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
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