Tuesday, 31 May 2011

Blog Update 31/05/11

Since my last blog update I have been finishing off my forms but there is still one form that remains incomplete and currently I don't know how to fix it; it is still a work in progress. Apart from one form not being complete I am on target and haven't changed anything in the plan. I met my client in the cafe and have discussed the progress of the database so far; he is pleased with how the database is coming along.

Friday, 27 May 2011

Blog Update 27/05/11

Since my last blog update I have been working on my project and I have completed all of the tables that are within the project just as my gantt chart said I should be. I haven't fallen behind any of my targets at the moment and I am on track with the project. I have communicated with my client and met him to discuss how the project is coming along.

Tuesday, 24 May 2011

Project Update 24/05/11



I am currently slightly ahead of schedule and due to this I have been able to start tasks that were scheduled to start later; this is due to not having every piece of content and needing to create some parts of the database to make sure that other parts work.This since my last post I have spent about 5 hours working on the project and I have used MS Access to do so. The tables are almost finished, they once require a small bit more input from the client and I have created some of the forms within the database. There aren't any overdue tasks and there aren't any changes to the plan. I have spoken to my client on monday and discussed more about the content going into the database.



Friday, 20 May 2011

Steaming ahead isn't always the best idea

I have steamed ahead and therefore forgot to normalise my database; having now normalised it I have to alter some of the forms that I have already made and alter the tables. I have finished my sub-areas, done as much of the tables as I can at the moment, I am waiting on content, and I have egun to create the form; overall I am a few days ahead of schedule but I'm sure once the content arrives those days will be used up. No tasks are overdue but there have been some changes to the plan as it was discovered that there was a better way of searching for parts that I hadn't thought of and having talked about this with my client he has made it more clear exactly which parts he wants in his database. The changes that I have made to the database are that instead of the parts being displayed all by different brands and types; the parts will now be searched for using a query in order to locate the parts that are required. I have communicated with the client at our meeting and show him the progress so far, he is pleased with how things are progressing and he has also given me the laptop that he will be using so that I can check the compatability; if the compatability is okay I may do the remainder of the creation on that laptop so that I know it will work when he comes to use it.

Tuesday, 17 May 2011

Designs submitted

My gantt chart showed that I had to have completed the designs and started on the front screen; I have indeed completed the designs and the front screen. I have also started on the sub-areas, which puts me a day ahead of schedule :) There haven't been any tasks that were overdue and changes to the plans have not occurred. I have talked to my client about the designs that were submitted and he is happy that these designs are what he wants for his database.

Thursday, 12 May 2011

Gantt Chart, CPA and Budget







This week the planning for the project has been sorted out and completed so that the project now has specific dates for task completetion and an aim as to where it is going. The project specification has now been completed so that what is going to happen within the project and the specific objectives for the project have been defined; moving on from the Critical Path Analysis has been created so that we now know which tasks are going to be key to the project progressing. The Gantt chart (displayed on the left) has been created so that the project has a timescale and each individual task within the project now has a completetion date; this will help me to keep on track when creating the database.

There are currently no tasks that are overdue at the moment as I am currently working on target :) ; there are also no changes to plans at the moment as everything is currently progressing as planned. The communication that has occurred this week between me and the client has been a discussion about the designs I made for the database further and about how the database links together.


I have created a budget for the project so that there is a clear costing and the client knows exactly what he is going to have to pay. The budget includes:


Work Hours: 55 hours at £18.50 per hour = £1017.50

Software Costs: There are no software costs as I already have Microsoft Access 2003 = £0.00


Budget Total: £1017.50

Thursday, 5 May 2011

Meeting with stakeholder 05/05/11

Today I had a meeting with Karen Scott one of the stakeholders in my project; I showed her all of my initial design for the database and explained how everything would work. She approved my initial designs as being acceptable and believes that my project is currently on track. I will be meeting with the client tomorrow morning to show him my initial designs and my top down diagram which explains how the database is linked together. I will ask the client specific questions to extract the information I need in order to complete the database; I will post on here about the outcome of the meeting.

Wednesday, 4 May 2011

Planning and Initial Design

Since the last post I have created a gantt chart and a critical path analysis for the project so that I have a clear view of what has to be completed by when and what is most important in the project. I have also communicated further with the client and am meeting them on friday morning to discuss the initial designs I have created and so that I can ask him some direct questions about the project so I know exactly what is wanted. I am currently on schedule and according to my gantt chart as long as I keep the current I should finish the project on time.