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Environmental Health Services Information System Conversion Overview. Environmental Health. HSIS technology is outdated We need to work “smarter” We need access to information quickly. Where do we start?.
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EnvironmentalHealth Services Information System Conversion Overview
Environmental Health • HSIS technology is outdated • We need to work “smarter” • We need access to information quickly
Where do we start? • The Division of Environmental Health chose IBEAM, the standard for application development within NCDENR IBEAM = Internet Based Enterprise Application Management system
IBEAM is a framework • Provides a standard environment including: • Java Programming • Secure Servers • Internet delivery • Oracle Database
What do we do? • Do-It-Yourself Analysis and Design to craft custom-made software based on our business processes • In the past, we often hired consultants. They would come in, learn our business, build their vision of what we needed, and then go away • Now the knowledge and the documentation stay with us
How do we get there? • Develop an I-BEAM “Notebook”, which is a documented “roadmap” for: • Analysis • Design • Development
What’s in “The Notebook”? • Scope Document • Process Flow Diagrams • Screen designs using Dreamweaver • Use Cases • Business Rules • Data Model/Data Dictionary
When it’s all said and done • Notebook completed • System built • User Manual created • New system tested • Users trained and using the system • Everybody’s happy!