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A Survey of Emerging Technologies That Complement Drupal

This presentation is a high-level survey of emerging technologies that complement Drupal. Drupal can do a lot of things well, but, Drupal is also capable of working with best of breed tools thanks to its robust framework and vast set of contributed modules. We explore how this integration occurs for some promising technologies. We have selected new and popular technologies that solve impactful problems commonly found when creating Drupal implementations. We describe why each technology should be considered. We share the separation of responsibilities between the technologies and Drupal with a focus on circumstances in which the technology should be adopted. And, finally, we present potential approaches for solutions that leverage both Drupal and the emerging technology in a complementary manner.  The emerging technologies we will explore are: Hubspot and marketing automation/CRM ElasticSearch and search/log management/visualization Cypress.io and modern JavaScript testing GraphQL/Schemata and decoupled web services Pattern Lab and design systems Gatsby.JS and static site generation   Attendees can expect to learn high-level capabilities of the emerging technologies and ideas on how to use them in concert with Drupal. This talk would be ideal for architects, business analysts, or systems integrators passionate about understanding Drupal’s place within a larger enterprise of tools.

Better Project Management Through Board Games

The skills that are required to be a successful Project Manager encompass a great many things, and the expertise you acquire can be applied universally across every industry and most job roles. They're so broadly applicable that you can develop the skillset needed even outside of the workplace in everyday life... Like by playing Board Games! In this session, we'll identify some of the core competencies for a Project Management, and suggest Board Games that leverage these concepts which you can play to level up your Project Management Skills!

Can’t We All Just Get Along? Design & Development Collaboration

This talk explores common myths between design and development, and I’m here to bust them! Is this you? - A designer wondering what happens to your beloved mockups after handed off to the development team - A developer having nightmares about the intricacies of design and functionalities seeming way off base of budget and scope - A project manager watching from the sidelines wondering how this process can be improved The answer to smooth project workflow has been right in front of us the whole time...collaboration! With the current state of agile workflows, it's important to remember that full team involvement from start to finish will eliminate many unknowns in projects. We'll walk through the ins and outs of: - Collaborative Commitment - Design Workflow - Development Workflow - Setting Expectations / Project Planning - Winning! When we align design and development as one collaborative unit projects can really take flight. So, can we all just get along? Of course we can! Join me in exploring the common myths and working through improvements together.

Level up your layout! Component Based SiteBuilding with Layout Builder & View Modes

View Modes are the site-building glue that brings your content strategy, design, media strategy, and UX development together to actually create your web displays. View Modes have been in Drupal for some time, but what do they really do? Why are they so powerful? With Drupal 8, View Modes are now even more relevant with the standardization of Entity and Field management across entity types. With Layout Builder in Core, it is important that you create a harmonious View Mode and Layout Builder strategy. Think beyond the Teaser and Paragraphs for display flexibility and harness the power of View Modes! TOPICS COVERED: View Modes in core: Anatomy of a view mode. Common applications of view modes across entity types. View modes and media (media entities and file displays!). What the “Default” view mode does vs. Full Content. Architecting View Modes for your site: Planning your View Mode + Content + UX + Component Library strategy. Interacting with layout solutions. (Panels / Display Suite / Views)  Extending view modes in code. Lessons Learned with View Modes: Interactions of view modes across entity types. Naming is important. What does “Teaser” really mean?! But why can’t I use that view mode?! View Modes and Layout Builder Configuration of both display systems. Considerations with approach. Future development path. WHAT LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE SHOULD YOU HAVE? This session listed as “Beginner”, but the concepts and information can be applied to more advanced architectures. Coming as a Site-Builder? You should know how to create content types and have reordered fields on “Manage Display” at least once. Are you a project manager or designer? Be familiar with basic Drupal terminology like a node, content type, and field. Are you a Drupal Developer? You know enough to join this session. :) WHAT WILL THIS SESSION ACCOMPLISH? Share with the community that there can be more than just Full Content and Teaser. Provide tools for Site Builders to create powerful displays with little or no coding. Explain why View Modes are a powerful tool in your Drupal tool chest. WHAT WILL ATTENDEES WALK AWAY HAVING LEARNED? Terminology and concepts to connect design, content, and technical execution. View Modes applied to different entities may mean different things. Practical knowledge to apply for their own site extension. Layers of View Modes can and will interact with each other. Layering must be deliberate. By Role: Project Managers: Understand that View Mode creation and extension requires effort which you need to include in planning. Content Strategy / Analysts: How do view modes interact with content and functionality through the site. Designers: The language and concepts to communicate your design vision to the development team. Site Builders: Build what they are asked by the design and project management team. :) Drupal Developers: Understand why all these non-coders on your team have created View Modes when you are asked to help possibly extend their displays. :D