Veterinary Services (VS) protects and improves the health, quality, and marketability of our nation’s animals, animal products, and veterinary biologics by preventing, controlling and/or eliminating animal diseases, and monitoring/promoting animal health and productivity.
VS contracted with Technik to provide programming and analysis support on the VSPS project by completing the development of the VSPS Facilities/ Approved Establishments for the Import of Animal Products (A/E) and the VSPS Facilities module. Successful completion of these tasks helped VS retire The Veterinary Services Permits Issuance Tracking System (PITS) replaced the functionality in the current VS systems environment.
Project Accomplishments
Project accomplishments and associated activities are described below.
Task 1: Project Management and Reporting
Technik met with the COTR to discuss timing, contacts, documentation and other pertinent information. We performed an analysis of the work and developed a project schedule and a Project Management Plan (PMP). We developed and presented a project schedule with milestones that corresponded to the CLINs. Work was re-evaluated and re-prioritized at the end of each CLIN. Functionality reports, acceptance testing, code check-in and documentation was accomplished to coincide with the sprint cycles. As required by VS, Technik utilized Earned Value Reports to measure our productivity. All work was performed in compliance with the development environment methods for source control (SVN), unit testing (nUnit), and documentation. Deliverables included project management plan and project master schedule, weekly status meeting minutes and monthly project status reports.
Task 2: Software Development, Requirement Analysis and Operations/Maintenance
1. Using USDA design documents, J2EE software code, Clear Quest requests, requirements analysis and Approved Establishments Revisions documents and related use case and change request documents, DV United completed the remaining development required and successfully released to production the VSPS Facilities/ Approved Establishments for the Import of Animal Products (A/E). Using USDA design documents, J2EE software code, and related use case and change request documents, , Technik completed the remaining development and successfully released to production the VSPS Facilities module with updated functionality for the VSPS module Facilities/ Facilities Approved for the Export of Animal Products (FAEAP).
Deliverables included updated source code in the version control system, completion and documentation of ClearQuest tickets and other applicable documentation.
Overall Performance: Excellent
Delivery: Technik adhered to all deadlines and produced deliverables in a timely manner.
Cost Control: Technik performed within cost and budget.
Corrective Actions Taken: None
Technologies Used
Technologies used include: Java Platform, Enterprise Edition(J2EE), Microsoft (MS) SQL Server, MS Access, Microsoft Share Point, Struts, Velocity, Spring, JQuery, iBatis, Struts-menu, Spring Security, Spring AOP, Web Services SOAP via HTTPS and FTPS, XML, BEA Weblogic Server, Custom EJBs ,BPEL and BEA Web logic Portal