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uPortal and DEMAND. History - uPortal consortium started 12/99 as part of JA-SIG. Mission is to build an open architecture framework for a free university portal. - Demand (DEpartmental MANagers portal) is a prototype uPortal that will address that one constituency. Elements of a Portal.
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uPortal and DEMAND • History- uPortal consortium started 12/99 as part of JA-SIG. Mission is to build an open architecture framework for a free university portal.- Demand (DEpartmental MANagers portal) is a prototype uPortal that will address that one constituency An Overview of the Princeton University Web - DEMAND
Elements of a Portal • Adaptive, Secure Framework • Customization • Personalization • Desktop Replacement An Overview of the Princeton University Web - DEMAND
Portal Choices • Free (with strings) • Buy a tool • Build our own • Use a vertical (or verticals) • Consortium An Overview of the Princeton University Web - DEMAND
uPortal and DEMAND • Rationale for method • Open architecture, no vendor lock-in, no purchased code. • Follow J2EE specs to insure scalability, platform independence • Write in java An Overview of the Princeton University Web - DEMAND
uPortal and DEMAND • Initial implementation • Currently at version 1.5 • 1 ½ years An Overview of the Princeton University Web - DEMAND
uPortal and DEMAND • Resources for uPortal • About 10 schools • one hired consulting group • total FTEs are approx. 5-6 • Resources for Demand - One customer, one technical person An Overview of the Princeton University Web - DEMAND
uPortal and DEMAND • uPortal Project management • Technical project mgr and a ½ time project leader. Managed outside of Princeton. Group meets approx 1/mo. • Volunteers for roles through JA-SIG • Demand Project management • Follows P2k methodology. Customer lead and one programmer. An Overview of the Princeton University Web - DEMAND
uPortal and DEMAND • Project maintenance – uPortal • Coordinated through JA-SIG • Source code at Univ. of Delaware • Project maintenance – Demand • framework will be maintained by ASIG • content? An Overview of the Princeton University Web - DEMAND
uPortal and DEMAND • Project success- Not yet met all our goals - Have made considerable progress - Believe prototype (due in Aug) will be successful. An Overview of the Princeton University Web - DEMAND
uPortal and DEMAND • Futures • We are forming a steering committee of departmental mgrs to define needs. This should be done for every constituency serviced by a university portal. • We need university policy regarding vendor specific vertical portals (such as PeopleSoft) vs a horizontal portal. An Overview of the Princeton University Web - DEMAND
DEMAND An Overview of the Princeton University Web - DEMAND