March Wellington Drupal Meetup - beer, pizza, requirements gathering!

Ever been involved in a Drupal project that wasn't properly scoped or had its requirements gathered properly? Chances are you have. This meetup will deal a lot with best practices in the industry for achieving smooth production pipelines, an issue which is relevant from PM's and business analysts right through to devs and designers.

Come and share your methods and learn from others how to complete Drupal projects that are on time, on budget, meet the clients expectations, and keep your developers (for the most part) sane.

Also a good meetup for general Q&A, Drupal website showcases and networking within the Wellington Drupal community.

WHEN: 1st March, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

WHERE: Catalyst IT Level 3

AGENDA:

Newbie spotlight - An optional opportunity for new people to the group to say a quick intro and tell us a bit about what you're doing with Drupal. Are you looking for work? Are any of the organisations at the meetups hiring? Are you short on Drupal buddies or looking for a hand with a project?

Drupal Job Opportunities - This is so if people want to attend just the first part of the meetup in pursuit of work / recruiting staff, they can do so shamelessly. Are you looking for a Drupal job? Do you need Drupal staff? This segment over the first 5mins of the event is for you.

Module highlight - This is a new repeating part of our agenda that we will have during every meetup. It is where those of us who have modules we'd like to talk about take the stage tell us a bit about the module that they are currently in love with and what they've used it for.

Drupal Contribution & Sprints - Each week, we will discuss contributions currently being made to the Drupal community, who is doing it, and what we can all do to help. When is the next Drupal Sprint? Where is it being ran? How can you get involved? These questions will also be answered each month.

Drupal Q & A - The lifeblood of the meetups - come along and get your questions about Drupal answered. Useful for newbies and veterans alike to get peer feedback, solutions, insights and leads.

PIZZA - Vege, gluten free available (if you have special dietary requirements, PLEASE let us know in advance by emailing directly to alex@xequals.co.nz)

Requirements Gathering - Arguably one of the most important things involved in any digital product development is getting a clear understanding of the requirements and building them into the specifications of the project plan and product architecture. It's also one of the easiest things to get wrong or neglect entirely, and is often a reason behind projects taking too long, costing too much, or entering into 'feature creep'. This section of the meetup will involve sharing war stories, mitigation strategies, best practices, and tips as they relate to Drupal projects.

Website Showcase Hotseat - A chance for anyone to take the stage and show off a project that they've been working on.

REFRESHMENTS: Beer and pizza are provided by the very lovely Sparks Interactive. Thanks Sparks! You guys are awesome! If only everyone else were as good at providing beer and pizza as you... you have a special place in our heart.

And thanks Catalyst! Without you guys, there is no meeting room - a sad thought indeed. So cheers to Catalyst and Sparks for supporting the Wellington Drupal community, we all really appreciate it! :)

CONTRIBUTE: Want to share something specific with the group? These events are always open for people to take the stage, run a presentation or anything that they think might be interest to the wider group. Get in touch! Organisation of these events is provided by Xequals. Please contact us if you'd like to learn more, sponsor our community, or contribute to an event - alex@xequals.co.nz

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See you there :)