Wellstone Action: A Drupal Process Case Study
Wellstone Action! is a national center for training and leadership development for the progressive movement. Founded in January 2003, Wellstone Action trains, educates, mobilizes and organizes a large network of progressive individuals and organizations.
The original Wellstone.org website was built using a proprietary CMS system. As the site aged and communications needs evolved, staff had to increasingly work around that system and it's constraints. As such, part of the motivation for a new website was to not only present information clearly, but to do so in a way that was open to evolution and improvement over time, making Drupal and ideal fit for their needs.
Wellstone Action's Drupal-powered website launched in the Spring of 2008. With roughly a year of operating perspective, we can begin to assess the overall effectiveness of the project. Accordingly, this case-study is intended to:
- Document the process used to manage this project and make decisions
- Discuss the overall success of the project (and thereby evaluate the process)
- Spark more conversation in the Drupal community about the best ways to produce the best possible results for all of our clients and their Drupal projects