Project Manager

Strict juridical agreements can direct the development into predetermined narrow fixed path instead of encouraging agile approach, hence compromising achievement of the best possible results. At our company we have managed to negotiate project contracts that have resulted projects complished in time, below budget and with high client satisfaction. The basis for a great contract is to appreciate the nature of the modern way of constructing a complex website. You must dig into the business goals and abstract the main components of the desired big picture.

"The Cloud" is more than just hyper-hand-waving. There is a monumental shift under way in the global software industry. In the last fifty years software innovation has moved from the mainframe, to the desktop, and now to the internet, aka "The Cloud". This move will upend entire segments of the industry and will have a huge impact on the Drupal project. In the near future, the majority of Drupal sites will be hosted on cloud services and an increasing number of cloud based services will be available to enhance the Drupal platform.

We will cover:

• What is page load speed? – Tools used to measure performance of your pages and site – Six Key Improvements to make Drupal “run fast”
  ++ Performance Module settings and how they work
  ++ Caching – biggest gainer and how to implement Boost
  ++ Other quick hits: off loading search, tweaking settings & why running crons is important
  ++ Ask your host about APC and how to make sure its set up correctly
  ++ Dare we look at the database? Easy changes that will help a lot!