Rapid application development tools sep 17 2013

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Rapid

Application

Development

Tools

John M. Cachat

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Agenda

• What We Are Hearing

• Lessons Learned

• The Business Case

• Software Demonstration

• Q & A

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Get the software you want and

make it work the way you want it to work.


What We Are Hearing

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Clunky / Ugly

Won’t run on 64 bit computers

Doesn’t work with Email

Can’t use my iPad

Can’t use my Smartphone

My business is changing, my software is not keeping up

New AS9100C changes make my QMS software obsolete

I have to call IT to get a report / chart

Inflexible – too rigid

Poor security and audit trails

My old vendor is non-responsiveIt costs more to get the current version

then to buy a new app!

We waited ‘years’ for the new web version

and what we got is very disappointing


Lesson Learned

• Traditional software development that focuses on databases, menus, and screens is obsolete

• Technology must not be a roadblock that

– Requires extensive training

– Requires customization to fit your needs

– Forces people to adapt to the software

• Listen to the people, understand their process, and help them do it better

• Help me do my job !!! (output, not input)

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COTS vs. Your Form, Your Process –NCM Example

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COTS vs. Your Form, Your Process –CAR Example

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Options to Automate

Write it yourself

Pros Get what you want

Cons Start from Scratch

Time consuming

Expensive

Difficult to maintain

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Options to Automate

Write it yourself Traditional Off the Shelf COTS

Pros Get what you want Get what they sell


Time consuming

Expensive


Figure out how to use it

Change your forms

Change your

processes

Change your

documentation

Train (re-train) your

employees

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COTS Vendor Selection Problems

Feature Vendor A Vendor B Vendor C

Document Management Good None Excellent

Training None None Excellent

Corrective Action Excellent None Good

Nonconformance Excellent None Good

Calibration Poor None Poor

Risk Management None Excellent None

Project Teams Good Excellent None

Preventive Maintenance Poor None None

….

….

All the screens start to look the same – and none of them look like my form

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Options to Automate

Write it yourself Next Generation BPM with Templates

Traditional Off the Shelf COTS

Pros Get what you want Get what you want Get what they sell


Time consuming

Expensive


Start with Templates

Faster, easier

Multi user

Robust security

Workflow

Figure out how to use it

Change your forms

Change your

processes

Change your

documentation

Train (re-train) your

employees

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Rapid Application Development Framework

• Robust database / data model / templates

• Your forms / screens

• Your menu / process flow

• Your reports

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Next Generation Software

“If you want the Next Generation of the workforce

to use the software, it needs to look like

something they will want to use…..”

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Next Generation Software

WORKFLOW

BUILT IN REPORTING

SUPPORT

MOBILE

DEVICES

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Instant Application Platform

Instant Application

Platform

Workflow

User Interface

Templates

SecurityReports

Business Logic

API Tool Set

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PeProSo

3.Software

2.Process

1.People

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Your Form – The People View

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The Process (or workflow)

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Software Technology Support

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WORKFLOW

BUILT IN REPORTING

SUPPORT

MOBILE

DEVICES

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Powerful Reporting


THE DEMO

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Auto Documentation

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What is the Goal?

No Bad MaterialDo Things FasterLess Labor Increase Revenue

How will automating your processes help you reach your goals?

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Value Proposition

� Streamline operations - faster cycle time

� Improve responsiveness – simplify work

� Increase visibility – via notifications

� Minimize risk - less variation

� Make better decisions – access to data

� Reduce IT costs - less development time

� Enforce governance – compliance & audit trail

Bottom Line – Reduce Risk and Save Money !!!

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QMS Next Gen Technology Requirements

• Rapid web form development & maintenance

• Minimum to no programming required

• Requires little internal IT support

• Intuitive and graphical workflow definition

• Integration with other applications (web services)

• Leverage email

• Rapid updates / improvements

• Support mobile devices / tablets

• Option – Buy or Software as a Service (SaaS)

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FREE Proof of Concept

WeWe

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About Us

John Cachat

[email protected]

Contact

Proven expertise in business

information systems

Rapid Solution

Development™ process

ServicesAssess Current Status

Develop Short and Long

Term Plans

Develop Specific Solutions

to Your Problems

Assist in ROI Analysis

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Rapid Application Development Tools

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Contact:

John Cachat

[email protected]

Copy of Presentation

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Request a Demo

Visit:

http://peproso.com/webinars

Future Webinars

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About John M. Cachat

• Driving Business Performance

– Helping companies align their business and technology

– Focus on people, process, and then the technology

– Subject matter expert on business process management

– On-going research into next generation of technology for enterprise

systems

• 29 years experience in enterprise systems

– USAF Research Project (1985)

– Founder of enterprise quality software company (1988)

– Chair of ASQ technical committee on computerizing quality (1992)

• Trusted advisor to global organizations, government agencies,

and professional groups

http://www.linkedin.com/in/johncachat

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