SUMMKP Tutorials

  Logical Design Data definition Authro ( AuthroID ,Authro Name) Publisher( PublisherID ,Publisher Name) Document Format(id,document,media) Knowledge product( DocumentID ,Title,Document_category,Keyword,Abstract,Audience)In-house coding or WordPress In-house server or cloud hosting  To represent Knowledge Products Pods Admin Plugin used and All KP attributes Created ; When we use PODS, there are two elements, custom post type, and custom taxonomy. there are one Custom POST Type and three Custom Taxonomy; Generally, custom fields store arbitrary extra information for a post, while taxonomies are ways to group posts together. After creating the post types the feature will be added to the admin left menu.  custom post types created inside the PODS ADmin; which are  Custom Post Types Knowledge Portal Taxonomy KP categories File types Publishers Custom post Type (Knowledge Product) Data Representation : Document Title (Textbox , Required * ) Document ID(Textbox,  N...

  Planning Requirements - Pre-Development Phase Executive Committment Project Team Three step process Conceptual Logical Physical Conceptual Design Project Details (the what) Goals Objectives Logical Design In-house coding or WordPress In-house server or cloud hosting Web architecture Content - knowledge products Physical Design Engage cloud hosting service - domain registration Install WordPress Selection of theme and plugins KP database User sign-in and security Implementation Complete documentation Complete training materials Upload content Train stakeholders Test Project Go-live Operations & Maintenance Review user activity and comments Review feedback from support staff Review content upload and maintenance Make recommendations  Implement continuous improvement Use the above TOC to create the tutorial blog below:

 Background Google provides many free collaborative tools like Google Blogger that allows teams to work together online. This is useful for project teams that reside in different cities. All you need to have is a Google account. Blogger is one of the original internet publishing platforms. It allows you to create and publish a basic blog website that can be shared easily. Traditionally I have used Microsoft Word or LibreWrite to create the tutorial. The completed document is then saved as a pdf file and distributed. Now I just use Blogger to create and publish my tutorials and all I need to do is provide the user with the url link.  Users can still print the blog to pdf.  In addition this blog is an html file which can be easily copied and placed on a website such as the SUMM Knowledge Portal. Developing the Training Components Traditionally training tutorials focus on teaching users how to use the product or application. Our goal is to develop training material which not...

Introduction Most IT projects are developed without good project planning. This applies to all IT related projects such as database management and website design. The preparation of a detailed plan should be the first step in any project. In addition the plan should consider the life cycle of the system including the human and economic resources needed to sustain the system. Project Team Our experience shows that in almost all IT related projects, we have been involved with over the last 20 years, they have been handed to IT staff to complete. Generally these projects, both large and small, have been handed to a single IT staff member with little input from management, users and other stakeholders. Consequently we have seen spectacular failures of large IT projects such as the Canadian Pheonix pay system.  Pheonix pay system  The same applies to smaller projects by other organizations. The project team needs to include not just the key IT staff involved but representatives fr...

Using Wordpress as a DMS/CMS We have prepared this tutorial to show you an approach and process you can use to create a data/content management system online. This tutorial is created for users with some basic computer knowledge. Non-technical management could use this to get an overview of the process involved with developing a CMS.  There are four key teams/groups needed for a good CMS. First the developers of the site; second the content managers; third the technical team maintaining the site and fourth the users of the site. A good sustainable site needs all four. This is a fifth which are the content creators who may be within or outside the key groups. Too often organizations rely entirely on the first to be responsible for everything related to the site. Unfortunately this generally results in a poorly designed site. To get a good CMS developed the team lead needs to involve all four groups from the start to go-live.  Introduction You would like to develop a data or con...