CMS Driven Applications Speaker: Ruben Reusser Company: headwire.com, Inc [email_address]

Speaker: Ruben Reusser

Company: headwire.com, Inc

[email_address]

CMS Driven Applications Introduction Stakeholders Application Types Life Cycle of a shrink wrapped Application Life Cycle of a custom built Application How complicated are changes? Zachman Framework CMS/WCM Magnolia before 4.0 Magnolia after 4.0 with STK Building the Application Making Changes to the Application CRUD Example References Questions

Introduction

Stakeholders

Application Types

Life Cycle of a shrink wrapped Application

Life Cycle of a custom built Application

How complicated are changes?

Zachman Framework

CMS/WCM

Magnolia before 4.0

Magnolia after 4.0 with STK

Building the Application

Making Changes to the Application

CRUD Example

References

Questions

CMS Driven Applications Definition: CMS Driven Applications make use of content as a primary driver for the functionality and are built on top of a content management system.

Definition:

CMS Driven Applications make use of content as a primary driver for the functionality and are built on top of a content management system.

CMS Driven Applications Stakeholders in an Application Decision Makers Project Owner Architects Developers Users Maintenance and Support

Stakeholders in an Application

Decision Makers

Project Owner

Architects

Developers

Users

Maintenance and Support

CMS Driven Applications Application Types Shrink Wrapped Applications Custom Built Applications Custom Built Shrink Wrapped

Application Types

Shrink Wrapped Applications

Custom Built Applications

CMS Driven Applications Life Cycle of a shrink wrapped application Major Release Customer buys the application Customer adapts to the application

Life Cycle of a shrink wrapped application

Major Release

Customer buys the application

Customer adapts to the application

CMS Driven Applications Life Cycle of a shrink wrapped application major release, customer buys it, customer uses it and adapts how he/she works around the software (there is a need for this type of application, the user wants to use it the way it's built or uses the software of the competitor instead)‏

Life Cycle of a shrink wrapped application

major release, customer buys it, customer uses it and adapts how he/she works around the software (there is a need for this type of application, the user wants to use it the way it's built or uses the software of the competitor instead)‏

Application is built in conjunction with the stake holders, then released. Application is released in a partial state if it already helps in the business process, development continues until the full application is ready, features are frequently added over the life of the application to adopt to the business.

Application is built in conjunction with the stake holders, then released. Application is released in a partial state if it already helps in the business process, development continues until the full application is ready, features are frequently added over the life of the application to adopt to the business.

CMS Driven Applications Life Cycle of a custom built application Partial Release Build Business Change Final Release Application Change

Life Cycle of a custom built application

CMS Driven Applications What happens with the team once the major development is completed? Reassignment of core team to other projects Contractors may disappear New team members are assigned for maintenance and support

What happens with the team once the major development is completed?

Reassignment of core team to other projects

Contractors may disappear

New team members are assigned for maintenance and support

CMS Driven Applications How complicated are changes? Development team has to be involved for small changes Application has to be released and fully retested to make sure it is still functioning properly Resources have to be drawn back into the project

How complicated are changes?

Development team has to be involved for small changes

Application has to be released and fully retested to make sure it is still functioning properly

Resources have to be drawn back into the project

CMS Driven Applications How big is the team that makes changes? Full team including developer

How big is the team that makes changes?

Full team including developer

CMS Driven Applications Lesson from the above: Don't forget the maintenance aspect when building an application!

Lesson from the above:

Don't forget the maintenance aspect when building an application!

