Modernize University Content Management System
University Communication and Marketing, and Computing Services have partnered on a project to modernize the University’s Content Management System (CMS). The goal is to migrate all existing Cascade CMS sites to Drupal. This transition will offer an easy-to-use, feature-rich content management system for university sites which is secure, branded, and kept up-to-date.
Expected Outcomes
- Reduce overall operational costs to the university and optimize stability and site performance by attracting additional units to the centrally managed CMS service.
- Provide more robust functionality, such as content sharing across sites, integrations, and improved baseline performance
- Leverage the open-source Drupal development community
Timeline and Milestones
Phase 1: Design and Proof of Concept
FY21 — FY22
- Design and configure Drupal environment
- Develop proof of concept sites
- Work that Matters (Nov. 2020)
- Admissions sub-sites (March 2021)
- Main Admissions site (Aug. 2021)
COMPLETE
Phase 2: Plan and Pilot
FY23
- Develop plan for site migrations
- Migrate two pilot sites
Phase 3: Deploy and Integrate
FY24 — FY26
- Schedule and complete site migrations
- Explore integrations with Salesforce and Workday
- Transition to operations with continual improvements