IT Website Project IT Website Project for BWX Technologies for BWX Technologies

• Contact:Contact: John Knowles, IT ManagerJohn Knowles, IT Manager• Date:Date: May 8, 2003May 8, 2003• Consulting Firm:Consulting Firm: IT Design ServicesIT Design Services• Consultant:Consultant: Adrian LanningAdrian Lanning

Table of ContentsTable of Contents

• BWXT OverviewBWXT Overview• The ProblemThe Problem• The SolutionThe Solution• How We Do ITHow We Do IT

– DesignDesign– DevelopmentDevelopment– DeploymentDeployment

• ConclusionsConclusions

BWXT Company HistoryBWXT Company History

• BWXT Technologies, Inc., (BWXT) of Lynchburg, VA, is a BWXT Technologies, Inc., (BWXT) of Lynchburg, VA, is a diversified manufacturer of nuclear components and diversified manufacturer of nuclear components and advanced energy products with operations in ten states.advanced energy products with operations in ten states.

• BWXT has managed the site for the U.S. Department of BWXT has managed the site for the U.S. Department of Energy since 1997Energy since 1997

• BWXT IT Department provides 26 services to BWXT BWXT IT Department provides 26 services to BWXT

divisions and employees all over the US.divisions and employees all over the US.

The ProblemThe Problem

• IT Staff being over-loaded by large call IT Staff being over-loaded by large call volume.volume.

• IT Staff forced to do data entry when keeping IT Staff forced to do data entry when keeping records.records.

• All record-keeping done in an off-line All record-keeping done in an off-line database, if at all.database, if at all.

Our SolutionOur Solution

End-Users Make RequestsEnd-Users Make Requests

Staff-Users Manage Staff-Users Manage RequestsRequests

Admin-Users Manage UsersAdmin-Users Manage Users

How We Do ITHow We Do IT

• Project AcceptanceProject Acceptance

• Preliminary Investigation Preliminary Investigation ReportReport

• ScheduleSchedule

• Requirements ChecklistRequirements Checklist

• DevelopmentDevelopment

• DeploymentDeployment

Preliminary Investigation Preliminary Investigation ReportReport

• Define project scope. Define project scope.

• Define benefits of project.Define benefits of project.

• Identify key information needs.Identify key information needs.

• Identify system constraintsIdentify system constraints

ScheduleSchedule

• The timeline serves The timeline serves as our guide and as our guide and helps client helps client understand processunderstand process

• Developed early-on Developed early-on and and checked/updated checked/updated frequentlyfrequently

Requirements ChecklistRequirements Checklist

• What is the purpose of the requirements What is the purpose of the requirements checklist?checklist?

• The requirements checklist serves as our The requirements checklist serves as our contract of what will be developed.contract of what will be developed.

• Most importantly, it defines all Outputs Most importantly, it defines all Outputs and Inputs of the final system.and Inputs of the final system.

DevelopmentDevelopment

• Iterative ProcessIterative Process– Create Prototype for 1 pageCreate Prototype for 1 page– Obtain approval of prototypeObtain approval of prototype– Develop full version of pageDevelop full version of page– Obtain approval of full versionObtain approval of full version– RepeatRepeat

• Database evolves as neededDatabase evolves as needed

Database StructureDatabase Structure

DeploymentDeployment

• System developed such that System developed such that deployment on target system took deployment on target system took less than 5 minutesless than 5 minutes..

• Deployment ProcessDeployment Process– Files transferredFiles transferred– Base path updatedBase path updated

ConclusionConclusion

• Success: Success: – Client involved throughout.Client involved throughout.– Delivered on-time and on-budget.Delivered on-time and on-budget.– Client happy with solution to his problem.Client happy with solution to his problem.

• Another useful program successfully Another useful program successfully developed by IT Design Services.developed by IT Design Services.

• Interested in having your problems solved?Interested in having your problems solved? Contact: Contact: Adrian Lanning Adrian Lanning

alanning55@yahoo.comalanning55@yahoo.com