CMS Driven Applications Zachman Framework

Zachman Framework

CMS Driven Applications CMS/WCM is addressing this problem for the web site building use case Developer is not involved in production changes User can make changes Fast reaction to business needs without the burden of full development cycle

CMS/WCM is addressing this problem for the web site building use case

Developer is not involved in production changes

User can make changes

Fast reaction to business needs without the burden of full development cycle

CMS Driven Applications Magnolia before 4.0: User can change content Developer manages the overall look Release Cycle is needed for new look

Magnolia before 4.0:

User can change content

Developer manages the overall look

Release Cycle is needed for new look

CMS Driven Applications Magnolia before 4.0:

Magnolia before 4.0:

CMS Driven Applications Magnolia after 4.0 with STK:

Magnolia after 4.0 with STK:

CMS Driven Applications Advantages: Very flexible Inexpensive maintenance and support Fast release cycles Disadvantages: Too much flexibility can introduce errors

Advantages:

Very flexible

Inexpensive maintenance and support

Fast release cycles

Disadvantages:

Too much flexibility can introduce errors

CMS Driven Applications Why not do the same for application development?

Why not do the same for application development?

CMS Driven Applications, why? What is a Content Management System? A Content Management System (CMS) supports the creation, management, distribution and publishing of corporate information. It covers the complete life cycle of the pages on your site, from providing simple tools to create the content, through to publishing and finally to archiving. It also provides the ability to manage the structural layout of the site, the appearance of the published pages and the navigation provided to the users. (src: http://www.steptwo.com.au/papers/kmc_what/index.html )

What is a Content Management System?

A Content Management System (CMS) supports the creation, management, distribution and publishing of corporate information.

It covers the complete life cycle of the pages on your site, from providing simple tools to create the content, through to publishing and finally to archiving.

It also provides the ability to manage the structural layout of the site, the appearance of the published pages and the navigation provided to the users.

(src: http://www.steptwo.com.au/papers/kmc_what/index.html )

CMS Driven Applications Today's web sites also contain or are applications!

Today's web sites also contain or are applications!

CMS Driven Applications Definition: A CMS Driven Application is an application which includes as many steps as possible into the content part while having the logical part as a base. This allows for easy changes and maintenance.

Definition:

A CMS Driven Application is an application which includes as many steps as possible into the content part while having the logical part as a base. This allows for easy changes and maintenance.

CMS Driven Applications Building the Application The team builds a more modular application, taking data and configuration from the CMS and render it for its application purposes The team then uses the modules created on the CMS to build out the actual application

Building the Application

The team builds a more modular application, taking data and configuration from the CMS and render it for its application purposes

The team then uses the modules created on the CMS to build out the actual application

CMS Driven Applications Making changes to the application Changes can now be made by modifying content/configuration in the CMS directly. Changes can be viewed immediately and can be made by business people, designers or developers without redeploying.

Making changes to the application

Changes can now be made by modifying content/configuration in the CMS directly. Changes can be viewed immediately and can be made by business people, designers or developers without redeploying.

CMS Driven Applications Easier Maintenance Cycle Application changes are now managed the same way as content changes.

Easier Maintenance Cycle

Application changes are now managed the same way as content changes.

CMS Driven Applications Less to build Magnolia already comes with security, caching, deployment and activation work flow Less risk for critical security issues Developers focus on business logic and build more reusable code.

Less to build

Magnolia already comes with security, caching, deployment and activation work flow

Less risk for critical security issues

Developers focus on business logic and build more reusable code.

CMS Driven Applications CRUD example (create, read update delete)‏

CRUD example

(create, read update delete)‏

CMS Driven Applications Module built: Generic CRUD module connecting to a database or a repository, including form handler, error messages, operations, added GUI designer to create the forms. Module can be reused for any form screen, forms can be managed by users, no developer needed to make changes (better error messages?)‏

Module built:

Generic CRUD module connecting to a database or a repository, including form handler, error messages, operations, added GUI designer to create the forms.

Module can be reused for any form screen, forms can be managed by users, no developer needed to make changes (better error messages?)‏

CMS Driven Applications Magnolia Project References: Healthcare web site for costco members swissroots – a community web site Open Enrollment – a healthcare application platform

Magnolia Project References:

Healthcare web site for costco members

swissroots – a community web site

Open Enrollment – a healthcare application platform

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