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Project Scope

Purpose of this document: Software Development processes often go through the following stages: Scope, Analysis/Software Requirement, Design, Development, Alpha Testing, User Training, Beta Testing (pilot), Deployment, and Post Implementation review. This document will attempt to outline information from the Scope stage.

Project Statement: Implementing a district wide positive attendance tracking and accounting system, which will be based on current development (EWPATAS at FC) and will interface with the new EIS system. The system will be open-sourced, and will adhere to standard technologies. Project design considerations are high Availability and Extensibility, good Performance and adequate Security

Determine project scope: We intend to use the software district-wide (FC, CC, & SCE) with the following targeted level:

1)      to generate data required by the MIS State Reporting

2)      to provide data for analysis and forecasting for top management and lab managers

3)      to report lab usage hours for teachers and students

The system will provide standard functionality for level 1, but should be flexible enough for specific implementation changes at level 2 or 3.

Project Dependency: The project is also a part of the larger EIS conversion currently taking place in the district. Progress on this project will affect the Electronic Attendance subsystem of the EIS. Changes in other subsystems such as student permanent ID and the registration process may also potentially effect this project.

Project sponsorship: The development of the project is sponsored jointly by the District Information Services, FC Academic Computing Technologies, CC Academic Computing, and the School of Continued Education. Each campus will be responsible for the deployment, testing, maintenance and support of the project in production.

Preliminary resources: We will start with the following resources:

·        From IS: Jean Guyton, Mike Kessler, Carl Schoner

·        From FC: Nilo Niccolai, Co Ho

·        From CC: Frank Smith, Paul Hamlin, Bill Mace

·        From SCE: Christine Terry, Diane Mendoza

There will be changes in resources and participation as the project progresses through different stages for effectiveness.

Project Earliest Estimated Deadlines: Since the project is dependant upon the EIS deployment, the earliest time line for deployment of the project will be Summer 2001 for beta and Fall 2001 for production deployment.