This document summarizes the implementation of a GIS portal project for a municipality. Key points include:
- The original plan was to complete the project within 13 months, but various delays and issues extended the timeline significantly. This included changes in project leadership, an extensive site rebuild, difficulties scheduling training sessions, and periods where no progress was made.
- The requirements analysis process did not involve client interviews and made assumptions about needs. The scope was later found to be too generic.
- Contracting a vendor led to many errors that took 4 months to resolve, with difficulties differentiating issues between software and custom code.
- An in-house rebuild of the site from scratch improved understanding, documentation, and
Capital Power has implemented Unifier as our Project Control's tool for $500,000 to $2 billion construction projects. What is different about our implementation is that we use Unifier to collect quantity of work (e.g. km of roads) and the hours of labour involved. This information is very important in understanding productivity on a project and in estimating future projects. We are using Unifier on our first project, Genesee 4/5 a gas turbine plant with a construction budget of $1.5 billion. We also leverage the power of Oracle integration across EBS, P6 and Unifier to eliminate rekeying and avoidance of potential errors. Direct input by contractors of progress information also saves time.
Referenced: www.p6academy.com
Source: http://coll15.mapyourshow.com
Phillip Ballinger is seeking a career in areas like estimating, logistics, inventory control, scheduling, planning, and materials management. He has over 30 years of experience in testing equipment, maintaining inventory, overseeing repairs, and managing multiple projects simultaneously. His professional experience includes roles in testing departments, facilities management, engineering, and construction management.
Jennifer Heggs current resume as at January June 2015 Optus - publicJennifer Heggs
This resume summarizes Jennifer Heggs' experience over 25 years providing project administration, financial management, and operational coordination support. She has extensive experience managing budgets, forecasts, vendor payments, and stakeholder reporting for large telecommunications infrastructure projects. Her most recent role involves overseeing budgeting, funding, and program support for a major telecom provider.
Integration of primavera p6 eppm with oracle e business suite - Oracle Primav...p6academy
The document summarizes the integration of Oracle Primavera P6 EPPM with Oracle E-Business Suite for outage planning at the Krško Nuclear Power Plant. The previous system involved using multiple disconnected tools for work orders, scheduling, and tagouts. The new solution integrates all activities and resources into a single Primavera P6 project to improve visibility, critical path analysis, and detailed planning. It was implemented using Java and PL/SQL to transfer data between Oracle E-Business Suite and Primavera P6 on a frequent schedule.
Iberdrola usa improves customer satisfaction, productivity and crew safety wi...robgirvan
The document provides an overview of Iberdrola USA's implementation of ClickSoftware's workforce scheduling and optimization solution to replace their existing SAP MAU application. Some key points:
- ClickSoftware's ClickSchedule, ClickMobile, ClickLocate and ClickAnalyze modules were implemented for over 660 field workers across NYSEG and RG&E to optimize scheduling, routing and improve emergency response.
- The project involved integrating ClickSoftware with SAP via a SAP PI adapter and ESRI for GIS integration. Testing uncovered some issues but no critical bugs at go-live.
- Initial rollout challenges included optimizing automatic scheduling results and addressing user acceptance of new mobile solution. Lessons learned centered
- The document discusses using Atlassian tools like Confluence and JIRA to improve processes for managing documentation, communication, resource allocation, and change management for software development projects.
- Previously, projects experienced scope creep, lack of documentation, unpredictable development timelines, and frequent refactoring due to unclear processes.
- The Atlassian tools provide features for documentation management, issue tracking, time tracking, integration with other systems, and visualizing workflows to enable clearer scoping, documentation, communication, and reporting.
- An example project guide outlines how the tools can be used to support an iterative development cycle with documentation in Confluence, tracking tasks in JIRA, and regular reporting.
How Primavera Unifier Impacts Contract Manager Customizationsp6academy
For many years people been kept quite busy making work-arounds to circumvent the shortcomings of Primavera Contract Management. This includes modifications to the database, editing EAR files, and building a plethora of add-on tools. In this talk we will discuss and review these modifications and explain why each exist and which business need has driven them. Then we will demonstrate how these same issues are addressed in Unifier and show how compelling the case is for migration.
Referenced: www.p6academy.com
Source: http://coll15.mapyourshow.com
- Over 24 years of experience in IT governance, service management, and project management office (PMO) functions in telecom, banking, and corporate sectors. Skilled in IT operations, project management, process management, and ensuring compliance.
- Experienced in planning and analyzing IT operations, developing technology strategies, and collaborating on governance models to optimize costs and deliver business value.
- Proven track record of managing IT infrastructure transitions, transformation projects, and executing PMO tool implementations across various industries.
Capital Power has implemented Unifier as our Project Control's tool for $500,000 to $2 billion construction projects. What is different about our implementation is that we use Unifier to collect quantity of work (e.g. km of roads) and the hours of labour involved. This information is very important in understanding productivity on a project and in estimating future projects. We are using Unifier on our first project, Genesee 4/5 a gas turbine plant with a construction budget of $1.5 billion. We also leverage the power of Oracle integration across EBS, P6 and Unifier to eliminate rekeying and avoidance of potential errors. Direct input by contractors of progress information also saves time.
Referenced: www.p6academy.com
Source: http://coll15.mapyourshow.com
Phillip Ballinger is seeking a career in areas like estimating, logistics, inventory control, scheduling, planning, and materials management. He has over 30 years of experience in testing equipment, maintaining inventory, overseeing repairs, and managing multiple projects simultaneously. His professional experience includes roles in testing departments, facilities management, engineering, and construction management.
Jennifer Heggs current resume as at January June 2015 Optus - publicJennifer Heggs
This resume summarizes Jennifer Heggs' experience over 25 years providing project administration, financial management, and operational coordination support. She has extensive experience managing budgets, forecasts, vendor payments, and stakeholder reporting for large telecommunications infrastructure projects. Her most recent role involves overseeing budgeting, funding, and program support for a major telecom provider.
