Research Data Integration & Access

Northwestern University

April 2005

S N U P E R

The Team

Project Director Candice Poolman

Technical Lead Kevin Hanrahan

Business Lead Andrew Ludington

Senior Developer Rob Loren

Developer Ishrath Fatima

Developer Patricia Rajamanickam

Developer Sudarshan Krishnaprasad

DBA Kurt Peight

Business Analyst Derek Kozlowski

Architecture

“The Cutting Edge”

Three Tier

Web Based

Java

Oracle

Every Computer

Every Browser

Architecture

Web Browsers

Web Servers

ApplicationServers

DatabaseServers

Software Development

Waterfall Method

Classical systems development is known as the waterfall method

Complete all requirements and sign off before moving to next stage

Complete all analysis and sign off before moving to next stage

Complete all design and sign off before moving to next stage

Complete all implementation

Iterative method

Start design and implementation while requirements and analysis are still ongoingWork in small chunksAsk your users for inputDeliver increments of improvements and functionality until phase completion

TimeLine

Research Data

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Pre-Phase

Phase I

Phase II

Phase III

Post-Phase

FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008

TimeLine

Organization

S N U P E R

Enterprise System Executive Committee (ESEC):

Office of Change Management

Jake Julia

Financial Mgmt System Initiative

Administrative Systems Initiatives

Advisory Committee (ASIAC)

Data Warehouse Initiative

Administrative Data Committee

(ADC)

Advisory CommitteeProject Director

Candice Poolman

Project Team

Testing Workgroup

Outreach Workgroup

Validation Workgroup

Outreach Workgroup

– Assist the project team in developing a training plan that identifies the necessary knowledge and skills needed by the community to use the system

– Identify business processes or tasks and user roles required to provide effective training

– Work with the testing workgroup in validating user scripts to support required training materials

– Work with the project team to develop effective training materials (courses, online tutorials, hands-on, etc.)

– Create a sustainable process that will support initial training, re-training on enhanced functionality and new-hire training

Testing Workgroup

– Assist the project team in the development of a comprehensive testing plan

– Identify user group populations and business processes associated with these groups

– Develop test approaches and methods matching the validated functional requirements

– Translate testing needs into use cases and subsequently testing scripts

– Establish standards to be used in acceptance, logging, bug tracking, priorities, etc.

Validation Workgroup

– Assist the project team in reviewing and validating the functional requirements of the project

– Develop a drill-down analysis of the project deliverables and functionality

– Identify and map business processes and workflow for initial phases

– Analyze and integrate business processes resulting from new external application changes

How?

Web site for information & testing

ListServs for quick notices

Good News Newsletters

User involvement

Lots of training!

S N U P E R Project Website

Where to get information:

snuper@northwestern.edu