Boston: the hub of the CMS world?
There’s a reason Bostonians like to call their city “The Hub of the Universe.” We’ve always been the epicenter for a lot of stuff: great universities, world-class hospitals, tech innovation, the most talented sports teams in the universe. (Pay no attention to that recent Big…
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…
How to staff a winning CMS team
[caption id="attachment_1400" align="alignright" width="270" caption="Red Sox Depth Chart: Pitching and Defense (Courtesy of mlb.com)"][/caption] 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…
The Red Sox’ spring of dis-‘content’
It’s late February, so here in Boston that means our beloved Red Sox are at spring training in Ft. Myers, Florida. It’s a special time for baseball fans, and even more so this time around: this week, the Sox move into their brand new spring…
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…
A Giant CMS Oops
Someone working the New York Giants CMS got a little trigger happy, prematurely publishing a congratulatory Super Bowl message on the Giants website. Oops is right. Let this be a reminder to us all to double check those workflow states. Enjoy the big game tomorrow.…
Tackling website migrations: An interview with David Hobbs
Website migrations are one of the most misunderstood and underestimated parts of a CMS project. Thankfully we have David Hobbs to help demystify the process. David is principle at David Hobbs Consulting, and a self described ‘Large Website Consultant’ helping clients get control of their website…
Death by RFP: Don’t let it happen to you
A few months ago, a very large public university published an open RFP to re-platform its entire network of websites onto a new CMS. The RFP was posted in its state’s procurement website and an open source CMS community forum as an invitation to everyone…
The ease of use myth
When looking for a new CMS, most end users agree on one thing – It must be easy to use. Easy to use. We hear those three words a lot during the CMS selection process. It seems like a reasonable expectation, but it may just…
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…