Oct 2013

CS 3100 Coursework Case Study

Week 5

Oct 2013

What are we trying to do?

• Get everyone through the course at pass level BEFORE the exam

• Give everyone a realistic SPM challenge• Keep everyone engaged with SPM• (Personal – get as many of you interested in

healthcare IS as possible!)

Let’s step back….

Oct 2013

Where am I coming from?• Mixed primary education:

• Home schooled in the Middle East;• US Junior High (1 semester);• Special Schools in Belfast & Smethwick

• Local Grammar School which became a Local Comprehensive• Local Sixth Form College• Local Redbrick (Joint Hons BSc (Elec Eng & Physics), PhD in Physics)

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The labThe lab

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Into the workplace

1985-2001GEC-MarconiMarconi

1960-1984 Growing up

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Into the workplace

• General management training• On-the job people & project manager• Business Development

1985-2001GEC-MarconiMarconi

1960-1984 Growing up

Business models – how does technology make a

difference?

Health technologies and systems

What are knowledge and information worth in healthcare?What are knowledge and information worth in healthcare?

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My big discovery

The connection between The connection between information systems and processinformation systems and process

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Into the workplace

1985-2001Commercial

2001-nowAcademic

10 years4 universities>£13M in grants, etc

1960-1984 Growing up

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Doctor or nurse takes a sample Laboratory undertakes test

Bar-codedsample

goes to the Laboratory

The scenario

• Why were pathology – or clinical laboratory – systems some of the first to be computerised?

• What is an obvious disadvantage about being first into a new technology?

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A company installing Clinical Lab Systems

http://www.clinisys.co.uk/gb/en/

On

Fiona PearsonCEO

http://www.clinisys.co.uk/gb/en/solutions/electronic-requesting-and-results-reporting/

This week’s Case Study

Oct 2013IS infrastructure including e-mail, messaging, etc

Doctor or nurse takes a sample Laboratory undertakes test

Bar-codedsample

goes to the Laboratory

Electronic Patient Record

Hospital ISIncluding the

PAS MPI

Local IS(e.g. clinic,

hospital ward, General Practice)

RequestsResults

Laboratory IS (Currently LIMS)

RequestsResults

The bid scenario

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What do you need to know to bid?• Costs• Timescale• Effort levels• Bought-in equipment• Requirements• Risk• Project breakdown• PERT• Etc, etc

You won’t know these ahead of time: ESTIMATION

Sources:

TextbooksNotes & lecturesInternet (e.g. Look up the Clinisys website)As friends for rates, etc.

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Work in groups…

• Scope• Size• Sequence• Schedule

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Seminar Timetable

Week 6: No Lecture – Interview with Fiona will be on BlackboardSeminar – week 1 of coursework

Week 7: Effective Learning – ESTIMATIONWeek 8: Seminars - Estimation presentationsWeek 9: Seminars – estimation presentationsWeek 10: Seminars – week 2 of courseworkWeek 11: Seminars – week 3 of courseworkWeek 12: Seminars – Final bid presentations

Oct 2013

Critical Essay(submitted by 7th January 2014)

Up to 2,000 words

Demonstration that you have met the learning outcomes

Be able to identify and describe critical phases or processes in software project management.

Be able critically to evaluate issues and problems that arise during these phases or processes and to propose approaches that address or resolve them. Be able to select appropriate tools, methods, or

techniques at various stages of a project and critically discuss their application.

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What structure?One suggestion

Introduction

Description of when, why and how you used one tool

Description of when, why and how you used another

tool

Description of when, why and how you used another

tool

Conclusion

It’s up to you!

NB:

Make sure you choose at least three different methods or

tools.

Provide evidence that you have used and understood the

methods or tools.

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Questions?