Plone Intranet ConsortiumUnited We Stand, Divided We Fall

Guido Stevensguido.stevens@cosent.nl

github.com/ploneintranet/ploneintranet.suite

Plone is in a rough spot

CMS market commoditized

Pop quiz!

● user experience● backend code● community

“Good enough” is not good enough anymore

Consultant-ware is bad business

● High initial cost● Low quality user

experience● Crappy sales proposition● Slow delivery● High maintenance cost● Low community synergy

Plone > € 25 million /year

Great stack && awesome community

Evolve or Die

Evolve or Die

Web 1.0 → ● publish + read● content management● document tree● place-centric● global state● top-down control

Plone Core

Web 2.0 →● read/write● social networking● activity stream● time-centric● personal perspectives● bottom-up sharing

Plone Social

Web 3.0● big data● semantic web● digital workplace● meaning-centric● context adaptive● machine learning

__future__

cosent.nl/roadmap

Plone Social

Serious competition

We must upgrade and transform our collaboration processes

The “spare time” model is broken

We need a new model

Invest in high-quality out-of-the-box product baseline

● Low purchase cost● Very high quality● Immediate sales appeal● Fast delivery● Shared maintenance● New community ethos

… and then sell client services

Sustained commitment

Design first

Roadmap-driven Scrum development

Legitimate leadership serves the community

Consortium board funds roadmap

Per company:● € 1000 per month● + 1 developer day per week

Total phase one (3 months):● € 24.000 cash

design

● 80 man-days development

sprint every Wednesday

100% open source

Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt

● These are add-ons● Plone 5 compatible● 100% open source● Welcome to join the

consortium

● NOT a core fork● Will port to Mockup● NOT a €€€ conspiracy● But requires money, time,

process commitment

We are doing amazing stuff!

Patternslib-based user interface

UX sells

Intranet roadmap

Phase one● Activity streams● Team spaces● Dashboards● Document structures /

wiki

Phase two● Calendaring● Search● News hub● Notification center

New business model for open source

1. Dream a vision

2. Combine investment

3. Design first!

4. Develop & release

3.1 Win customers

We are Plone. We can do anything!

United we stand

Thank you!

guido.stevens@cosent.nl

github.com / ploneintranet / ploneintranet.suite

Friday: open spaceWeekend: sprint