Life Cycle

Time Line Fall 2000 Spring 2001

Organization Plan

Risk Management RisksResolutions Lack of Knowledge of platform Learning activities of Mac platform. Lack of knowledge of software. Learning activities of software. Network SecurityOptions are being considered Faculty Information Confidentiality Agreement between group and client Faculty Information SecurityOptions are being considered Equipment AvailabilityBorrowing Laptop from SDM Out of TimeCan push back deployment, cancel faculty training.

Test Plan One member of the group, CSDC, is given the role of lead tester. The lead tester’s responsibilities are to develop a system for testing which would include lo- fi and hi-fi prototyping at the early stages of development, testing to make sure that all of the features agreed upon were in the software, software debugging, testing of all routines. Procedures will address why testing is being conducted, what is being tested, how testing is to be accomplished, where testing will occur, when and by whom. Testers would include users as well as technical staff. Each type of testing will be documented.

Documentation Plan One member of the group, CSDC, is given the role of lead documenter. The lead documenter’s responsibilities are to develop, maintain, and enforce a standard for use in all documents that are written by the group and the standard agreed upon by consensus. Items that will be documented are meeting minutes with group and client, internal workings of the group such as plans, software code documentation, and a final user manual including sections for Faculty, Peer, the Chairperson and the Secretary. Documentation will be published on our website on an ongoing basis available to our client as well as in final printed format at the end of each semester. The User manuals will be available both online and in printed form (Faculty available in online form only). This user’s manual will contain screen shots and specific instructions on how t use the system.

Design Decisions Use of Filemaker Pro for Database, Development and Server. Basic Screen designs have been made – wizard form.Screen designs

Support Activities Learn Filemaker Pro – Development, Server, and Database environments. Learn the Mac OS. The Laptop: everyone will have a chance to keep it for a few days to learn the OS and look at the Filemaker, The Lead programmer will be in charge of who will have the laptop once the programming is in progress.

Project Status We have created some lo-fi prototypes for the system Written agreement is underway -- 75% Web site is up to date. Preliminary timeline and project plan are complete (except for review and installation plans) Ethics Document and conflict resolution have been completed Risk Management has been considered.

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