Project Overview

Faith & Technology

What?What are we trying to accomplish

How?How are we going to accomplish it

When?When do we need to accomplish it by

Overview (What, How, When)

Provide opportunities to use technology so all of our parish family (including preschool through adult) can learn about God and our Catholic faith through experience.

What - Vision

Catechists (Educators)Program AdministratorsPre K – Adult EducationWeb UsersWireless Device UsersClassroomsCommittee MembersStakeholdersContent Authors

What - Target Audience:

What is it we are trying to accomplish:Merge Catholic faith based programs with technology.Design a fun and intuitive catechism program.Develop a catechism curriculum leveraging existing

content and structure. Implement technology platform to support rich educational

and entertainment experience. Implement technology supporting infrastructure.Build instructional content using current media formats

and technologies. Multiple delivery platform support.Develop a prototype by June.Maintain, educate and support implemented solution.Centralize management of users and content.

What –Project Goals

What - Critical Success Factors

Faith

Technology

Delivery

Accessibility

Target Audience

Connecting

Social Network

Gaming

Budget

Recommended SolutionImplement Solution Using Project FrameworkProject Plan & SchedulePlan ExecutionProject DeliverySolution SupportTraining

What – The Plan

Discuss Project Framework Method, Project Process, Phases

Review Project Plan Time, Scope, Cost

Proof of Concept (Prototype) Divide and Concur

Divide up into Groups (Strengths / Weakness, Skill Set)

Define & Document Requirements (who, what, when) Individual tasks bubble up to

complete Milestones 1 Group for each of the 7 categories

Plan The Results Next reporting period will need to

present next steps for the 7 categories.

Link requirements to major milestones

Implement next steps in framework Reporting and group communication

How – Solution OverviewMajor Decisions: Defining the Content Solution

Programs / Courses / Content Tools, Delivery Req., User

Tracking, Scale factor, Content Linking, Mgmt

Process, approval, content asset creation, file support

Defining the Delivery Solution Devices (TV, Browser, Wireless,

Smartboards, Video – DVD, Print)

Classroom Target Group Defining the Technology Solution

(App – IT) LMS, CMS, (.net vs .php), Web

2.0, User, Curriculum Mgmt. Hosting (internal vs 3rd party) Open Source vs 3rd Party

Project Purpos

e

Instructional

Content

Production /

Assembly

Technology Infrastruct

ure

Delivery

Support

Training

How - Project Framework7 Categories

Sf

How – Project Process7 Major Phases

Initiate

PlanDevelop

Deploy

User Acceptanc

e

Support

Train

Define the followingContentTarget AudienceContent Delivery VehiclesContent ProductionTechnology - ApplicationTechnology – InfrastructureSupportTraining

Proof of Concept (Prototype)

How – Project Plan / Framework Units Based on time Left = 0 Days Right = 140 Days

Purpose

Instructional

Technology / Infrastructure

Delivery

Training

SupportTrainin

g

Support

Production

Brainstorm

Delivery

Building the 7 Category Committees

Each category requires unique skill sets, divide accordingly

Volunteer for more than one, production is the largest piece

Each Group will need the following roles: Lead – oversight and point of

contact Historian – document effort

on wiki Reporter – ask / answer

questions for the committee team.

How – Sub Committees1 Project Purpose

2 Instructional Content

3 Production / Assembly

4 Technology Infrastructure

5 Delivery

6 Support

7 Training

How –Committee HierarchyMajor Stakeholder (Transfiguration)

Committee Heads

Project Management

Subcommittees

Project Purpose

Instructional Content

Production / Assembly

Technology Infrastructur

e

Delivery

How – Project MatrixInitiate

Plan

Develop

Deploy

User Acceptance

Support

Train

Project Purpose

Instructional Content

Production / Assembly

Technology Infrastructure

Delivery

Support

Training

Group DiscussionAssign Historian, Reporter for the weekReview the Project Plan for Sub-CommitteeReview the Documents providedRemember the What, How and WhenDeliverables:

RequirementsSolutionsTimeScopeCost

How – Work Breakdown Structure

When – High Level MilestonesDefine the POC

(Prototype)Educate the SolutionForm SubcommitteesDefine RequirementsHigh Level Project

Schedule Instructional DesignTechnology – AuthoringTechnology – ApplicationTechnology – DeliveryTechnology -

Infrastructure

Production PlanPrototype ScopeDelivery PlanDelivery

CommunicationUser AcceptanceSupport PlanTraining Plan

Next Steps Define the proof of concept Educate the solution to the committee Develop subcommittees

Introductions Document resource skill sets Determine

• Historian• Reporter

Define• High level requirements• High level solution

Document• Open Questions• Issues

• Work on base requirements for subcommittees• Collaborating

Collaboration – WikiDocumenting Efforts – Wiki, AttachmentsSection historians, document what, how and

whenSection reporters list of any questions

including section name, questionDiscuss and document deliverablesFormulate a solutionGet prepared to discuss to committee

Open Thoughts