Integration of primavera p6 eppm with oracle e business suite - Oracle Primav...p6academy
The document summarizes the integration of Oracle Primavera P6 EPPM with Oracle E-Business Suite for outage planning at the Krško Nuclear Power Plant. The previous system involved using multiple disconnected tools for work orders, scheduling, and tagouts. The new solution integrates all activities and resources into a single Primavera P6 project to improve visibility, critical path analysis, and detailed planning. It was implemented using Java and PL/SQL to transfer data between Oracle E-Business Suite and Primavera P6 on a frequent schedule.
Iberdrola usa improves customer satisfaction, productivity and crew safety wi...robgirvan
The document provides an overview of Iberdrola USA's implementation of ClickSoftware's workforce scheduling and optimization solution to replace their existing SAP MAU application. Some key points:
- ClickSoftware's ClickSchedule, ClickMobile, ClickLocate and ClickAnalyze modules were implemented for over 660 field workers across NYSEG and RG&E to optimize scheduling, routing and improve emergency response.
- The project involved integrating ClickSoftware with SAP via a SAP PI adapter and ESRI for GIS integration. Testing uncovered some issues but no critical bugs at go-live.
- Initial rollout challenges included optimizing automatic scheduling results and addressing user acceptance of new mobile solution. Lessons learned centered
- The document discusses using Atlassian tools like Confluence and JIRA to improve processes for managing documentation, communication, resource allocation, and change management for software development projects.
- Previously, projects experienced scope creep, lack of documentation, unpredictable development timelines, and frequent refactoring due to unclear processes.
- The Atlassian tools provide features for documentation management, issue tracking, time tracking, integration with other systems, and visualizing workflows to enable clearer scoping, documentation, communication, and reporting.
- An example project guide outlines how the tools can be used to support an iterative development cycle with documentation in Confluence, tracking tasks in JIRA, and regular reporting.
How Primavera Unifier Impacts Contract Manager Customizationsp6academy
For many years people been kept quite busy making work-arounds to circumvent the shortcomings of Primavera Contract Management. This includes modifications to the database, editing EAR files, and building a plethora of add-on tools. In this talk we will discuss and review these modifications and explain why each exist and which business need has driven them. Then we will demonstrate how these same issues are addressed in Unifier and show how compelling the case is for migration.
Referenced: www.p6academy.com
Source: http://coll15.mapyourshow.com
- Over 24 years of experience in IT governance, service management, and project management office (PMO) functions in telecom, banking, and corporate sectors. Skilled in IT operations, project management, process management, and ensuring compliance.
- Experienced in planning and analyzing IT operations, developing technology strategies, and collaborating on governance models to optimize costs and deliver business value.
- Proven track record of managing IT infrastructure transitions, transformation projects, and executing PMO tool implementations across various industries.
The document summarizes a project to create BIM models for an upcoming park in California. It discusses the client (a large construction company), challenges in understanding various input formats and coordinating models, and the 6-week process of creating Revit models for architecture, structure, and MEP and resolving clashes. Outputs included BIM models at LOD-300 and perspectives of the park. Quality processes like self/peer review and random audits ensured output quality.
We take immense pleasure in introducing to you PYDISOFT TECHNOLOGIES LLC, DUBAI, UAE and our software product LEOS ERP,
A VAT Ready ERP Software with advanced level of functionality & latest technologies including Angular 7, Spring MVC that can fully Manage businesses such as Contracting, Construction, Trading, Manufacturing, Services, Merchandising, Hybrid etc.,
* That not only meets your current business requirements and the software that can drive your business excellence and Growth with high level functionality, user friendly and scalable.
* Cost effective that can meet your budget.
* The System that can bring immediate ROI and business efficiency.
* Fit for a SME or Corporate scattered in multiple countries and diversified businesses
Mark Luongo is an experienced Project Management Professional with over 30 years of experience managing projects in various industries including IT, infrastructure, supply chain, and product development. He has extensive experience managing multi-million dollar projects on schedule and within budget at companies including ABB, IBM, Progress Energy, and as an independent contractor.
Program management at an electric utilityp6academy
This document summarizes the program management processes at Georgia Transmission Corporation, an electric utility. It describes how the company uses Primavera for project scheduling, resource management, and cost tracking across hundreds of capital projects. Key aspects of the program management include a matrix project team structure, standardized project templates and coding in Primavera, daily reporting of schedule and cost variances, and interfaces between Primavera and other systems like Lawson for accounting and TPOP for project authorization. The document provides details on how various tools, including Primavera, Excel, and Access, are used together to manage the program.
The document discusses Oracle Projects Integration, which provides functionality across the project management lifecycle, including project setup, planning, execution, control, reporting, and closeout. It also covers non-labor cost collection, capitalization, invoicing, and creating invoices in Oracle Projects to interface with Oracle Receivables.
The Orange County Developer's Forum held on December 13, 2017, provided an update on the progress made with the recommendations provided by the Regulatory Streamlining Task Force.
Grab a seat at the table and get a firsthand view into how you can improve upon your initial implementation of Primavera Unifier as an Enterprise Solution for the administration of projects. You’ll see what the Post-Implementation Phase can turn into and how the User Experience can be improved. You’ll also learn how alternative technologies can augment the use of Unifier; further benefiting the project.
Referenced: www.p6academy.com
Source: http://coll15.mapyourshow.com
This document discusses leveraging the combined strengths of Primavera P6 and Oracle Unifier for project portfolio management. It provides background on the presenters and an overview of the two products. Key differences between P6 and Unifier are outlined related to structure, users/roles, and complexity. The document establishes a perspective and strategy for exploring how the products can work together, including examples of implementation experiences. Drivers for the solution architecture and examples of when P6 or Unifier may be favored as the lead product are also presented.
Internet comenzó como un proyecto militar estadounidense llamado ARPANET a finales de los años 60 para garantizar la comunicación en caso de ataque nuclear. ARPANET se convirtió en la primera red en 1975 y estableció el protocolo TCP/IP como estándar. En los años 90, Internet se expandió rápidamente a medida que las redes y los sistemas operativos adoptaron TCP/IP, lo que permitió que miles de millones de personas accedieran a recursos como Usenet y la World Wide Web.
Este documento presenta tres diagramas de flujo. El primero recibe tres valores y determina cuál es el mayor y el menor. El segundo suma tres valores siempre que sean mayores que 10. El tercero suma dos valores en un ciclo de tres repeticiones y cuenta cuántas veces el resultado es positivo.
