Most clients don't know web design, let alone Drupal. When jotting down the list of features a client wants on their next website, do yourself a favor and translate it into Drupalese.

What do I mean by Drupalese? Take what they ask for and break it down into the functional Drupal building blocks. By thinking about how a particular piece of functionality will be built right then and there, you can ask the right questions the first time and sidestep embarrassing miscommunication.

For example, if they mention that visitors can leave testimonials, how do you know if you should create a content type that's exposed to the public or a simple webform? Ask if they want to approve testimonials and publish them onto various pages of the website and it will quickly become clear that you should use a content type and views.

Once you've asked the right questions, you're left with a great start to your Development Plan and are in a much better position to accurately quote time and a budget.

This session goes into depth with some real world examples of requests we've gotten from clients and how we use Drupalese to turn them into Development Plans. We'll include tips and tricks for writing your own Development Plan from the ground up.

Note: This session will work perfectly for freelancers or those who report to a boss or project manager (rather than a "client"). But you need to be familiar with site building and development best practices to be able to create an appropriate Development plan.