The "tools of the trade"

Time slot: 
March 8th, 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Room: 
Chicago 8 & 9
Track: 
Business and Strategy
Experience: 
Beginner

In many Drupalcons, experienced Drupal shops shared their tips, tricks and knowledge with newer and smaller Drupal developers.
Instead of abstract guidelines - We'd like to focus on the tools we use throughout the sales/spec/develoment/deploy cycle.

  • Estimation
  • Sales Management/CRM
  • Wireframing, Specifications tools
  • HR Planning and allocation
  • Project Management
  • Version Control
  • Cashflow planning
  • Project profit analysis

Video available at Archive.org.

Intended audience: 

Drupal consultants, Freelancers, Drupal Shops, Prospects

Questions answered by this session
Question 1: 
What tools can help mange the various business cycles and to achieve better/faster/cheaper results.
Question 2: 
How do other Drupal shops address the same challenges as I do?
Question 3: 
What can we measure in a project's lifecycle in order to maximize a projects profitability?
Question 4: 
How Drupal-Shops can share operational knowledge alongside code.
Question 5: 
How can I accelerate and professionalize the way I treat various development and business cycles using mature tools and practices.
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