to help developers successfully integrate systems and optimize performance for business needs.
![Launch with Confidence!
Custom Integration Projects
Plan, Execute, Succeed
Presenter:
Dagoberto Aceves [Senior Engineer]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/customintegrationprojectsdagov2-140919103710-phpapp01/85/Planning-Executing-Custom-Drupal-Integration-Projects-1-320.jpg)
Planning & Executing Custom Drupal Integration Projects
- 1. Launch with Confidence! Custom Integration Projects Plan, Execute, Succeed Presenter: Dagoberto Aceves [Senior Engineer]
- 2. Dagoberto Aceves 2 Senior Engineer: Achieve Internet 5+ Years of Drupal Development Platform Integration Expert and API Lucha Libre
- 3. Agenda • Plan Ahead • Ask questions. • Document your plan. • Plan Your Work, Work Your Plan • Keeping Development Staff on point • Protecting your plan • Managing Changes Along the Way • Q&A 3
- 4. Plan Your Integration? 6 “Failure to plan is planning to fail.”
- 5. Plan Ahead
- 6. Get the Facts 8 Ask the client for as much detail up front.
- 7. Why? 9 Why are you integrating your systems?
- 8. Areas of Improvement 10 What do you want your system to do that it doesn’t do today?
- 9. What Are We Working With? Knowing the systems the client uses is important 9
- 10. External Resources 12 Does the client have them? How will they be allocated?
- 11. Document Everything “Get it in writing!” –Darlene Holden 13
- 12. Now You Know Knowing is Half the Battle. 12
- 13. Plan Your Work, Work Your Plan
- 14. Keep Your Team Red Hot 14 Image idea…team on same page Keep the Development Team on point and on fire
- 15. Are There Modules For That? Leverage pre-existing resources 17
- 16. Where Do We Start? What and where are the integration points? 16
- 17. Are There Any Prerequisites? 19 Image idea…team on same page Make sure to get what you need from the client upfront
- 18. Be The Experts Has the client forgotten anything? 20
- 19. Document Everything (again) Convert your plan into a road map anyone can follow! 21
- 20. Lead the Charge 20
- 21. The Best Laid Of Schemes Of Mice and Men Often Go Awry
- 22. Defending Against Changes Code defensively. OO is fantastic for this! 22
- 23. Testing Automate testing 23
- 24. Teamwork 4
- 25. Moving Day and Launch Day 27
- 26. Change in Plans 28 Image idea: How do you manage the inevitable roadblock?
- 27. With enough time and money we can do anything! 27 Special Teams
- 28. Now You Are Ready 30
- 29. Conclusions • Plan Ahead • Ask questions. • Get to the WHY • Project Goals • Document your plan. • Plan Your Work, Work Your Plan • Be the expert. • Protect your project • Code level • Expect changes • Teamwork 29
- 30. it’s not magic, it’s excellence. Thank You Dagoberto Aceves! Senior Engineer" dago.aceves@achieveinternet.com" o. 800.618.8777" @dago_aceves" 31
- 31. Connect with Achieve If you have any further questions or would like to get in touch with Achieve you can do so on these various channels: info@achieveinternet.com linkedin.com/company/Achieve-Internet plus.google.com/+AchieveInternet @AchieveInternet facebook.com/pages/Achieve-Internet 32
- 32. Q & A 34
- 33. Achieve Services Achieve builds custom enterprise IT management systems to solve the most complex business challenges. Achieve makes integration easy so you can focus on what is most important to your business – your customers. Optimize the performance of your web site or application to increase productivity and streamline operations. Achieve has vast experience in creating global web solutions that far out perform the competition. ‘Going Mobile’ is no longer an option. With Achieve you won’t have to compromise design for utility. Application Development! Platform ! Integration! Infrastructure Services! Globalization Services! Mobility & End User Services!
- 34. Key Clients: Media & Entertainment clients!
- 35. Additional Key Clients clients!