Making Decisions
January 16th, 2008 Posted in webdevI just got a new position as Web Developer and am busy taking things in, meeting people and learning about priorities. One of the things that stands out is the quantity of things on my plate that need improvement. I really want to get going on some of this stuff and I am interested in utilizing a decision making model that is known for its reliable results. The most reliable one that I know of is to think thoroughly, brainstorm potential solutions, evaluate solutions and, ultimately, take a risk by making a decision. So, these are some of the things I need to decide about:
FAQ system – leaning towards Interspire ActiveKB, but maybe I should use the ASK Drupal module
Content Management System – down to drupal vs. joomla
ad-hoc forms system – this tends to be a complete hack, but I’d like to have it make some sense when it is all said and done. Kinda liking drupal webforms module. Also am considering just doing it in PHP.
project portfolio management. Really, a fancy name for the fact that people want stuff done and we can’t do all of it right now. We need a way to prioritize, estimate, complete and generally, to perform.
One Response to “Making Decisions”
By judy on Mar 18, 2008
What do you need the CMS for? My impression is that drupal has more options, joomla has a quicker learning curve.
as for project portfolio management — do you mean something like the STA database? maybe you can steal it form them! I also have used project management tools like basecamp, activeCollab, and Unfuddle. I think I like basecamp the most. Though it probably wouldn’t fit into your setting that well.