El Día de la Candelaria se celebra el 2 de febrero y conmemora la presentación de Jesús en el templo. Esta fiesta religiosa dura 14 días y conmemora cuando María y José llevaron a Jesús al templo de Jerusalén de acuerdo a la ley judía.
El documento habla sobre los derrames de petróleo y sus efectos negativos en el medio ambiente. Explica que un derrame de petróleo contamina severamente el mar y ecosistemas acuáticos, matando fauna y afectando la pesca, con impactos que pueden persistir por mucho tiempo. También señala que aunque los daños son irreversibles, se puede limitar la propagación del derrame y recuperar parte del petróleo derramado si se actúa rápidamente.
MedChemica - Automated Extraction of Actionable Knowledge from Large Scale in...Al Dossetter
This document discusses the importance of stereochemistry in medicinal chemistry research and drug development. It notes that many approved drugs are chiral molecules where the specific stereochemistry is important. Better rules for medicinal chemistry could help reduce high drug development costs by improving predictions of properties like absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion. The document advocates mining large datasets of in vitro pharmacology data to extract actionable knowledge about stereochemistry and its effects on important drug properties and clinical outcomes. This could help medicinal chemists design safer and more effective compounds with lower attrition rates in development.
El modelo atómico de Thomson propuso que los electrones se distribuían uniformemente dentro de una esfera de carga positiva, representando el átomo como una nube de electrones suspendidos en una esfera de carga positiva. Aunque explicaba muchos hechos observados en química, hacía predicciones incorrectas sobre la distribución de carga y no podía explicar la tabla periódica de los elementos.
Datapolis Guest Expert Presentation: Limitations of SharePoint Designer by Bj...Datapolis
This is the first presentantion of our Guest Expert series featuring SharePoint MVPs talking about workflows and process design in SharePoint. The presentation explains the limitations of SharePoint Designer in deploying workflow, when this tool is enough to model business processes and when you need to look for other solutions.
AGENDA
After watching this webinar you will learn how to:
✓ Improve processes with workflow logic
✓ Select the type of workflow which works the best for your process
✓ Use Visual Studio to create custom workflows for large-scale complex processes
✓ Choose SharePoint Designer, Visual Studio or 3rd party solutions depending on your needs
SPEAKER
Bjoern H. Rapp is Senior Software Engineer at Steria Norge, Microsoft SharePoint MVP, and the author of the book "Beginning SharePoint 2013 Workflows" . In his native Norway he is a leading figure of the local SharePoint community, organizing such events as SharePoint Saturday Oslo. Visit his blog: SharePointViking.com
This document summarizes a presentation about using Autodesk Fusion Lifecycle to manage new product introduction (NPI) processes. It discusses mapping NPI needs to key business applications in Fusion Lifecycle like product management, items and BOMs management, change management, and document management. It also covers building out these applications in Fusion Lifecycle through workspace architecture and functionality. Finally, it discusses lessons learned in using Fusion Lifecycle for NPI processes, including requirements gathering, building iteratively, and training users.
Discovering New Product Introduction (NPI) using Autodesk Fusion LifecycleRazorleaf Corporation
In this session you will learn how to capitalize on Autodesk Fusion Lifecycle to manage your enterprise business processes; including new product introduction, items and BOMs, change management, document management and many more. We will discuss how to improve your organizations performance and product data visibility throughout your organization by incorporating different business applications onto a single platform. Understand how to improve compliance to your NPI and Quality processes by implementing task management with workflow validation. Learn how to track your development process through the use of connected, but dedicated, workspaces for different departmental tasks. Our hope is that attending this class will give you a tour of how Autodesk Fusion Lifecycle can transform your business, and prepare you for the next steps in implementing Fusion Lifecycle for NPI.
The document summarizes a webinar about seven updates in Microsoft Project 2016. Darrin Lange from Advaiya Solutions will present on new features including architectural improvements, data consolidation with SharePoint, multiple timeline views, new resource request and engagement features, and a project unique ID. The presentation will include a demo and Q&A session.
Case Study: Upgrade Strategies for PeopleSoft Financials and Supply Chain 9.1Smart ERP Solutions, Inc.
Case study presentation by Berlin Packaging with strategies for performing a PeopleSoft upgrade to Financials and Supply Chain 9.1 with services partner Smart ERP Solutions.
Dedicated Computing implemented the Aras PLM platform to consolidate their management of projects, parts, and business processes. They executed a phased implementation over 18 months, transferring 16 processes from various custom tools and forms into standardized workflows in Aras. This centralized information, provided visibility into project status and activities, and eliminated redundant tools. While training and adjusting to new workflows presented challenges, users reported benefits including improved efficiency, reduced paperwork, and better auditability. Dedicated Computing continues enhancing Aras and plans additional implementations to further standardize their processes.
The document summarizes a project to create BIM models for an upcoming park in California. It discusses the client (a large construction company), challenges in understanding various input formats and coordinating models, and the 6-week process of creating Revit models for architecture, structure, and MEP and resolving clashes. Outputs included BIM models at LOD-300 and perspectives of the park. Quality processes like self/peer review and random audits ensured output quality.
We take immense pleasure in introducing to you PYDISOFT TECHNOLOGIES LLC, DUBAI, UAE and our software product LEOS ERP,
A VAT Ready ERP Software with advanced level of functionality & latest technologies including Angular 7, Spring MVC that can fully Manage businesses such as Contracting, Construction, Trading, Manufacturing, Services, Merchandising, Hybrid etc.,
* That not only meets your current business requirements and the software that can drive your business excellence and Growth with high level functionality, user friendly and scalable.
* Cost effective that can meet your budget.
* The System that can bring immediate ROI and business efficiency.
* Fit for a SME or Corporate scattered in multiple countries and diversified businesses
Mark Luongo is an experienced Project Management Professional with over 30 years of experience managing projects in various industries including IT, infrastructure, supply chain, and product development. He has extensive experience managing multi-million dollar projects on schedule and within budget at companies including ABB, IBM, Progress Energy, and as an independent contractor.
