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The Story of Aqueduct

The Story of Aqueduct. The why and how of writing in-house software Stuart Schellenberg & Orion Ifland, Trinity Western University. Why we started Aqueduct. Previous Commercial Software Locked up data Minimal process flexibility Wide-scale inefficiency Previous In-house Software

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The Story of Aqueduct

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  1. The Story of Aqueduct The why and how of writing in-house software Stuart Schellenberg & Orion Ifland, Trinity Western University

  2. Why we started Aqueduct • Previous Commercial Software • Locked up data • Minimal process flexibility • Wide-scale inefficiency • Previous In-house Software • Customized UI to match how TWU works • Too popular...lots of apps to manage • Efficiency • Cost of Commercial software • Cost on productivity

  3. Technical Foundation • Understandable DB model • Easier to access with almost anything • Better reporting • Less hacking, better data • Easy to Improve • Tools for Keeping DB and Code in sync • Framework for entities, etc. • App configuration, deployment, etc • Scalable for Users and Programmers • Database-wide Searching • Group and resource-based permissions • Adaptive, central UI

  4. Running a Software Team • History of SST • CMPT Program • Grassroots start • Horizontal collaboration • SST and Aqueduct • Prototyping: Spring 2006 • Initial rollout: July 2006 • Scrum • Incremental, high-value improvements • No more Gantt charts • Change-friendly

  5. Demo Time • Website Author, Aqueduct's Content Management System

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