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D EVELOPMENT L IFE C YCLE. Jamey Olsen 09/01. Agenda. Cargill Snapshot Cargill Grain LYNX Application Analysis Design Implementation Support Sample LYNX Screens Q&A Session. Cargill Snapshot. Global Company with... 80,000 employees Nearly 1,000 locations
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DEVELOPMENTLIFECYCLE Jamey Olsen 09/01
Agenda • Cargill Snapshot • Cargill Grain • LYNX Application • Analysis • Design • Implementation • Support • Sample LYNX Screens • Q&A Session
Cargill Snapshot Global Company with... • 80,000 employees • Nearly 1,000 locations • 65 countries, with business operations in 130 more • Largest private company in North America
North AmericanGrain Business • 100,000 customers • 150 locations • 3100 employees • Supply 21% of U.S. Export Market Share • 28 million tons total in U.S. & Canada • Truck, rail, barge, and vessel modes of transportation
LYNX Application • Windows-based application • Replaced outdated HW & SW • Designed to: • Improve Efficiency • Improve Communication of Data • Automate the Grain Business • Will be used by global divisions
LYNX Development Methodology Project Planning Requirements Prototype Architecture Process Testing Detail Design Construction
AnalysisCurrent System Project Planning Requirements Prototype Architecture Process Testing Detail Design Construction
AnalysisCurrent System • Data Entry Duplication • Customer Info entered 3 times • Contracts - via phone • Operations - in person • Settlements - from unload slip • Futures Info entered 3+ times Merchant Central Office Board of Trade (Stock Market)
AnalysisCurrent System • Facility Operations • Observed Facilities • Facility Layouts Differed • Check-In, Analysis, Weigh, Check-Out • Analysis, Check-In, Weigh, Check-Out • Etc. • Helped Redesign Poor Layouts • Need for an Adaptable Interface
AnalysisCurrent System • Requirements Gathering • Business Reps • Creating Use Cases • Results of Analysis • Project Releases
AnalysisCurrent System • Requirements Gathering • Business Reps • Creating Use Cases • Results of Analysis • Project Releases • Functional Areas • Contracts • Operations • Settlements
DesignNew System Project Planning Requirements Prototype Architecture Process Testing Detail Design Construction
DesignNew System • Prototypes • Architecture Process • Design Standards • Push Buttons • Documented in Use Case
ImplementationNew System Project Planning Requirements Prototype Architecture Process Testing Detail Design Construction
ImplementationNew System • Functional Areas • Contract Team • Development Review • Business Rep • Peer Review • UI Certification
ImplementationNew System • Testing in Various Stages • Unit Test • Interface Test • Integration Test • System Test • Regression Test • Implementing at Remote Sites • Pilot Sites • Roll-out Schedule
SupportNew System • User Training • Classes, Seminars, etc. • Training Manuals • Dedicated Support Staff • User Requests for Additional Functionality
Agenda • Cargill Snapshot • Cargill Grain • LYNX Application • Analysis • Design • Implementation • Support • Sample LYNX Screens • Q&A Session
Sample Screens Sample screens purposely removed
CONTACTINFO Jamey OlsenBusiness AnalystJamey_Olsen@cargill.com(952) 984-5344