Program management at an electric utilityp6academy
This document summarizes the program management processes at Georgia Transmission Corporation, an electric utility. It describes how the company uses Primavera for project scheduling, resource management, and cost tracking across hundreds of capital projects. Key aspects of the program management include a matrix project team structure, standardized project templates and coding in Primavera, daily reporting of schedule and cost variances, and interfaces between Primavera and other systems like Lawson for accounting and TPOP for project authorization. The document provides details on how various tools, including Primavera, Excel, and Access, are used together to manage the program.
The document discusses Oracle Projects Integration, which provides functionality across the project management lifecycle, including project setup, planning, execution, control, reporting, and closeout. It also covers non-labor cost collection, capitalization, invoicing, and creating invoices in Oracle Projects to interface with Oracle Receivables.
The Orange County Developer's Forum held on December 13, 2017, provided an update on the progress made with the recommendations provided by the Regulatory Streamlining Task Force.
Grab a seat at the table and get a firsthand view into how you can improve upon your initial implementation of Primavera Unifier as an Enterprise Solution for the administration of projects. You’ll see what the Post-Implementation Phase can turn into and how the User Experience can be improved. You’ll also learn how alternative technologies can augment the use of Unifier; further benefiting the project.
Referenced: www.p6academy.com
Source: http://coll15.mapyourshow.com
This document discusses leveraging the combined strengths of Primavera P6 and Oracle Unifier for project portfolio management. It provides background on the presenters and an overview of the two products. Key differences between P6 and Unifier are outlined related to structure, users/roles, and complexity. The document establishes a perspective and strategy for exploring how the products can work together, including examples of implementation experiences. Drivers for the solution architecture and examples of when P6 or Unifier may be favored as the lead product are also presented.
Internet comenzó como un proyecto militar estadounidense llamado ARPANET a finales de los años 60 para garantizar la comunicación en caso de ataque nuclear. ARPANET se convirtió en la primera red en 1975 y estableció el protocolo TCP/IP como estándar. En los años 90, Internet se expandió rápidamente a medida que las redes y los sistemas operativos adoptaron TCP/IP, lo que permitió que miles de millones de personas accedieran a recursos como Usenet y la World Wide Web.
Este documento presenta tres diagramas de flujo. El primero recibe tres valores y determina cuál es el mayor y el menor. El segundo suma tres valores siempre que sean mayores que 10. El tercero suma dos valores en un ciclo de tres repeticiones y cuenta cuántas veces el resultado es positivo.
El Día de la Candelaria se celebra el 2 de febrero y conmemora la presentación de Jesús en el templo. Esta fiesta religiosa dura 14 días y conmemora cuando María y José llevaron a Jesús al templo de Jerusalén de acuerdo a la ley judía.
El documento habla sobre los derrames de petróleo y sus efectos negativos en el medio ambiente. Explica que un derrame de petróleo contamina severamente el mar y ecosistemas acuáticos, matando fauna y afectando la pesca, con impactos que pueden persistir por mucho tiempo. También señala que aunque los daños son irreversibles, se puede limitar la propagación del derrame y recuperar parte del petróleo derramado si se actúa rápidamente.
MedChemica - Automated Extraction of Actionable Knowledge from Large Scale in...Al Dossetter
This document discusses the importance of stereochemistry in medicinal chemistry research and drug development. It notes that many approved drugs are chiral molecules where the specific stereochemistry is important. Better rules for medicinal chemistry could help reduce high drug development costs by improving predictions of properties like absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion. The document advocates mining large datasets of in vitro pharmacology data to extract actionable knowledge about stereochemistry and its effects on important drug properties and clinical outcomes. This could help medicinal chemists design safer and more effective compounds with lower attrition rates in development.
El modelo atómico de Thomson propuso que los electrones se distribuían uniformemente dentro de una esfera de carga positiva, representando el átomo como una nube de electrones suspendidos en una esfera de carga positiva. Aunque explicaba muchos hechos observados en química, hacía predicciones incorrectas sobre la distribución de carga y no podía explicar la tabla periódica de los elementos.
Datapolis Guest Expert Presentation: Limitations of SharePoint Designer by Bj...Datapolis
This is the first presentantion of our Guest Expert series featuring SharePoint MVPs talking about workflows and process design in SharePoint. The presentation explains the limitations of SharePoint Designer in deploying workflow, when this tool is enough to model business processes and when you need to look for other solutions.
AGENDA
After watching this webinar you will learn how to:
✓ Improve processes with workflow logic
✓ Select the type of workflow which works the best for your process
✓ Use Visual Studio to create custom workflows for large-scale complex processes
✓ Choose SharePoint Designer, Visual Studio or 3rd party solutions depending on your needs
SPEAKER
Bjoern H. Rapp is Senior Software Engineer at Steria Norge, Microsoft SharePoint MVP, and the author of the book "Beginning SharePoint 2013 Workflows" . In his native Norway he is a leading figure of the local SharePoint community, organizing such events as SharePoint Saturday Oslo. Visit his blog: SharePointViking.com
This document summarizes a presentation about using Autodesk Fusion Lifecycle to manage new product introduction (NPI) processes. It discusses mapping NPI needs to key business applications in Fusion Lifecycle like product management, items and BOMs management, change management, and document management. It also covers building out these applications in Fusion Lifecycle through workspace architecture and functionality. Finally, it discusses lessons learned in using Fusion Lifecycle for NPI processes, including requirements gathering, building iteratively, and training users.
Discovering New Product Introduction (NPI) using Autodesk Fusion LifecycleRazorleaf Corporation
In this session you will learn how to capitalize on Autodesk Fusion Lifecycle to manage your enterprise business processes; including new product introduction, items and BOMs, change management, document management and many more. We will discuss how to improve your organizations performance and product data visibility throughout your organization by incorporating different business applications onto a single platform. Understand how to improve compliance to your NPI and Quality processes by implementing task management with workflow validation. Learn how to track your development process through the use of connected, but dedicated, workspaces for different departmental tasks. Our hope is that attending this class will give you a tour of how Autodesk Fusion Lifecycle can transform your business, and prepare you for the next steps in implementing Fusion Lifecycle for NPI.
