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Typical Workshops

Plone Developer

Introduces a team to filesystem development, using Archetypes, and svn.

Plone/Zope Administrator

What administrators need to know about Plone/Zope to get and keep a system running smoothly.

Zope Performance Planning

How to plan a system for performance, from the hardware, software, and network points of view.

Solutions Architecture Session

From requirements to working prototype in a week. This is an intensive problem-solving session, and for experienced and motivated developers.  No room here for a lot of basic questions, though basic areas will be covered to some level. The workshop starts with modelling the domain, then produces an application model that becomes a working application. The team will end with a functional development environment that would take them more than a week to set-up and learn outside the workshop, and we attempt to produce a working prototype at the same time.

General information about Topia Systems' Workshops

Workshop Overview

• Closely tailored to client needs. No two workshops alike.
• Delivered by experienced presenter and solutions architect.
• Emphasis on success of the project and flexible response to participants' needs.

Workshop Format

• Intensive hands-on approach.
• Built around making concrete progress in one or more areas of your project.
• Develops confidence of the participants and helps with team-building.

Workshop size

• From one to ten people, negotiable. It is very helpful to have all aspects of the project represented (managers, technical, graphics, content, programmers, administrators, etc)
  
• It is also useful for non-participant managers to occasionally sample sections of the workshop, if they wish.

Workshop fees

• Variable, based on preparation and delivery time. One travel day charged.

Requirements

• Sufficient space for the team members, whiteboard, screen, sufficient laptop/desktop computers for the team. Or shared.
• Beamer is strongly recommended.
• Functioning Internet, preferably wifi, and with provision for instructor to connect. (Security arrangements? Need MAC address?)

Optional

• Access to a dedicated test network can be very useful for administration oriented workshops
• Content can be licensed to become part of an operations manual. 
  
• Topia Systems can assist you to customize and enhance the workshop notes to become a complete operations manual.

More detailed information about the format, and what we
need to know to produce the ideal workshop for your needs.



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