Open Source
@The BCS
A lot of our clients
mandate this
This works nicely for the
big multinational sites
We really like this.
2. Our CMS Toolbox
1. All About Me
4. Why our clients choose or mandate OSS?
See the
source code
It's free
Developer
ecosystem
Dodge
Procurement
3. Open Standards
or Open Source?
Dude? Are you 
serious? Ever built a 
big site before?
5. The BCC Debacle
Choosing an Open Source product is still a choice. 
You are still in a relationship with a vendor or 
community. There can still be vendor lock in.
Choosing Open Standards is choosing not to choose. It avoids commitment. It allows you to play the field.
Open Source
Open Standards
6. Any Questions?
Told they have to
It's a way
of life
Good Proprietary Systems
Open Standards
too
7 Jan 2010
Jon Marks
This is our favourite 
cheap and cheerful CMS
We're doing more and
more of this
Is the product the best fit for them
But they never seem to choose based on ...
Choosing Open Standards is choosing not to choose. It avoids commitment. It allows you to play the field.
Ah, my friends from the prison, they ask unto me,
"How good, how good does it feel to be free?"
And I answer them most mysteriously,
"Are birds free from the chains of the skyway?"
- BALLAD IN PLAIN D Lyrics - Bob Dylan
It's not about the software
It's not about development methods
It's about Project Management
It's about People Management
It's about Change Management
It's not a Technology Problem. 
It's a Procurement Problem