The document summarizes a webinar about seven updates in Microsoft Project 2016. Darrin Lange from Advaiya Solutions will present on new features including architectural improvements, data consolidation with SharePoint, multiple timeline views, new resource request and engagement features, and a project unique ID. The presentation will include a demo and Q&A session.
Case Study: Upgrade Strategies for PeopleSoft Financials and Supply Chain 9.1Smart ERP Solutions, Inc.
Case study presentation by Berlin Packaging with strategies for performing a PeopleSoft upgrade to Financials and Supply Chain 9.1 with services partner Smart ERP Solutions.
Dedicated Computing implemented the Aras PLM platform to consolidate their management of projects, parts, and business processes. They executed a phased implementation over 18 months, transferring 16 processes from various custom tools and forms into standardized workflows in Aras. This centralized information, provided visibility into project status and activities, and eliminated redundant tools. While training and adjusting to new workflows presented challenges, users reported benefits including improved efficiency, reduced paperwork, and better auditability. Dedicated Computing continues enhancing Aras and plans additional implementations to further standardize their processes.
Using the NERD stack to move on from XPages - a new beginning
This customer solution based session is about our first production project on domino-db, the Domino AppDevPack and the IAM service to extend and outreach a large XPages based Web Portal. While this project might still be ongoing when it's time to do this presentation, we will present our way forward using declarative front ends based on web components and domino-db based REST APIs to build a solution to move the customer's external web portal above and beyond what XPages were able to do. BUT - we still keep the benefits of quick turnaround times and low maintenance costs. See how we build domino views, forms and search capabilities like never before!
15 tips for bullet proof requirements analysis on SharePoint projectsDocFluix, LLC
Success or failure of any significant SharePoint project depends on having well defined business and technical requirements before the project starts. With this presentation, learn concrete, repeatable techniques for ensuring that the requirements for your SharePoint project are well defined.
Principal Financial Group: Stretching CRM Capabilities with Pivotal 6.0Aptean
The document discusses an upgrade of Principal Financial Group's Pivotal CRM system from version 5.9 to 6.0.8. It involved over 23,000 hours of work over 10 months and included challenges like maintaining functionality for ongoing business needs, tight timelines, and extensive customizations over 13+ years. Innovations that helped overcome risks included automating regression testing, operating a 24-hour project team with global resources, shifting schedules, and prioritizing testing based on business and technical risk. Third parties provided over 25% of the hours to help complete the complex upgrade successfully ahead of a key year-end deadline.
This document provides a summary of Nico Knoesen's personal and professional details. It includes his contact information, education history, skills and abilities, work experience, achievements and qualifications, and references. Nico has over 15 years of experience in customer service, operations management, and SharePoint administration. He is currently a SharePoint and Exchange administrator at Lonrho LTD, where he maintains sites and users, develops workflows and forms, and reports on system usage.
Vasu Vallabhuni has over 6 years of experience working as a Technology Analyst at Infosys. He has extensive experience with ETL tools like Informatica and databases like Oracle, Teradata, and DB2. Some of his responsibilities include designing and developing mappings between various data sources, moving code between environments, unit testing, and client interaction. He currently works on a project for Wells Fargo involving data loading from various source systems into staging and target tables using technologies like Teradata, DGC, Mulesoft, and AbInitio.
This document discusses technical stories and architecture work in agile software development. It defines technical stories as stories that focus on technical goals rather than user goals. It discusses why technical stories are important for managing technical debt, architecture, and educating the technical team. It provides examples of technical stories and best practices for writing, accepting, and tracking them. The document also discusses architecture, why it is important, and how to plan architecture work through technical stories, architectural runways, and feedback loops.
Design Reviews for Operations - Velocity Europe 2014Mandi Walls
This document outlines best practices for conducting design reviews. It recommends reviewing applications layer by layer to understand deployment, operations, releases and outages. It provides a checklist of topics to cover including technologies, configurations, dependencies, monitoring, backups and contact information. Regular design reviews help operations teams understand new projects and provide input to support deployments and ongoing management.
Webinar: Ten Ways to Enhance Your Salesforce.com Application in 2013Emtec Inc.
The document outlines 10 ways to improve a Salesforce.com application in 2013 according to a webinar presentation by Emtec. The top three recommendations are: 1) Integrate Salesforce.com with key external systems to improve processes and access data from any system, 2) Enrich and cleanse data in Salesforce.com to promote accurate reporting and decision making, and 3) Bring other functional groups onto the Salesforce.com platform to improve collaboration and reduce redundant systems. The webinar also provides guidance on how to implement the recommendations and considerations for each.
The document discusses the profession of IT architecture, describing the challenges of understanding what architecture is and the different roles of architects. It explores how architecture fits into an organization, covering areas like business, information, and technology architecture. Additionally, it examines the various architect roles including enterprise, domain, solution, and technical architects as well as the skills and focus required for each.
This presentation provides an overview of project management. It defines a project as a temporary endeavor with a unique goal and clear start and end dates. Managing a project involves planning, executing, monitoring, and controlling it to meet objectives within constraints like scope, time and cost. Key project management processes include initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, and closure. The presentation discusses the skills needed for project managers, like leadership, communication, and technical expertise in their industry. It also covers common project management training, certification and job opportunities.
The document discusses software requirement engineering. It outlines the objective of requirement engineering as understanding issues, processes, elicitation and specification techniques. It describes requirement engineering as identifying user needs and bridging them to software capabilities. The key tasks are inception, elicitation, elaboration, negotiation, specification, validation and management. Requirements errors are most costly if found late, so requirement engineering aims to establish a solid foundation early in development.
Similar to GEOALBERTA 2011 - GIS Portal Implementation (20)
This document outlines a strategic plan for implementing a corporate geographic information system (GIS) at the City of St. Albert over 2007-2009. The plan establishes a mission and guiding principles for the corporate GIS. It defines a vision of having a robust, secure, and high-quality GIS by 2009 that empowers users. Key outcome goals are alignment with business needs, data quality, ease of access, integration with business systems, education/awareness, and sustainability. Operational strategies and an implementation schedule are provided to achieve this vision and goals over the 3-year period.
