Project Management May 30th, 2009

Team Members Name Project Role Gint of Communications Sai of Research and Development Yashinna Web Master Jeremy of Project Management Project Management May 30th, 2009

Collaboration Tools  Weekly team conference call Thursday Evenings 7PM – 8PM  Google Docs Repository for all team documents before The Web Master posts to Wiki Site.  Wikipedia Initial research & posting of page.  Skype Ad hoc instant messaging between weekly conference calls. Project Management May 30th, 2009

Project Deliverables  Using Collaboration Tools such as Conference Calls, Skype and the Web to create fictitious & detailed use cases.  Create a repository of software designed to support the challenges in the use cases.  Match two of the use cases with the ideal software solution and present on the group’s findings. Project Management May 30th, 2009

Project Dimensions Matrix Project Management May 30th, 2009

All Use Cases DimensionsActivityRelated Company Name Reliability & Improved DevelopmentBusiness FormsThe You Health Private Insurance Company Knowledge Management & Reliability Enterprise SearchXYZ System Networks Incorporated Complete Business Process Management Business IntelligenceABC Publishing Limited Collaboration & Knowledge Management Business IntelligenceYour Local Bank Project Management May 30th, 2009

Use Case: You Health Private Insurance  Requirements Front-end web site that enabled their customers to search for and fill out form Predictive logic built in that could “guess” a form for the user depending on certain identifiable criteria Back-end system that housed all of the forms and collected them centrally Work-flow to support the entirely new way of doing business Reduced cycle time for both the business and their customers Project Management May 30th, 2009

Software Recommendation: Microsoft SharePoint  Browser-Based Forms: Design Web-capable forms. Distribute on corporate intranets, extranets, or the Internet.  Centralized Forms Management and Control: Administrator-controlled centralized forms solution catalog that makes it easy for users to find a form. Administrator tools to manage forms solution security and accessibility.  "Design Once" Development Model: Forms designers can design forms once and deploy them for use; both within the Office InfoPath 2007 client program or through a Web browser. Office Forms 2007 automatically converts forms into ASP.NET Web forms. Handles conversion of form fields, repeating tables, rich text boxes, and other elements, and dynamically generates the underlying XML structure for the new form. Project Management May 30th, 2009

Use Case: Your Local Bank  Requirements To share accurate information in real time using a collaboration solution that facilitates fast meaningful communication. Instant messaging (IM) tool with a secure (encrypted) method of communication and a platform for delivering advanced collaborative capabilities throughout the bank. Encryption of information and archiving of messages. Ability to have virtual (online) meetings. ○ Whiteboard, voice/audio conferencing ○ File transfer utility that allows for sharing of files and team collaboration. ○ Ability to archive all meetings for retrieval later. Easy integration and empowerment of Blackberry© powered devices. Predictive/proactive technology built into the system to allow for market demand forecasts and overall economic ecosystem predictions. Maintaining the highest levels of customer service throughout Project Management May 30th, 2009

Software Recommendation: SAP - NetWeaver  Knowledge management ○ Capable finding, organizing, and accessing unstructured content stored in third-party repositories and resident ERP system ○ Subject-matter experts and content managers can publish information to distinct user audiences ○ Data Classification tools automate the organization of information  Collaboration ○ Availability of Virtual collaboration rooms to allow users to work together efficiently ○ Discussion forum tool enables powerful flow of communication across organizational boundaries ○ Integration points for third-party collaboration capabilities (such as instant messaging, Web conferencing or groupware)  Business intelligence ○ Online analytical processing, data mining, and alerts provide a foundation for accessing and presenting data, searching for patterns, and identifying exceptions ○ Data warehouse management; business modeling; and extraction ○ A BI planning framework with secure workflow capabilities Project Management May 30th, 2009

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Project Management May 30th, 2009