• questions we need to answer first: 
    • is this part of drupal as a service? NO
      • we need a dedicated host, not shared infrastructure
      • Rich might host in cloud, but stand alone installation
    • what is Rich's resource commitment?
      • need to figure out funding
    • could we get bumped by DCAD in terms of priority? NO, in the queue with everyone else
    • what is Rich's timeline?
      • 3 months (est)
      • his resources are fully engaged right now
        • would need to bring in a contractor
        • funding for drupal resource (3 months@40hrs/week $110/hour)
      • catalog building a drupal database for their data
      • 2 systems with a bridge as opposed to same system?
        • we can pull catalog into dev system and work from there
      • or same system with different views?
    • How long would resources be available for us as we learn things and as things change?
      • his team doesn't have that flexibility
    • what is the Service Catalog's timeline in terms of needing the data?
      • Jan 2012
    • is Rich open to this being malleable? YES in dev
      • data model may change
      • business requirements may change
    • how flexible is this? thats why we will play in dev to define
      • can this be agile? according to Rich, drupal will not allow
      • design from inside out
      • catalog has defined their content types - share with Portfolio
    • provide Rich requirements, data model and business rules about what data is to be held in the system if we move forward with his team
    • next steps:
      • Rich has given us a drupal instance on their dev server for now (portfolio-dev@mit.edu) 18.9.60.10, so we could consider doing the following:
        • flush out information architecture
        • wire frame content types (fields on the page)
        • develop content types
        • relationships between content types
      • Dave finalizing fields by next week
      • talk with Garry about options if we go out on our own
      • Pat get funding set up production environment- table for implementation project
      • get production environment up (portfolio@mit.edu)
      • talk as team about what direction to go in (Web Services vs on our own)
        • need ability to do rapid prototyping
        • Pat schedule working sessions starting in two weeks with Alison and Rich if we want to go with Web Services
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