Working in a Multi-platform Environment Diana Mounter Design and Development Coordinator LGSA

This is my experience, please share yours .

we must streamline

Content Management Systems the solution to your problems!

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Before you know it… you’ve created a MONSTER!

What happens when your CMS eats to much cake? Makes upgrading more complicated May increase costs of your MSA (if you have one) More things to break = more things to fix You may have to make a compromise on functionality

Makes upgrading more complicated

May increase costs of your MSA (if you have one)

More things to break = more things to fix

You may have to make a compromise on functionality

Now what?

pack up your bags… and go custom

“ Custom? Why would we spend the money doing that? We’re not special.”

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Did that make an impact?

The CMS couldn’t do… (without customisation) blogs videos forums

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Why did we decide to go custom?

“ This is typical! They do these cheap jobs to save money, but then they end up spending more money fixing all the things that break” - the plumber

Don’t take on more than you can handle

But wait!

What about your Content Management System?

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There are no magic tricks

Thank you