1. Big Data Project Update
Presented By:
Educational Measures
March 20, 2013

2. Presentation Overview
‣ Overview of Educational Measures
‣ Project Update and Proposed Approach
‣ Communication Plan
‣ Examples of Names for System
‣ Next Steps

3. About Us
‣ Established in 2003
‣ Top 200 private company in Colorado* Denver, CO
New York, NY
‣ Develop Custom Software Solutions that include: Cambridgeshire, UK
‣ Content Management Systems
‣ Learning Management Systems
‣ Data Collection Systems
‣ Evaluation and Outcomes Systems
‣ Combined suite of technology services and
products for a variety of industries
‣ Flexibility to customize applications to meet
client requirements
* Colorado Biz Magazine 2012

4. Some of Our Clients

5. Project Update
‣ Two weeks since our engagement
‣ Several meetings to date, including:
‣ IT Team
‣ Syna Morgan
‣ Dana Strother and Team
‣ Pat McGraw
‣ Develop a proposed solution to
meet Phase 1 deliverable date

6. High Level Project View
and Approach:
‣ Needed to consolidate multiple systems
‣ Aggressive timeline
‣ Launch phase 1 (July 2013)
‣ Build a complete system with custom components
‣ Needed to build something that could be packaged and
sold to other districts
‣ Less reliance on third party systems (licensing and
software limitations)
‣ Easily integrated into other district processes
‣ Needed to bring value to every phase we launch

7. Phase 1 – Consolidation of Systems and
Creation of the Core LMS (July 2013)
Phase 2 – Development of CITE
(Oct/Nov 2013)
Phase 3 – Development of
Remaining Components (2014)

8. Sample User Interface (UI) ~ Dashboard Design

9. Communication Plan
Big Picture for Big Data:
‣ Key to internal and external acceptance and usage
‣ EM will help and support DCSD’s communication plan
‣ Work with Cinamon and team to develop and execute plan
‣ Internal stakeholders
‣ Press
‣ Parent Thought/Opinion Leader Groups
‣ Teacher Groups

10. Communication Plan
During the Build:
‣ Weekly Status Memos
‣ Rob (on behalf of Dr. Fagen and team)
‣ Specific Subject/Module Area Status Memos-Phase 1
‣ Dr. Morgan (BAS)
‣ Dr. Strothers & Dr. Jenkins(GVS)
‣ Pat McGraw (Training and Development)
‣ IT Liason – Integration and Technical Approval
‣ Chris Lawson (and Dwight Humphries)

11. Possible Program Names

12. Demo of Analytics Software
Question and Answer
Next Steps