Software Professionals, Inc.


	CLIENT - U.S. FEDERAL AGENCY

	THE BUSINESS NEED
	A knowledge management portal was required to satisfy the need for distance learning.

	THE SPI SOLUTIONS
	Developed interactive computer courseware and distance learning products.

	OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT
	This project was related to the development of distance learning, a knowledge management portal. This had created a collaborative software for Communities of Practice (CoPs). At the beginning of this assignment SPI started supporting an existing web based portal, Knowledge Management Network (KMN), developed by some other vendor. This product was developed in a multitude of languages (Perl, PHP, C, Java and others).There were few problems in the existing portal. It lacked standardization and quite a few non-standard languages were used in the development of portal. This portal was developed and implemented on multiple platforms. Therefore, we decided to develop a new portal using PHP on Microsoft NT 4.0 platform. Microsoft SQL Server was used as a database in the back-end and most of the source code was migrated from the existing portal while developing a new knowledge management site. The customer appreciated a new portal. This site was in full compliance with the DoD Web Administration Policy, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 508 standards, and the recent security requirements implemented after the September 11 th tragedy.



	CLIENT - U.S. FOREST SERVICE (U.S. FEDERALAGENCY)

	THE BUSINESS NEED
	Distance-learning courseware development

	THE SPI SOLUTIONS
	Developed interactive computer courseware and distance learning products.

	OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT
	Developed interactive computer courseware, distance learning products by using selected authoring, graphics and animation packages such as Tool Book, Macromedia Dream weaver, Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Fireworks and Adobe Photoshop. SPI professionals applied the principles of instructional screen design, navigation, interaction, feedback, graphic representation, audio and text to product instructional story boards. We performed quality control for instructional design and integrity for training products. In this process, the principles of instructional screen design, navigation, interaction, feedback, graphic representation, audio and text were used to produce instructional story boards. We also developed Statements of Work (SOWs) and other acquisition requirement documentation for contractor developed training products. SPI developed business project plans and assisted teaching departments in documenting course training requirements, strategies, milestones, and resource estimates. SPI consultants monitored and served as technical points of contact for contractor-developed training products. We reviewed and evaluated commercial off the shelf computer based training for applicability and incorporation into the main training program.