for NWS Wilmington, Ohio Equipment Management Application for NWS Wilmington, Ohio for NWS Wilmington, Ohio June 20, 2018 Introduce self Define project again

Overview Statement of Need Product Description Technical Elements Project Deliverables Product Demonstration Wrap Up Questions Here’s a quick overview of today’s presentation Equipment Management Application

Statement of Need “Some mechanism needs to be established to vastly improve office communications concerning operational equipment” Ken Haydu, Meteorologist in Charge Improve office communication concerning operational equipment. Improve decision-making concerning operational equipment. The Result: Higher equipment availability and a reduction in unnecessary overtime charges. Equipment Management Application

Product Description An Equipment Management Intranet Application Users can quickly view all equipment status Users can quickly change system status thru the use of forms, drop-down boxes, text boxes etc. Interactive Trouble-Shooting section helps users fix common problems Database provides central location of data All users are looking at the same data Information no longer has to be passed by word of mouth No more lost paper forms or records Equipment Management Application

Technical Elements Hardware Hardware Already Existing Server Dell PowerEdge Server Client1 Dell PIII 128 meg RAM Client2 Client3 Dell PII 64 meg RAM 1)This app was designed for a specific purpose and for a specific users 1)Meteorologist, Hydrologist, and technicians who use and service the equipment 2)most have B.S. or M.S. in their field 3)use a variety of complex computer systems everyday 4)therefore, IT literacy is high Equipment Management Application

Technical Elements Software Microsoft Office 2000, specifically Microsoft Internet Information Server Microsoft Office 2000, specifically Microsoft Access Microsoft FrontPage Microsoft PhotoDraw Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Visual InterDev   Equipment Management Application

Project Deliverables Develop a Web-based Equipment Management System Allow viewing, modify, and update functions Equipment Trouble-Shooting/Decision making section Clean interface, easy to use and navigate Contain an online help section Hosted in a secure environment Concluding with project deliverables, which I think sums up SD2 Equipment Management Application

Product Demonstration Http://NWSWilmingtonOhio/Equipment Equipment Management Application

Conclusion Web-Based Intranet Application allowing viewing and updating of Equipment Status. Centralized Database to store equipment status information. Interactive Trouble-Shooter Clean design and highly navigable make it easy to use. On-Line help section. Secure Equipment Management Application

The Bottom Line Improve office communication concerning operational equipment. Improve decision-making concerning operational equipment. The Result: Higher equipment availability and a reduction in unnecessary overtime charges. Equipment Management Application

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