On this podcast, we tell stories through an agile lens, but what does agile even mean? On today’s episode, Brie and Blake talk agile, its core tenants and what it means to be agile in your everyday life, whether it’s in software development, your career or relationships.

Brie Ripley took a circuitous route to becoming a digital content officer. She started in public radio, then became a social media producer, then moved to documentary film, was laid off, and then took a job as a digital marketing officer at a global health research non-profit—and all of this happened in the last decade. Through it all, Brie has been agile—setting clear priorities and being open to change.

Before the first season of The Agile Podcast starts, we’ll be telling Brie’s story. So, say hello to Brie Ripley, digital content officer, multimedia producer and co-host of the Agile Podcast.

Blake Newman has had these moments in his life, these epiphanies, where he has realized the importance of being agile. It happened in the mid-80s when he left the army and chose a career path. It happened when he worked on a big government project that was canceled after 4 years because of the emergence of the World Wide Web. It happened again during the dot com bust. These moments have shaped who is and how he sees the world.

Before the first season of The Agile Podcast starts, we’ll be telling Blake’s story. So, say hello to Blake Newman, CEO of Agileana and co-host of the Agile Podcast.

Drupal 7 is reaching its end of life … eventually. Originally scheduled for this year, D7’s end of life was pushed back to 2021 and then to 2022. Regardless of when this end of life date is, if you’re running Drupal 7, you should migrate as soon as possible. In today’s episode Brie and Blake break down what is happening with D7 and what it means for anyone using Drupal as their CMS.

Okay, so you’re moving out of Drupal 7, that’s great, but where do you go? On today’s episode, Brie and Blake talk about the advantages and disadvantages of staying on the Drupal track. Plus, the BIG change you should know about involving Symfony.

Today’s episode is for those who just can’t get enough of Drupal 7 (or are frustrated with the direction that Drupal is going). Brie and Blake talk with the founders of Backdrop, a CMS that is nearly identical to Drupal 7. We’ll talk about who Backdrop is for with its founders Jen Lampton and Nate Lampton.

Episode Links:

Backdrop CMS: https://backdropcms.org/

Jen Lampton: https://www.jenlampton.com/

Nate Lampton: https://backdropcms.org/account/quicksketch

WordPress has long been the most popular content management system on the Internet and, with their enterprise arm, WordPress VIP, the CMS is moving into spaces traditionally dominated by Drupal, like government websites. So, with Drupal 7 reaching retirement, how do you decide if WordPress is a viable alternative for you? On today’s show, Brie and Blake talk about the advantages and disadvantages of Drupal’s arch enemy: WordPress.

Migrating a large site out of Drupal 7 will be a herculean effort … well, maybe not herculean, but certainly time consuming and expensive. You’ll likely need to hire more Drupal developers because the current ones are busy maintaining or adding functionality to your site. So who do you hire? On today’s episode of the show, Blake and Brie talk about Acquia certifications and finding agile developers.

Drupal 8 and 9 are very different from Drupal 7. So, migrating out of D7 is going to be more expensive and take longer than previous migrations. And it’s important to have an idea of how much money and how much longer the move will take, because you could get stuck in the middle of a migration without the resources to finish the job. So, on today’s episode, Brie and Blake talk about how to estimate the time and money it’ll take to migrate out of Drupal 7.

So, we know the move to Drupal 8 or 9 is going to be expensive. We know it’ll be time consuming. But what about some of the benefits of migrating? On today’s episode, Blake and Brie talk about ways to improve your site through a migration, and some things to look out for along the way.