Transcript SynergyOne Management System for Schools

Synergetic
Tim Dawson
Managing Director
Computing Directions History
• 1978 Development of first computerised management system for
schools in Victoria
• 1988 NICHE for PC Networks
• 1999 Synergetic general release
• 2002 Synergetic web access initial release
• 2005 Synergetic Community Portal initial release
• 2007 Synergetic C# web interface released
• 2010 Synergetic SynWeb v2 released
A history of response to technology change
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• Developed using Delphi by Borland and C# by Microsoft
Synergetic Management System
Synergetic Technology
• Developed using Delphi by Borland and C# by Microsoft
• Uses leading edge database Microsoft SQL Server
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Synergetic Technology
• Developed using Delphi by Borland and C# by Microsoft
• Uses leading edge database Microsoft SQL Server
• Crystal Reports fully integrated reporting
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Data Transfer Outline/Abilities
Synergetic Application Software
Microsoft SQL Server
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Other Applications
Crystal Reports, Word, Excel with MSQuery
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Enrolments
School Development
Community
Database
and
Past Students
Student Records
and
One ID for
One Person
Financial Management
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Student Services
School Community Database
Includes each individual in the school community
• Maintains Core Demographic Information
• Constituencies: How an individual relates to the school
- future parent
- current parent
- current student
- past student
- current staff
- past staff
- foundation member
- friend
- supplier
- Your choice
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Relationships: How one individual relates to another
- mother of / son of
- brother of / sister of
- aunt / uncle / niece / nephew etc
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Synergetic Finance Database
Debtors
Enrolment Deposits
Creditors
Receipts
Asset Register
Interactive with Posting
Control
Donors
General Ledger
Purchase Orders
Payroll
Shop Sales and
Inventory
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School Community
Names & Addresses
Core Database
Future Students
Current Students
* Constituencies
* Relationships
* Binary Objects
Student Services
Development
Past Students
Fundraising
Core advantages:
• fully relational integrated database
Finance
• one core record of information for each school
community member
• data is maintained once and then accessed by multiple
departments - no duplication
Property / Objects
• integrity of data and high level of validation
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Donations
Training
• On-site
• In regional groups
• Head office
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Australia wide/New Zealand and beyond
180+ Independent Schools around Australia, New Zealand, ME +
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Implementation of System
School Extracts
Trial Data
Receive first copy of school’s
data – school to extract
No disruption to current systems
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Implementation of System
School Extract Data
Trial Extract
Conversion
8 weeks
CDA to convert data
CDA on-site for initial lab training
No disruption to current systems
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Trial Training
4 days
Implementation of System
School Extract Data
Trial Extract
Conversion
8 weeks
Trial Training
4 days
School to verify conversion and
advise changes
School to ‘play’ with system in
non-live environment
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Verify
Play time
6-8 weeks
Implementation of System
School Extract Data
Trial Extract
Conversion
8 weeks
Trial Training
4 days
Current system now ‘read only’
Reconvert in 4 business days
Reconvert
Tue-Fri
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Verify
Play time
6-8 weeks
Live Extract
Monday 12pm
Implementation of System
School Extract Data
Trial Extract
Conversion
8 weeks
Trial Training
4 days
CDA on-site to assist reconciliation
CDA on-site for live training
Live Training
8 person days
Install/Reconcile
Monday
Reconvert
Tue-Fri
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Verify
Play time
8 weeks
Live Extract
Monday 12pm
Implementation of System
School Extract Data
Trial Extract
Conversion
8 weeks
Trial Training
4 days
Follow up
Training
4 days / 2 mths
Live Training
8 man days
Minimal downtime
Minimal stress
Install/Reconcile
Monday
Reconvert
Tue-Fri
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Verify
Play time
6-8 weeks
Live Extract
Monday 12pm
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For further information contact our Melbourne head office on
+61 3 9803 8000
www.synergetic.net.au