This document describes the forest cover classification procedure used in Alberta. It outlines the input data requirements, output data fields, forest cover classes, and general classification methodology. The classification methodology involves species roll-ups of the overstory and understory, classification of stands disregarding structure, horizontal stands based on the understory, and multistory stands with dense overstory and understory vegetation. It aims to classify forest cover into 65 classes including various pure, mixed, wetland, non-forested and anthropogenic land cover types.
This document outlines procedures for analyzing interior forest areas. It defines interior forest criteria as forest patches more than 60m from non-forest edges and 30m from other edge types. The procedures describe both vector- and raster-based methods for identifying interior forest patches based on these criteria. Key steps include buffering different edge types, intersecting the results to remove edge effects, and applying a minimum patch size threshold. Issues around choosing an appropriate cell size for raster analysis are also discussed.
The document describes a composite visibility analysis procedure to evaluate the visual aesthetics of an area from multiple viewpoints. It involves generating viewpoint layers along travel corridors and other areas, running a visibility analysis from each viewpoint using a DEM as input, and combining the outputs to create an overall composite visibility map of the project area. Key inputs are a DEM, travel corridors and other features to use as viewpoints. The procedure is implemented in GIS software and involves generating viewpoints, running visibility analyses in batches, and combining the outputs.
This document discusses best practices for measuring landscape metrics using GIS data. It covers topics such as choosing an appropriate raster cell size, defining patch types, defining the study area, and using software like Patch Analyst. The key points are that the data preparation process is time-consuming, the scale and accuracy of the data impacts the metrics, and interpreting the results requires an understanding of the relevant ecology.
This document provides information about common tree species found in the Barrier Lake Area of Kananaskis Country, Alberta. It identifies both broadleaf and conifer tree types and provides details about key identifying features such as appearance, leaves or needles, bark, cones, and examples of each species in stands. Species described include lodgepole pine, white spruce, Douglas fir, subalpine fir, Engelmann spruce, alpine larch, trembling aspen, and balsam poplar.
This document provides information about the AVI (Alberta Vegetation Inventory) including the types of information it contains such as tree species, stand heights, crown closure, moisture regime, and origin. It describes the different tree species, stand structures, crown closure densities, moisture regimes, and stand modifiers that may be present. It also discusses naturally non-forested and anthropogenic non-vegetated land types as well as considerations for interpreting the data.
Tammy Kobliuk of Alberta Sustainable Resource Development presented on lessons learned from handling large amounts of geospatial data for resource analysis and management. Key points include:
- Alberta is a large province with diverse landscapes and resource uses, presenting challenges for analysis.
- SRD has accumulated vast amounts of geospatial data over decades from various sources for its resource management responsibilities.
- Analyzing and managing such large, diverse datasets across a huge area involves overcoming technical challenges around data storage, access, integration from various sources, and performing analyses.
This document summarizes a meeting to discuss analyzing interior forest patches in Alberta. Tammy Kobliuk presented on developing procedures to identify interior forest patches on forest management areas. Key points included defining interior forest criteria of stand attributes and distances from edges. The analysis may require a raster or vector approach depending on the size and complexity of the area. Accounting for features like seismic lines was also discussed as potentially impacting results. Technical challenges in analyzing very large study areas with the available software and hardware were also a main topic.
MAGG 2012 - Municipal Census Best PracticesTammy Kobliuk
The document outlines best practices for planning, executing, evaluating, and analyzing a municipal census. It discusses establishing a master address list, designing enumeration boundaries and databases, executing the census using paper forms or online/mobile tools, quality checking results, and analyzing results to understand demographics, trends, and service needs at both basic and advanced levels. The goal is to maximize the value of census data through thorough planning and analysis.
This document provides an overview of GIS priority setting, including why it is important to set priorities, key considerations, different prioritization methods, criteria for prioritization, and a case study of how the City of St. Albert implemented GIS priority setting. Some key points:
- Setting priorities is important to manage limited resources and budgets effectively and avoid "fire-fighting".
- Key considerations include governance structure, customization, criteria, process, and flexibility.
- Common prioritization methods include Covey's quadrants, matrices, ABC, and paired comparisons.
- Criteria may include importance, impact, urgency, dependencies, and more.
- St. Albert used a hybrid approach of triage
ESRI ERUC 2014 - Easy Automation for Process EfficienciesTammy Kobliuk
This document discusses easy process automation ideas to improve work efficiencies at the City of St. Albert. It provides an overview of the organization and current GIS environment. The benefits of automation including efficiency, accuracy, repeatability and transferring tasks are outlined. Several automation tools available in ESRI's suite are presented, including ModelBuilder, Data Driven Pages, and FME. Specific automation examples implemented at the city are described, such as server data updates, census preparation, and photo radar forms generation. Future plans include adding more error checking and using Python scripting.
FME 2014 - Automating Creation of 911 Compliant DataTammy Kobliuk
This document discusses automating the creation of 911 compliant street data from multiple municipalities. It describes combining road network data from St. Albert, Sturgeon County, and the City of Edmonton and transforming the non-standard data into a consistent format that meets 911 dispatch requirements. The process involves filtering, renaming, reclassifying streets, and extracting address information to generate a regional road network dataset that can be used by emergency services.
MISA PRAIRIES 2013 - Flexibility in Delivering GIS ServicesTammy Kobliuk
This document discusses providing flexible GIS services and data through a case study of St. Albert, Alberta. It outlines how GIS solutions have evolved from desktop software to include cloud solutions, widgets, mobile platforms, and custom maps/analysis. The key principles that guide St. Albert include being business driven, accessible, integrated, and empowering end users. St. Albert provides GIS through a variety of approaches including COTS server software, cloud applications, widgets, open data, and custom tools to best meet varied user needs. Challenges include changing technology and keeping solutions up to date.
GEOALBERTA 2013 - I Spy With My Little Eye - St AlbertTammy Kobliuk
The document discusses St. Albert's aerial imaging strategy and use of Pictometry. It provides background on St. Albert and the evolution of its imagery collection over time. Pictometry imagery has become an important tool for many city staff since its introduction in 2012-2014, providing 3D views unavailable from other sources. Key users include Assessment, Recreation, Public Works, Engineering, and Fire Services. Example uses highlighted are property assessment, examining encroachments, bus stop reviews, park infrastructure planning, and fire pre-planning. The city sees continued value in Pictometry as a vital part of its imaging strategy.
