Intranet Development for a Project-Based Enterprise
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Intranet Development for a Project-Based Enterprise
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INTERNET: INFORMATION REVOLUTION IN THE THIRD MILLENNIUM
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ISOC (NIG) ‘99Port-Harcourt - January 1999
By Aliyu A. Aziz
Afri-Projects ConsortiumAbuja - Nigeria
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Introduction Internet Society
About MeAbout Me Principal Consultant - Afri-Projects Consortium (APC) B. Eng. (Civil), M. Sc. (Struct) - Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria Professional Bodies
Member, Nigeria Society of Engineers Member, Computer Association of Nigeria Member, Internet Society
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Introduction Internet Society
About APCAbout APC Afri-Projects Consortium, a comprehensive Project
Management outfit specialises in:- Project Management; Engineering; Planning; Post Project Evaluation;
Facility Management.
Professional Associations Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS) Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) Council of Registered Engineers (COREN) Four other professional associations and eight International Agencies
Employs 114 professionals and 93 support staff
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Part 1:Part 1: Information Management.
Part 2:Part 2: IT Infrastructure at APC.
Part 3:Part 3: Project Management Workflow.
Part 4:Part 4: Project Management Information System.
TopicsTopics
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Information Management
Make Project Information available to those who need it, when they need it, how they need it and where they need it.
Specific Information related to Scope, Quality, Time, Cost, Risk, Human Resources, Contract/Procurement and Integration - Information and Communication.
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Aim Aim
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Increase leverage by work simplification. Empower workers and domain experts. Enable collaborative and group work. Increase productivity through streamlined
business processes. Eliminate sub-optimal resources utilization. Ultimately, create wealth and add value to APC.
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Why ?Why ?
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Information Management
Pursuing innovative initiatives using information technology differently.
Globally Networked Business Concept and Enterprise Computing using Internet-based Technologies on Intranets and Extranets.
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How ? How ?
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Information Management
Allows us to manage information internally. Offers robust solution to the demands of our
business. Improves organisational efficiency through
streamlined business processes, more effective communication and a higher level of collaboration.
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Why Intranet?Why Intranet?
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Information Management
Broadens the Intranet solution to key individuals outside the company such as business partners, clients and contractors
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Extended Intranets (Extranet)Extended Intranets (Extranet)
Intranet
Project Consultant
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Intranet
Management Consultants
Intranet
Clients
Extranet Server
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IT Infrastructure at APC
Relating the management consultant, the project manager, contractors and clients in an efficient working relationship where information is readily available to those charged with the responsibility for timely decision making for efficient project control.
ConceptConcept
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ProjectsEarly Warning System (Client)
M an a g e m e n t M o d u le
Communication Services
Human Res. Management Materials Management Financial Management
Decision Support System
Docu men ts a n dI n form a ti on Ma n a gemen t
ProjectsTracking Automation and M onitoring
Engine (Client)P rojects
Selection and Initiating module (C lient)
Decision Support System
∙ Executive Summaries∙ Functional Summaries∙ Operational Summaries
Project M onitoring & Tracking
. S ta tu s∙ How far∙ How m uch∙ How w ell
∙ P r o b le m s e n c o u n te r e d∙ R e v is io n s /S o lu tio n s D e v ise d∙ N e x t p h a s e o f W o r k∙ A p p r o x . f in ish e d d a te fo r ta sk∙ E a r n e d v a lu e∙ V a r ia n c e A n a ly s is
M anagem ent Cons ultant(P rocess Control)
M anag em entC onsultant
Client
Management Consultant
Zonal Consultantsetc.,
Documents Project Proposals Project Briefs Terms of Reference Funding Agreement
Contract Document E-mail Schedule Meetings Discussion Forum, Brainstorming sessions
Projects: Tracking-Automation & Monitoring Engine (Server) Early Warning System (Server) Executive Information System Documents and Information Management (Server ) Materials and Human Resources Management (Server)
Consultants
Early Warning System
. Trend Projection
. C ritical ratio Control Limits
Communicationlayer
Consultan ts
IT Infrastructure at APC Internet Society
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IT Infrastructure at APC Internet Society
Key Areas Internet/Intranet. Documents Management. Knowledge Management. Collaboration/Personalization. Workflow. Business Process Management. Policies/Procedures Management. Integration/Documentation.
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IT Infrastructure at APC
Physical Client/Server Network with fast Ethernet backbone designed around a 3-tier Hierarchical Network architecture.
n-tier logical architecture with a distributed-components implementation.
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NetworkNetwork
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IT Infrastructure at APC
Three (3) ServersPrimary Domain Controller (also runs SQL Server
relational database).
