HP Integrity NonStop J-Series - Manual (Page 232)

Sample Project-Tracking System
Identifying Data Items
2. Next, the project manager fills out forms for each event.
Each form describes an event, its projected starting and
ending dates, and the names of the employees assigned to it.
The project manager files the event forms in some convenient
order.
3. The project manager makes copies of each event form and
passes them to the pertinent employees.
4. If an employee needs to revise the projected starting or
ending date, he or she fills out an event-revision form. The
employee keeps a copy of this form and gives the original to
the project manager.
5. To record the current status of a project, the project
manager assembles the original project form, the event forms,
and any event-revision forms. The project manager then fills
out another status-summary form for the project.
6. The department secretary collects all of the forms and
produces a monthly report.
By using the preceding information, you could determine that the
department uses the classes of data shown in Figure 12-2.
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| PROJECTS The projects being tracked within your |
| department |
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| EVENTS The events associated with each project |
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| EMPLOYS The employees assigned to each event |
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Figure 12-2. Classes of Data Within the Project-Tracking System
Identifying the Data Items
Next, data items must be identified and associated with each
class. For example, specific data items of the project-tracking
system can be associated with each class as shown in Figure 12-3.
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