Todd

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Todd Cue Ltd Online I.T. Support System

• Chris Snowdon, BSc Network Computing Final Year
  Project

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Introduction

• Todd Cue Ltd Insurance Brokers
• Project derived from placement experiences
• Develop formal, centralised I.T. Management
  System
• Presentation outlines entire project

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Project Management

• Good Project Management is essential fail to
  plan, plan to fail
• Terms of Reference Gantt Chart approved quickly
• Regular meetings with Project Supervisor
  regular contact with Client
• No major over-runs project handed in
• early!

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Research

• Web Based Systems
• Interesting and stimulating topic choice
• Challenging yet rewarding
• Application of research to design
  implementation

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System Requirements

• Able to consider during placement
• Ability to suggest system was a valuable
  advantage in defining requirements
• 3 requirement categories Core, Highly Desirable
  and Optional Extras
• Frequent discussion with client led to very
• few changes

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Design

• Incorporate Research findings design
  requirements specified by Todd Cue
• Web front end database driven

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Implementation

• Developed in PHP MySQL widely supported
• Login, Standard User Administration sections
• Security provided via Sessions
• Limited and inflexible reporting as a result of
  external factors

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Implementation II

• Standard User

• Administration

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Testing

• Rapid Prototyping common in web development
• Testing is being done all the time any changes
  are uploaded and checked for functionality
  iterative process, encourages refactoring
• Various other methods, e.g. Beta testing
• Testing chapter was the most difficult
• to write

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Evaluation Conclusion

• Successful project
• System has been used live
• Good project/time management has been a key
  factor in success
• Enjoyable, worthwhile and rewarding
• Skills learned can be used in future projects

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• Any Questions?