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Project Management

CMSExpo: Killer Project Management Panel

Our CMS Mythbuster panel on tips and tricks for Killer Project Management at CMS Expo 2012 turned out to be a big hit. The panel was moderated by myself and included the following panelists: Justin Kerr Emma Jane Hogbin Lee Brinckley The session was very well attended and nobody on the panel was skewered on [...]

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A CMS Expo panel is born

It’s just about three weeks away and the team at CMS Myth is getting really excited about the 2012 CMS Expo. The line up for the ‘Killer Project Management‘ panel on May 9, 2012 is official. I’ll be joined on stage by the following panelists: Justin Kerr Emma Jane Hogbin Lee Brinckley Targeted for a [...]

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When is Agile appropriate for a CMS project?

Very few would argue about whether or not a CMS project is a software project. As such, it is known (among experienced professionals) there exists more than one way to ‘skin a cat’. However, when it comes time to discuss the right approach, this lack of discord will sometimes evaporate quickly. Our team of contributors [...]

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Build One to Throw Away

In Fred Brook’s classic The Mythical Man Month, he famously argues that: In most projects, the first system built is barely usable. It may be too slow, too big, too awkward to use, or all three. There is no alternative but to start again, smarting but smarter, and build a redesigned version in which these [...]

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How to staff a winning CMS team

Our beloved Red Sox pitchers and catchers just reported to spring training in sunny Florida. As the team starts to assemble its opening day roster, it begs the natural question for a CMS Mythbuster: Who is on your CMS roster? Anyone planning a web content management system implementation has to think through who needs to [...]

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Busting Web Experience Management Myths and Killer Project Management at CMS Expo

We’re excited to announce that The CMS Myth will be at CMS Expo in Chicago this May! We’ll be covering the event (as a media sponsor) and also have two CMS Mythbusters speaking: John Eckman will be speaking about “CMS Mythbusting: Web Experience Management” aka “Don’t Believe [all] the Hype.” Vendors are heavily pushing the notion [...]

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Why project management matters…

Last weekend I and fellow CMS Mythbuster John Eckman braved a snowstorm to attend the 2012 Western Massachusetts Drupal Camp. John gave a talk on a recent higher-ed project using Drupal and Kaltura. The day was filled with informative sessions on a number of different topics including a fantastic hour on the basics of Linux and [...]

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