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How to Hire a Developer for a Drupal Project

Submitted by allanhoffman on July 1, 2009 - 4:06pm
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Companies, startups, and nonprofits often decide on Drupal for a project, but they don't always have a clear idea about how to hire a company/developer with Drupal expertise. This session will answer questions about hiring a Drupal firm; it will provide tips on how to streamline the process, learn about Drupal (in order to communicate effectively with developers), and do everything possible in order to increase the chances that the project will go smoothly and achieve the desired results.

Agenda

The session will cover these topics/questions, among others:

  • How important is it to write detailed spec?
  • What are the pros/cons of hiring a company that's interested in helping you work through functionality/user experience/design/Drupal, as opposed to a company whose main focus is Drupal?
  • Should you have a design or wireframes before you embark on the process?
  • Is it important to seek companies that are known in the Drupal community and contribute to Drupal?
  • What are typical rates charged by independent developers, US-based development companies, and overseas options (i.e., oDesk)?
  • What Drupal terms/knowledge can help to streamline the process?
  • What can go wrong, and why?

Goals

Participants should come away from the session feeling like they know some of the steps to take to hire a developer. They'll have a sense of what they should learn about Drupal to streamline the process and what some of the options are.