Blackboard Transact Spring Training 2014 - Liberty University Photo Upload
1. Ready, Aim, Submit
Photo Upload
Grand Slam
Deborah Nightingale, Director, Card Services
Kelly Mayhew, Project Manager, IT Development
Faith Maweu, Data Analyst, Business Intelligence
Tony Erskine, Senior Developer, IT Development
March 5, 2014
2. 2
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
Liberty University | Training Champions for Christ since 1971
• 12,000 resident students
• 90,000 on-line students
– 11, 000 come to campus for Intensives each yr
• 5,000 faculty/staff
vs
• Card Services: 3 full time staff, 2 student
workers
3. 3
FACING THE PROBLEMS
• Providing a secure delivery option
• Easing the strain on staff
• Reducing orientation lines
• Engaging the online population
4. 4
A DREAM WAS BORN
• Requested changes to existing applications
• Storyboard requests
• Collaborate with IT Development
• Let the fun begin!
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IT DEV PROJECT
• Planned Architecture & Technologies of new
application
• Began development
• Maintained communication & story backlog
with Card Office through daily scrum meetings
and bi-weekly backlog review meetings
• Deployed with phased functionality
• De-commissioned all old sites/links