Etienne Engasser & Jigar Mehta

Pulling off a Drupal project can be difficult and might require more than only Drupal expertise. Even a one-page project can create tension in a team for many reasons:

Unclear requirements

Improper communication

Multiple languages

And so much more!

In this talk, we will discuss why communication breaks down during a project and how we can make things better. We will talk about questions that should be asked at various phases of a project in order to ensure that all requirements are well-defined and understood by everyone involved in the project, starting from the client all the way to your developers.

In this session, we will go through things like:

What does the client want and how to document those requirements?

How developers see things and how to speak to them?

How the client sees things and how to communicate with them?

What to do and what not to do to make your communication better

The key questions that define a project: Why? When? How? Who? What? Where?

How communication helps when it's time to estimate

Tips to improve your communication