PMI Poland moves its Mentoring Program from WordPress to Flotiq
CODEWAVE rebuilt the platform on a headless architecture, giving PMI Poland a faster website and a simpler way for its volunteer team to manage content.
About the client
PMI Poland Chapter is part of the global Project Management Institute (PMI), an international professional organisation for project management. Its Mentoring Program connects experienced professionals with mentees across the Polish project management community. The programme is run largely by volunteers, making simple content management and reliable day-to-day operation particularly important.
Key insights
From WordPress to Flotiq
Migrated the PMI Poland Chapter Mentoring Program website from WordPress to Flotiq for better performance and scalability.
Bilingual platform
Delivered a bilingual platform (Polish and English) to accommodate the PMI Poland Chapter’s diverse membership.
97 Mentoring pairs
The 7th edition of the PMI Poland Chapter mentoring program for individuals looking to develop in the project management industry involved 97 mentoring pairs.
The challenge
PMI Poland Chapter needed a scalable, user-friendly platform to support its growing mentoring program. Their WordPress-based site was difficult to manage. With Flotiq and CODEWAVE, they migrated to a headless CMS, improving performance, flexibility, and ease of use. The previous WordPress-based platform presented several issues:
Complexity in WordPress interface
The WordPress interface posed significant usability issues, particularly due to the lack of plugins fully meeting the program’s requirements. Volunteers struggled to navigate the platform, often unsure of the information contained in sections with ambiguous labels.
Limited scalability
The platform struggled to handle updates and the growing number of mentors and mentees.
Bilingual requirements
With members from Poland and beyond, the lack of a user-friendly bilingual solution hindered engagement.
Volunteer-driven constraints
The program’s organization was managed by volunteers with limited time and technical resources, making the need for a straightforward, maintainable system essential.
Lack of customer support
The WordPress platform offered limited to no customer support, leaving volunteers without assistance when issues arose. In contrast, Flotiq provides comprehensive support, ensuring a smoother experience for users.
Frequent updates and security maintenance
Maintaining sufficient security for the WordPress application required frequent updates, which demanded time and technical resources. With Flotiq, the platform provider ensures the CMS system remains updated and secure.
Limited page layout flexibility
WordPress relied on a dedicated template for the application. In contrast, Flotiq adopted a component-based approach, allowing for convenient page layout modification.
"The team faced challenges due to a lack of team members familiar with WordPress, which made website management difficult. Thanks to the migration to a headless CMS platform, supported by Flotiq, everything changed for the better. The cooperation was seamless, and the page was migrated without any issues. Most importantly, the transition had no impact on the mentoring program’s ongoing recruiting efforts, this was particularly crucial as it was a time when mentors were submitting applications."
The solution
The PMI Poland Chapter partnered with CODEWAVE, a trusted Flotiq Solution Partner, to migrate the program website to Flotiq’s headless CMS platform to address these challenges.
Seamless migration to Flotiq
The team transitioned the website content from WordPress to Flotiq, ensuring minimal disruption and improved performance. Flotiq’s API-first approach made the website more adaptable to future integrations and scalable for growing user demand.
Bilingual support
The new platform supports both Polish and English, enhancing accessibility for the PMI Poland Chapter’s diverse membership.
Volunteer-friendly management
Flotiq’s user-friendly interface, tailored to the project’s needs (including forms and data types), enabled volunteers to easily manage content updates without requiring extensive technical expertise. Clear documentation and support from CODEWAVE ensured a smooth handover.
The summary
The transformation of the PMI Poland Chapter Mentoring Program website demonstrates the power of collaboration between dedicated volunteers, trusted partners like CODEWAVE, and cutting-edge platforms like Flotiq. This partnership has provided the PMI Poland Chapter with a scalable, bilingual, and volunteer-friendly platform to support its mission of advancing professional growth through mentoring.
Key results
Improved user experience
The bilingual platform has made it easier for members to access mentoring resources, regardless of location.
Scalability and flexibility
The headless CMS structure ensures the platform can grow alongside the Mentoring Program’s needs.
Empowered volunteers
Volunteers can now efficiently manage the website with minimal technical assistance, allowing them to focus on the program’s core mission.
Positive feedback
Volunteers have noted the platform’s improved speed and usability compared to the previous solution.
Planning to move away from WordPress?
Talk to CODEWAVE about migrating your content, rebuilding the frontend and moving to a headless architecture without disrupting day-to-day operations.
