Tutorial 2A: CMS strategy & requirements

While it is easy to document dozens of functional and technical requirements for a content management system (CMS), writing more requirements actually makes it harder to select a product.

This half-day tutorial by James Robertson presents a practical approach to selecting a CMS, based on marketplace realities and the experiences gained in many selection projects.

Topics covered:

• introduction to CMS capabilities
• scoping your CMS project
• identifying project goals
• best-practice selection methodology
• how to identify "key selection criteria"
• how to document all your requirements in twenty pages (or less!)
• developing an effective tender

This workshop is a perfect prelude to Tony Byrne's tutorial on architecture and products.