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my.umich.edu Project Information
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About my.umich.edu
- What is my.umich.edu?
- Why is my.umich.edu needed?
- When will it be available?
- More frequently asked questions (FAQs)
Communications
- Monthly brown bag meetings: information and schedule
- Brown bag presentations (view outlines and download .ppt files)
- News articles
Previews
From Development to Production
Presented by Linda Placeat my.umich Project Brown Bag Meeting, 6 July 2000 Download PowerPoint file
Overview
- Environment architecture
- Initial service offerings
- Technology/graphics integration
- Documentation
- Testing & debugging
- Authentication progress
- Communications
- Committees
- Future brownbag topics
- Q & A
Environment Architecture
- Service/Information architecture design
- See CIO web site for brown bag presentation details (www.cio.umich.edu/office/)
- Usage-centered design
- Dynamic information delivered in service "containers"
- Designed for expansion
- Customized organization of service choices
- Personalized
- Preferences remembered
- Enables "push" of specific services
- Graphic shells for managing environment space
- Institutional shell to be replaced by choices
Initial Service Offerings
- Single login access to all related services
- University bulletins & announcements
- News headlines & summaries
- Classifieds
- Personal bookmarks
- LDAP directory lookup
- Weather
- Personal Information Manager
- Personal calendar
- Personal course schedule
- To do list
- Contact book
- Web-based IMAP e-mail
- Help
- Feedback
Technology -- Graphics Integration
- WebObjects service or component engine
- Benchmark service
- Feature set definition
- Service architecture / user interface design
- Service-specific graphic components
- Integration of engine with SA/UI design
- Integration into core environment
Process Iterations
- Core Environment
- 13 Services
- Target
integrated service environment completion date
1 August 2000
Documentation & Support
- Core environment
- Service specific
- Online (Help/Feedback)
- Printable
- Developed by tech writers and support consultants
- Training support staff
Testing & Debugging
- New code freeze date August 1
- Working with summer student and orientation populations for user testing and bug identification
- Student focus groups continue service feature and selection process
- Trainers and support staff to aid in debugging
Marketing
- Web presence begins Monday
- Target
product release date:
21 August 2000 - August and September promotions
Authentication Progress
- Developing new process to enable secure, single login to all available services
- Both Kerberos and "cookie" methods to be enabled by release
- More info by next brownbag
Communications
- www.cio.umich.edu/office/
- myumich.questions@umich.edu
- Information email list
- New update list to be created
- Will send message to current update groups
- Will include all Brown Bag attendees if address included on "interest" sheet
Advisory Committees
- Dean’s appointments to to meet in summer
- Redesigning plan for optimal contributions
- Orient to project
- Provide guidance in several critical areas
- More details forthcoming … stay tuned!
- To participate…. Contact your Dean and have name sent to me: lmp@umich.edu
Future Brownbag Topics
- August:
- Sneak preview of integrated environment
- Testing and debugging concerns
- September
- Production issues
- Service partnerships
- October
- Plans for January edition