PICTOMETRY 2014 - Integrating Pictometry Into Your Municipal OperationsTammy Kobliuk
This document discusses St. Albert's use of Pictometry aerial imagery in municipal operations. It provides an overview of St. Albert's imaging strategy and toolkit, which includes digital orthophotos collected every two years through a regional partnership as well as oblique Pictometry imagery and LiDAR data. Pictometry imagery is collected for the entire city every two years and made available to over 165 staff accounts across 18 departments through an online viewer. Several case studies demonstrate how Pictometry has improved operations for assessment, emergency response, development inquiries and more. Usage and positive user feedback statistics indicate the value and return on investment of Pictometry. Future plans include continued bi-annual collection and adding building footprints and 3D
GEOALBERTA 2015 - StAlbert - Do You Measure UpTammy Kobliuk
This document discusses the importance of analytics for GIS departments and how to implement them. It explains that analytics can demonstrate value, accountability, and performance. Departments should tie analytics to organizational goals and use specific, relevant targets and indicators to measure progress. A variety of tools and platforms can provide data for analytics, and different visual formats can help communicate results to diverse audiences. The key is to select the right metrics and be intentional about how analytics inform decisions and resource allocation.
A Successful Pictometry Implementation Story - 2016OctTammy Kobliuk
The document summarizes St. Albert's implementation and use of Pictometry aerial imagery. It describes the city's flight history since 2012 and funding model. Technical specifications for the 2016 flight included 7.5cm resolution and no AccuPlus correction. Over 180 named user accounts have access to the cloud-based imagery in the corporate GIS system. Key users include Engineering, Public Works, and Recreation & Parks. Usage has grown steadily, with over 4,500 image views in the last 30 days. The imagery supports various municipal functions like utility billing, development permitting, and fire prevention. Future plans include integrating the imagery with 911 and capturing building footprints.
A Successful Pictometry Implementation Story - 2016Oct
GEOALBERTA 2011 - GIS Portal Implementation
1. GIS EVOLUTION – From Drafting to Dreaming
PLAN VS REALITY:
A Case Study in GIS Portal Implementation
2. 2011 Conference
For Review…
• Requirements Analysis process
• RFP process
• Contract
• Post-Contract
• Beta-Testing
• Training
• General Rollout
• Lessons Learned
3. 2011 Conference
The Project Team
• Contract Administrator: GIS Coordinator
• Project Lead: Corporate GIS Analyst
• Base Server Setup: I.T. Systems Analyst
• ArcGIS Server Install/Config: I.T.
Database Adminstrator
• Geocortex Install: I.T. Database
Administrator
4. 2011 Conference
Project Team Realities
• Minimal I.T. involvement – kept to base server
and software setup, configuration & install
• 2 Corporate GIS Staff – complete with 1-year
mat leave
• Corporate GIS also responsible for operational
GIS support for 19 business areas
5. 2011 Conference
Project Leadership
• Original Project Lead went on maternity leave
– Meant a delay of 3 months before work was
restarted
– Meant starting from scratch for system knowledge
– New Project Lead had no training
• Project Lead transferred to the GIS Coordinator
• Decision made to make permanent the GIS
Coordinator as Project Lead in order to provide
stability
6. 2011 Conference
I.T. Involvement
• Setup of the virtual server
• Configuration design for ArcGIS Server
• Install ArcGIS Server
• Install Geocortex Essentials + custom code
• Required: training in GIS and web mapping
needs (sent them to San Diego)
• NO in house programming resources!
7. 2011 Conference
The Original “Plan”
• Internal requirements analysis & research
• RFP and contract award
• 3-month build by contractor
• 2 months to tweak and develop training plan
• Begin department by department rollout at
month 13
• Year 2: Gather user feedback and do
enhancements
8. 2011 Conference
Requirements Analysis
• Done in house by both the GIS Coordinator
and the Corporate GIS Analyst
• Used available experience and knowledge
• Targeted a generic municipal GIS portal design
• Evaluated various sites on the internet
• Cherry-picked out desired features and
functions
9. 2011 Conference
Scoping Document
• A sample survey of other organization’s sites
• Compiled a document of likes and dislikes
• Included:
– Site description, layout and design
– Available functionality
– Available content (e.g. data layers)
– Cartography
– What we liked
– What we didn’t like
11. 2011 Conference
Requirements Analysis
• The process followed was efficient
• No clients were interviewed
– Existing knowledge of city business processes
– Existing knowledge of GIS portals
– Existing knowledge of available technology
• Did not require the assistance of an outside
party
12. 2011 Conference
Why Didn’t We Interview Clients?
