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IT Website Project for BWX Technologies. Contact: John Knowles, IT Manager Date: May 8, 2003 Consulting Firm: IT Design Services Consultant: Adrian Lanning. Table of Contents. BWXT Overview The Problem The Solution How We Do IT Design Development Deployment Conclusions.
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IT Website Project for BWX Technologies • Contact: John Knowles, IT Manager • Date: May 8, 2003 • Consulting Firm: IT Design Services • Consultant: Adrian Lanning
Table of Contents • BWXT Overview • The Problem • The Solution • How We Do IT • Design • Development • Deployment • Conclusions
BWXT Company History • BWXT Technologies, Inc., (BWXT) of Lynchburg, VA, is a diversified manufacturer of nuclear components and advanced energy products with operations in ten states. • BWXT has managed the site for the U.S. Department of Energy since 1997 • BWXT IT Department provides 26 services to BWXT divisions and employees all over the US.
The Problem • IT Staff being over-loaded by large call volume. • IT Staff forced to do data entry when keeping records. • All record-keeping done in an off-line database, if at all.
How We Do IT • Project Acceptance • Preliminary Investigation Report • Schedule • Requirements Checklist • Development • Deployment
Preliminary Investigation Report • Define project scope. • Define benefits of project. • Identify key information needs. • Identify system constraints
Schedule • The timeline serves as our guide and helps client understand process • Developed early-on and checked/updated frequently
Requirements Checklist • What is the purpose of the requirements checklist? • The requirements checklist serves as our contract of what will be developed. • Most importantly, it defines all Outputs and Inputs of the final system.
Development • Iterative Process • Create Prototype for 1 page • Obtain approval of prototype • Develop full version of page • Obtain approval of full version • Repeat • Database evolves as needed
Deployment • System developed such that deployment on target system took less than 5 minutes. • Deployment Process • Files transferred • Base path updated
Conclusion • Success: • Client involved throughout. • Delivered on-time and on-budget. • Client happy with solution to his problem. • Another useful program successfully developed by IT Design Services. • Interested in having your problems solved? Contact: Adrian Lanning alanning55@yahoo.com