Backup Domain Controller (also the GroupWare Server).
Application Server and Web Server (based on the Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0).
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Network ServersNetwork Servers
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IT Infrastructure at APC
All Servers run the Windows NT (V4.0) Operating system Lotus Domino (Advanced) Server (V4.5) orchestrates the
GroupWare services, the documents repository and then provides the Workflow infrastructure.
MS SQL Server 6.5 is the corporate relational database server. Our applications are built as business components, which represent
discrete business processes within the enterprise. A multi-threaded Project Server running as a middle-tier business
service, manages all project transactions. The HTTP server is Microsoft Internet Information Server version
4.0.
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Server ApplicationsServer Applications
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Client Interface: WEB Browsers. User specific interface. Lotus notes client, adapted to suit some user
requirements, suitable for certain categories of users.
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User InterfaceUser Interface
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IT Infrastructure at APC
DACON - Data on Contractors and Consultants Database designed to capture essential information on
consultants and contractors registered with the Clients. Information search engine Data Entry via Keyboard, fax machine, Scanners, Internet
using Teleform. The process of creating, distributing and reading information from HTML-based forms has been automated with TELEFORM Internet Solution.
Certificate based access control and user authentication.
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Intranet Implementation ExampleIntranet Implementation Example
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IT Infrastructure at APC
Security Features control access to the network and information through the use of :- Access Control List (ACL) Authentication. Public/Private Keys securities. Data Encryption. Digital Signatures.
SecuritySecurity
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Project Management InformationSystem (PMIS)
Exhaustive project planning function. Distributed Project Monitoring Concept. Information for Project Control
Automated tracking of critical project indicators. Performance forecasting and trend Projection. Early warning systems. Information broadcast.
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Project Management PlatformProject Management Platform
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PMIS-Architecture Internet Society
Lotus Notes
. GroupWare Engine
. Group Calendering
. Group Scheduling
. Messaging
. Agents Enabled Applications
. Web Browser
. •Work-Flow Engine
. Documents Management
Domino Server
Objects StoreWEB ServerContent ReplicationEnterprise securityFull text Search engineSMP SupportServer partitioning
Transaction Process Monitor
Transaction based Business rules Server pages
Data Services Layer
Relational Database Management Server
•Active Components
. Business-rules Engines
. Application Server pages. ISAPI based servers
•Publish and•Subscribe broker
User Interface
Browser
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User Processes User Processes
GroupWare user application;Users interact mostly with Notes-based client application
Thin Client application be deployed via WEB browsers andActive desktops to user workstations in the enterprise
Database for non-transactional objects,and Enterprisereplication
Relational Database for transactionaldata deployed on its Server.
User interactive business components
Active Server pages, that run aseither in-process componentsor out-of-process servers.
They are transaction basedprocesses built to handle thebusiness rules of the enterprise
User Processes
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PMIS-Project Control Workflow
Accounting
Client Payment Review cycle
Project Consultant
Certificate Agent
APC Managementreview cycle
Central Project Trans./GroupW are Server
Desk Off icersProject Update
Projec
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Certificate for Review/Signature
W orkFlow Path
Certificate O
K to P
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APC ApprovedCertificate
Certif icate Agent
Z onal Project-Trans./GroupW are Server
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V I S I O C O R P O R A T I O N
Mail EnabledPayment Certificate
Monitoring Agent
Project contro l, certification and paym ent process Workflow
Client GroupW areand Accounting server
Project Consultants at thework sites, summarize thecummulative progress ofcontractor and sends themto the managementConsultant
AT APC .Desk Officers, updates theprogress of work on the serverand upon trigger the PaymentAgent generates the certificatebased on the cummulative worksdone and the results of previoustransactions.
The Payment Agent routes/broadcast the certif icate aroundthose who must review and sign.As each reviewer applies hisdigital s ignature the certificatemoves to the next reviewer untilthe cyc le is complete.
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Summary
The Implementation of our Intranet for Project Management was
conceived as a result of the necessity to simplify our work
processes.
As a result, we had to devise ways of using technology differently.
What we have shared today was borne out of an overwhelming
need, which eventually resulted in something different and effective
for our operations.
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Acknowledgement
Miss Ifeyinwa Obi - my able PA
Engr. Sunny Osaje and Ibrahim Tizhe - my Resource Consultants
Engr. N. A. Rafindadi - our team leader
Mal. Salihijo Ahmad - my mentor
Engr. Abdurrahman Dahiru - my Managing Consultant (MD)
APC, who provided the environment
Finally, praise be to Allah, who made everything possible
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THE ENDBy
Aliyu A. Aziz
Intranet Development for a Project-Based Enterprise
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ISOC (NIG) ‘99