• Our clients told us they didn’t know what to
ask for
• We knew better than our clients how a typical
GIS Portal looked and functioned
• We had a good knowledge base of all of the
target business areas
• We already had their buy-in
13. 2011 Conference
RFP Process: RFP Contents
• Company experience requirements
• Tightly written Schedule A
– Very detailed functional requirements
– Detailed non-functional requirements
• Training and Tech Support
requirements
• Multiple measurements for evaluation
• Request for itemized cost in the bid
15. 2011 Conference
RFP Process – RFP Release
• Targeted release
– Vendors with technical depth
– Vendors with previous ArcGIS Server experience
– Vendors with proven track record
– Preferably western Canada location
• Targeted a small number of known vendors
16. 2011 Conference
RFP Evaluation
• Demonstrated experience: firm and team
members
• Understanding of scope of work
• Specification compliance
• Proposed solution; quality; completeness;
technology; flexibility
• Workplan and schedule
• Cost; acquisition and maintenance
• References
17. 2011 Conference
RFP Results
• 3 submissions from 4 target companies
• A $100,000 spread in proposed cost
• Variety of proposed solutions:
– 1 custom build
– 1 ArcGIS Server COTS solution
– 1 non-ArcGIS Server COTS solution
19. 2011 Conference
Contract Process
• ArcGIS Server was installed in house by
St Albert I.T. staff
• Geocortex Essentials was installed by St Albert
I.T. staff with advice from Latitude
Geographics
• Custom code written by Latitude
• Initial site designed and configured by
Latitude
• Involved a minimal level of training
20. 2011 Conference
Notes About the Contract Process
• Good project management in general by
contractor
• At times the process was painful for both
• Revolving door for technical support
• Resulted in revised processes
• Certain parts were painful
– Map design
– Error resolving
Note to
self…
21. 2011 Conference
Notes About the Contract Process
• Some delay on the part of St Albert in getting
information to the contractor
• Took approximately 4 months to resolve all of
the errors
• Difficult to differentiate source of errors:
ArcGIS Server vs Geocortex Essentials vs
custom code
22. 2011 Conference
Post-Contract: Site Rebuild
• No work for the first PC 4 months
• Month PC 5: began complete rebuilt of site
from scratch using the original site as a
template
– To understand how to use the software
– Complete technical documentation on how to
built the site
– An opportunity to revise and improve the design
of the site
• Took 3 months
23. 2011 Conference
Post-Contract: Site Rebuild
Wrote technical build documentation in house
• Better understanding of how the site works
• Disaster recovery
• Less reliance on contractor to make changes
• Better able to do in house enhancements
• Saved $$ on having the contractor do it
• Did not have confidence in the contractor’s ability to
do it to expected specifications
24. 2011 Conference
Post-Contract: Site Rebuild
• Improved the cartography
• Tweaked the scale dependencies
• Tuned and indexed the data
• Revised the report templates
• Revised the map templates
• Revised available tools
• Moved a lot of configuration to the default
(base) site
26. 2011 Conference
Post-Contract: User Manual
• User manual written in house by Project Lead
• Revised after the post-contract site revision
• A detailed walkthrough:
– Site layout
– Toolbars
– Individual tools
– Reports
– Map templates
– Frequently Asked Questions
27. 2011 Conference
Post-Contract: Beta Testing
• Searched for initial beta bunny at PC
month 3
• Had difficulties finding someone interested
who also had the time and need to use it
• Went through a few before landing on one
• Used their feedback and questions to
guide the User Manual FAQ and site
revision
28. 2011 Conference
Post-Contract: Beta Testing
• Began full beta testing at month PC 13
• One-on-one training sessions for 3 months
• Cross section of organization
• Total ~ 21 beta testers
• Made some small changes based on feedback
• Did not use a formal reporting system
• Just wanted them to use the system
• Had a few testers that received no training at all
29. 2011 Conference
Post-Contract: Monitoring Usage
• We required a way to monitor usage of the
system as training was rolled out
• Useful for seeing the uptake from users
• Also used for site and system performance
monitoring
• Provides a useful snapshot across time
• Using Geocortex Optimizer
31. 2011 Conference
Post-Contract: Beta-Training
• Targeted month PC 17
• Wanted to test training method on a beta-
group
• Targeted single small department
• Took 2 months to get a workable 2-hr time
slot – month PC 19
• Targeted a second department – still took 2
months to get a scheduled time slot
32. 2011 Conference
Post-Contract: Beta-Training
• Worked in terms of demonstrating that the
training method worked
• Confirmed that training was possible without
a computer room (although not the best
situation)
• Illustrated the difficulty in trying to do a
department-by-department rollout – think
herding cats!
33. 2011 Conference
Post-Contract: General Training
• Used training method solidified in beta-training
sessions
• Targeted examples to attendees’ work functions
• Engaged HR to:
– Facilitate course advertising
– Take care of course registration
– Help with general room setup
– Do general introductions
– Facilitate course feedback
34. 2011 Conference
Post-Contract: General Training
• Sessions were 2 hours
• 5 general sessions of 6 – 13 people
• Many additional one-on-one sessions for
people with difficult schedules
• A good cross section of City staff
• Intended to place trained users around the
org. to assist with helping non-trained users
35. 2011 Conference
Comment on Training
• St Albert does not have a computer training
classroom
• Setting up a temporary classroom requires
many laptops and a lot of I.T. time
• We have sought to reduce the workload on I.T.
as much as possible
• An on-computer session would need to be
least 4 – 8 hours
36. 2011 Conference
Managing Expectations
• Ability to complete the project
• How difficult/easy problems are to solve
• Rollout schedule
• Release expectations
• Functional expectations
• Data expectations
• General limited site vs the flexibility of
desktop mapping software
37. 2011 Conference
General Rollout – pending
• Site access via staff Intranet portal
• Make User Manual available for download
• Staff awareness
• Pushing through the firewall for controlled
external access
40. 2011 Conference
Resource Realities
• Staff turnover
• High non-project workload
• Expectations for the
timely completion
of other work
• It’s a priority, but…
41. 2011 Conference
20-20 Hindsight: What Worked
• Internal requirements analysis
• Very detailed RFP Schedule A
• Targeted RFP release
• Fixed-price contract
• COTS solution
• Internal documentation
• Internal training
• Having contractor do initial configuration
• Post-contract debriefing with contractor
42. 2011 Conference
20-20 Hindsight: What Was Difficult
• Finding beta-testers
• Project staff turnover – internal and
contractor
• Project status tracking
• Contractor documentation
• Timeline prediction
• Balancing demands of other
work
43. 2011 Conference
20-20 Hindsight: What Didn’t Work
• Contractor-designed map services
• Installing software and custom code at the
same time
• Revolving contractor technical resources
• Department-by-department rollout
44. 2011 Conference
Where Are We Now?
• Over 80 people trained
• On budget
• 2+ years behind schedule for complete rollout
• Just completed an upgrade of both ArcGIS
Server and Geocortex Essentials
• In the middle of general release
• Researching the move from a .NET platform to
Flex or Silverlight
45. 2011 Conference
Where Are We Now?
• A single internal site
– A mash of 5 separate uncached map services
– Slower, but more flexible for the users
• Planning for an ‘Express’ cached site
– Fast drawing speed
– Less flexibility of displayed data layers
• Need to look at performance tuning
• Looking at options for external map delivery
46. 2011 Conference
A Note About Building Cached Sites
• Research before you start building
• Cached site planning must be done as part of
the design process
– It will affect how you design your map services
– It will affect your scale dependencies
– It may be driven by the use of external data
services such as Google or Bing
– It may affect your symbology, labeling and
annotation