[consulting] Contracted Help (As Needed Basis)

[Paul Kim]

In general, choosing the right Drupal professional is a very subjective process. Past experience has led me to believe that certification is really a very poor way of gauging an individual's expertise and experience in a platform. A careful screening and interview process can go a long way in finding the right consultant. Far better than putting a number on a subject, or certificate that attempts to test the basics of Drupal development.

That said, if you have a competent and professional Drupal developer working for you now, you should hold onto them as long as budgetary and time constraints allow.

On May 28, 2010, at 12:24 PM, josephine liang wrote:

> Totally agree.  A standardized way of qualifying drupal professional would be very helpful.  Maybe a certification program.  That way, at least there is somesort of benchmark on the quality of drupal consultant. 
> 
> On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Kevin Davison <kevin at quevin.com> wrote:
> With 3,000 Drupalers at DrupalCon SF recently, it's only a matter of time before there are more Drupal professionals than there are now. But this also means that it may be that much harder to actually find good help.
> 
> It's easy to just watch a few free or paid (Lullabot) videos and get the Drupal basics right. But there's so much more to learn, which takes training and experience. I'm always learning something new, slapping my forehead to say, "doh!" -- only to realize I could have saved myself hours by knowing that simple thing. Kind of like to first time you learn about Views and CCK, just after you charged the client 20 hours to hack core (I've never done that, I swear!).
> 
> That said, I'm perceptively very busy right now too, but I can't be sure until each contract is signed, and the retainer has been paid to begin.
> 
> 
> On May 28, 2010, at 03:28 AM, Fred Jones wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 12:30 AM, Marie Bradley wrote:
> >>
> >> WOW!!!
> >>
> >> Thank you to everyone that responded..     This was definitely the correct venue…
> >>
> >> I’ll be combing thru the responses and contacting some of you within the next couple of days.
> >
> > Previously on this list there have been repeated indications that many
> > developers are overloaded with work and don't even have to look for
> > for--it just comes to them. Some even are looking to expand or
> > outsource some work.
> >
> > Ms. Bradley's second post would, however, indicate the contrary, would it not?
> >
> > Perhaps some folks have work and some don't...
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