Comments on: The Top Ten Mistakes of Web CMS Projects – and How to Avoid Them http://thecontentwrangler.com/2008/01/31/the_top_ten_mistakes_of_web_cms_projects_and_how_to_avoid_them/ Content is a business asset worthy of being managed Fri, 18 May 2012 01:51:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Fabrice Talbot http://thecontentwrangler.com/2008/01/31/the_top_ten_mistakes_of_web_cms_projects_and_how_to_avoid_them/comment-page-1/#comment-232 Fabrice Talbot Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:59:16 +0000 http://localhost:8888/ee/?p=382#comment-232 <p>Hi Mickael, </p> <p> That’s a very good checklist. From my consulting experience implementing Tridion CMS system, two issues come over and over: <br /> - migration issue (#6) <br /> - lack of functional design (#5) </p> <p> I saw many clients migrating unstructured content to (XML-based) structured content, thinking that a tool could just do it fine. This is raely the case and. IMHO, clients need to plan time to clean-up their dataset prior to migration. </p> <p> As for the lack of functional design, well.. there is as simple solution. Hire functional consultants who know very well the software and can map your CM process correctly. This is a safe investment on the long run that will ensure you get the best out of your CMS! </p> <p> Fabrice </p> Hi Mickael,

That’s a very good checklist. From my consulting experience implementing Tridion CMS system, two issues come over and over:

- migration issue (#6)

- lack of functional design (#5)

I saw many clients migrating unstructured content to (XML-based) structured content, thinking that a tool could just do it fine. This is raely the case and. IMHO, clients need to plan time to clean-up their dataset prior to migration.

As for the lack of functional design, well.. there is as simple solution. Hire functional consultants who know very well the software and can map your CM process correctly. This is a safe investment on the long run that will ensure you get the best out of your CMS!

Fabrice

]]> By: Joseph Bachana http://thecontentwrangler.com/2008/01/31/the_top_ten_mistakes_of_web_cms_projects_and_how_to_avoid_them/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Joseph Bachana Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:01:23 +0000 http://localhost:8888/ee/?p=382#comment-231 <p>Mike, </p> <p> Thanks for this article. </p> <p> With regard to #4 above, there’s two ways to look at that. If a company has an application stack that is a certain flavor (J2EE/Java, .NET, LAMP) and resources to go along with it, why would they look at a different stack? Unless the requirements for a solution are overwhelmingly a match, this doesn’t make sense for most organizations. There’s no right answer, it is just what fits best at a company. Of course if the organization doesn’t have a homogeneous development and infrastructure environment, there may be some room to explore the different solutions independent of stack. </p> <p> The other way to look at this ‘do your homework’ point is around costs. Companies that are in ‘hunger’ mode—akin to going to the supermarket when hungry when looking for a CMS—will convince themselves money is no object when they buy a CMS. However, if they don’t have a real budget—not just implementation but total costs over a period of time (TCO), then an expensive solution is going to wear them down with ongoing service (and maintenance) costs. </p> <p> Thanks again, -Joe B </p> Mike,

Thanks for this article.

With regard to #4 above, there’s two ways to look at that. If a company has an application stack that is a certain flavor (J2EE/Java, .NET, LAMP) and resources to go along with it, why would they look at a different stack? Unless the requirements for a solution are overwhelmingly a match, this doesn’t make sense for most organizations. There’s no right answer, it is just what fits best at a company. Of course if the organization doesn’t have a homogeneous development and infrastructure environment, there may be some room to explore the different solutions independent of stack.

The other way to look at this ‘do your homework’ point is around costs. Companies that are in ‘hunger’ mode—akin to going to the supermarket when hungry when looking for a CMS—will convince themselves money is no object when they buy a CMS. However, if they don’t have a real budget—not just implementation but total costs over a period of time (TCO), then an expensive solution is going to wear them down with ongoing service (and maintenance) costs.

Thanks again, -Joe B

]]> By: Christian Lindknud http://thecontentwrangler.com/2008/01/31/the_top_ten_mistakes_of_web_cms_projects_and_how_to_avoid_them/comment-page-1/#comment-230 Christian Lindknud Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:54:22 +0000 http://localhost:8888/ee/?p=382#comment-230 <p>Yes indeed, thank you for sharing this list with us. </p> <p> These things always seem so obvious when you read through them (we are about to start the same process) but don’t let that fool you. </p> <p> We’ve already shared this list as a starting reminder in our (4 person) project team!  <img src="http://thecontentwrangler.com/images/smileys/wink.gif" width="19" height="19" alt="wink" style="border:0;" /> </p> Yes indeed, thank you for sharing this list with us.

These things always seem so obvious when you read through them (we are about to start the same process) but don’t let that fool you.

We’ve already shared this list as a starting reminder in our (4 person) project team!  wink

]]> By: free softwares expert http://thecontentwrangler.com/2008/01/31/the_top_ten_mistakes_of_web_cms_projects_and_how_to_avoid_them/comment-page-1/#comment-229 free softwares expert Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:50:01 +0000 http://localhost:8888/ee/?p=382#comment-229 <p>Nice list..... <br /> As a worker in Balicamp, a software company. I find several mistakes that my team did. Like ignoring “Simple is better” </p> <p> But mistakes makes a good experience. <br /> Thank’s for sharing your knowledge here. </p> Nice list…..

As a worker in Balicamp, a software company. I find several mistakes that my team did. Like ignoring “Simple is better”

But mistakes makes a good experience.

Thank’s for sharing your knowledge here.

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