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Process Automation and Workflow customization With
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December 4, 2012
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Introduction
Introduction
Workflow Solutions Engine
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Example processes that can be automated
Workflow Solutions Engine
• Central Repository for CRs and WRs• Review CRs – approve/reject/defer CRs• Slot WRs into projects/Releases
Change and Work Requests
• Central repository for business and system requirements• Map requirements to WRs/Projects/Releases • Mechanism for requirements review and base line
Business and System Requirements
• Manage Issues and Risks of your project• Setup alerts/Notifications• Link issues/Risks with tasks or work items in your
project/releaseIssues and Risks
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Examples Continued…
Workflow Solutions Engine
•Online view of who is working on what•Monitor the progress of work continuously•Identify what’s blocked via issue/risk notifications
Collaboration process
•Manage changes to the in-flight projects such as change in scope, budget, timelines, schedules and resources
Project change Controls
•Create test cases for a project/release•Link the tests cases with the requirementsTest Cases•Manage defect through their life cycle•Link defects with test casesDefects
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How it works?Workflow Solutions Engine
Implement your process using the Module you just built
Build a module using Ozone (no coding required)
Choose out-of the box process or Come-up with your own process
Think of a process which you need to automate such as…
Requirements Test Cases Defects Issues/Risks Change Requests
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Modules are Template DrivenWorkflow Solutions Engine
ModuleLook & Feel
And Functionality
Template
Templates consist of Fields
Of several types Dependent List Fields Auto Filled Fields Derived /Calculated Fields
Roles & Privileges Users Tabs/ Screens Lists Grids Alerts Reminders Workflow
Filed dependencies by field and by role Field value transitions Field Edit Permissions
Template is a specification where as Module is a product created according
to that specification
In Ozone, your Module will be ready as soon as you create a Template
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Template TypesWorkflow Solutions Engine
Templates Types
Local
- Created at project/Team level. - Can be copied to other teams / projects. - Copy can be updated.
Enterprise
- Created at company level. - Can be used in any team or project. - Project/team level customization can be done without impacting the enterprise template or others teams using the same template
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Enterprise TemplatesWorkflow Solutions Engine
Enterprise Level Template
Inherit to a Project/Team
Apply Project Specific Customization
Can Add /Edit/Delete new features
Not allowed to touch inherited
features
Will not impact Source
Template
Will not impact other teams
that inherited same template
Flexibility At Local Level
Standardization Across Enterprise
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Out of the Box Enterprise TemplatesWorkflow Solutions Engine
Defects
Requirements
Test Cases
Change and Work Requests
More coming soon…
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Local TemplatesWorkflow Solutions Engine
Project/Team Level Template
Created from scratch locally
Copied from another project
Add/Edit/Delete Copied Features
Add/Edit/Delete New Features
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Workflow Solutions Engine
Single Line Text BoxesMulti Line Test Boxes
Radio Button Lists
Checkboxes
Combo Boxes/Dropdown ListsCalendar Controls
Labels…
And many more
Field Controls
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Workflow Solutions Engine
Field Types
Fields
User Filled Fields
Fields of type drop-down list that are related as parent and child fields
All other user filled fields
Auto Filled
Fields whose values are calculated based on values of one or more other fields.
Fields populated with values from predefined data sources.
They can be of two types – 1. Always auto populated and 2. One time auto populated and then read-only
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•Define roles
•Add privileges to the roles.
•Modify privileges
Roles and Privileges
•Search and Add Users to the Project
•Remove users from Project
•Assign roles to users
Users
•Divide your web module into multiple tabs/screens and organize fields into those tabs
•Move fields between tabs
•Change tab sequences
Tabs/ Screens
•Source data for fields in your module by defining queries to external databases
•Web Services (future enhancement)
External Data
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•Define your own lists and values for the project entity
•Associate the lists with fields
Lists
•Define custom tables and data entry controls
•Add, Edit and Delete data using the data entry controls
•Example: Test Script steps
Grids
•Define notifications called alerts based on field value changes
•Can alert all users with a role or any particular user
•One alert can be used for multiple fields and multiple roles can be notified with one alert
Alerts
•Type1: Reminders (notifications) based on Time Lapsed with or without condition(s)
•Type2: Reminders based on Condition(s) only
•Set frequency and expiry for reminders
Reminders
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•Manage Field Edit Permissions
•Define Field Dependecy Rules
•Field Value Transition Rules - By Field
•Field Value Transition Rules - By Role
Workflow
•Add associations between items of same of different entities
•Example: Link a work request #10 with a production ticket #100
Associations
•Add, Edit and Delete DB Connections to external databases
•Call web services and use the response data in Ozone project – entity (future enhancement)
External Integrations
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•Create standard reports for any project entity
•Create personal reports for any project entity
•Export reports into excel file and save to your local file system
Reports and Graphs
•Create your own dashboards
•Source the data for your dashboards from the reports created
Dashboards
•Copy templates from one project-entity to another
•Use enterprise level template to an entity of a project and add project specific customizations
Templates
•Built-in features for submitting, approving and processing project/Entity/Template/User related services requests based on user titles and authorities
•Tightly integration with Organizational Levels, Titles and Authorities
Service Requests
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Workflow Solutions Engine
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•Defines enterprise templates/modules
•Defines Org levels and approval authorities
•Defines Org titles and assigns levels to the titles
•Create, delete, backup, restore, activate, deactivate and archive projects
•Adds/Deletes users to the tool
•Handles all types of service requests except those that are meant for Project Administrators
Tool Admin
•Manages all entities in a project
•Customizes Project Entities – Add/Remove fields, define alerts, define roles and privileges etc
•Add/Remove users, change their roles and privileges
•Create standard reports
Project Admin
•View, Add, Edit Items to Any Entity
•View, Add or Edit Standard or Personal Reports
•View, Add, Edit, Cancel, Approve Requests
Project Users
Workflow Solutions Engine
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Workflow Solutions Engine
Zero coding Turn-Key workflow solutions engine
One tool that can support many processes
Unique blend of Enterprise Standardization and Local Customization, enforces governance, facilitates standardization across the company and at the same time leaves room for customization at individual team level
Built in templates ready to use out of the box or build new templates from ground-up according to your process
Create template once and reuse any where any number of times
Requires no technical know-how to build and customize
Very little time to ramp up. Almost flat learning curve . Hit the ground running in as little as a day
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Workflow Solutions Engine
New Features• Graphs• Dashboards• Record locking• Cross project Reports• Scheduling report execution
Modules
Data Entry
Traceability
Reports and Dashboards
Flexibility and Standardization
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Workflow Solutions Engine
Process consulting
• Change and work requests• Issues and Risks• Requirements• Project delivery collaboration• Test Cases• Defects etc.
Product Consulting
• User training• Product customization and configuration
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Q&A
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Next Steps
Discuss Next Steps
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Contacts
For More Details Please contact:Ken Miller
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