D e n tal So ftw are e C laim s Su b m issio n Syste m

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Table of Content Page

Project Background 1

The eClaim s Syst em Archit ect ure 2

Project M anagem ent 5

Deploym ent , Operat ion, and M aint enance St rat egy 8

Budget and Paym ent Det ails 9

Inform at ion and Com m unicat ion 11

 Project Background

Th e e C laim s w ill b e d e sign e d an d d e ve lo p e d as a so ftw are th at w ill allo w d e n tists to su b m it claim s e le ctro n ically to th e ap ro p riate age n cy b y w o rkin g w ith th e
so ftw are s cu rre n tly availab le to th e m .

Th e acto rs th at w ill in te ract w ith th e syste m in clu d e :

D e n tists
H e alth C lin ics
A d m in

Th e m ain o b je ctive o f th e syste m is to fu rn ish a p u b lic ap i th at w ill allo w d e n tists to se n d in claim s to th e re sp o n sib le age n cy th ro u gh th e so ftw are s th e d e n tists
are cu rre n tly u sin g.

Th e syte m w ill also b e acce sse d th ro u gh w e b clie n t an d m o b ile clie n ts ( iO S, A n d ro id , an d W in d o w s p h o n e )

Th is d o cu m e n t p ro vid e s a su m m ary o f th e syste m to b e d e sign e d , th e syste m arch ite ctu re , th e fe atu re s th at w ill b e im p le m e n te d in th e syste m , h o w th e p ro je ct
w ill b e m an age d , h o w an d w h e re th e so ftw are w ill b e d e p lo ye d , an e stim ate d b u d ge t fo r th e p ro je ct, an d co m m u n icatio n ch an n e ls th at w ill su p p o rt th e p ro je ct.

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 eClaim s System Architecture

Th e e C laim s syste m w ill b e d e sign e d an d d e ve lo p e d w ith th e fo llo w in g in m in d .

• P u b lic A p i
So ftw are s cu rre n tly b e in g u se d w ill co n n e ct to th e e C laim s th ro u gh th e p u b lic A p i th at w ill b e p ro vid e d .
• M o b ile A cce ss
U se rs sh o u ld b e ab le to acce ss th e e C laim ssyste m th ro u gh iSO , A n d ro id , an d W in d o w s M o b ile p h o n e s.
• W e b A cce ss
U se rs sh o u ld b e ab le to acce ss th e e C laim ssyste m th ro u gh th e w e b
• Scalab ility
Th e e C laim s syste m sh o u ld b e ab le to h an d le d e m an d s fro m a gro w in g n u m b e r o f u se rs an d p ro ce sse s.
• M ain tain ab ility
Th e e C laim s syste m sh o u ld b e d e sign e d in su ch a w ay th at th e co d e is e asy to m ain tain w ith re sp e ct to ad d in g n e w fe atu re s o r m akin g ch an ge s.
• Se cu rity, R e liab ility an d A vailab ility
Th e syste m sh o u ld b e se cu re , re liab le , an d availab le to all tim e s.

Th e ab o ve o b je ctive s w ill b e ach ie ve d b y u sin g tim e te ste d te ch n o lo gie s, in d u stry stan d ard s an d b e st p ractice s as fo llo w s:
Th e e C laim s Syste m w ill b e w ritte n u sin g M iscro so ft V isu al Stu d io 2 0 1 5 (.N ET Fram e w o rk 4 .5 ) te ch n o lo gie s fo r b o th th e clie n t-sid e an d se rve r-sid e p artitio n s
• P u b lic A p i
Th is fu n ctio n ality w ill b e im p le m e n te d u sin g A SP .N ET W e b A p i.
• M o b ile A cce ss
Th e fu n ctio n alitie s o f th e e C laim s Syste m w ill b e m ad e availab le to m o b ile u se r b y u sin g X am arin cro ss p latfo rm fram e w o rk. Th is fram e w o rk w ill b e u se d to
d e ve lo p th e n ative m o b ile ap p s th at w ill b e d e p lo ye d to vario u s m o b ile sto re s.
• W e b A cce ss
Th e syste m w ill p ro vid e its fu n ctio n alitie s to w e b u se rs b y u sin g A SP .N ET M V C fram e w o rk.
• Scalab ility
U sin g M S SQ L re latio n al d atab ase w ill e n su re th at th e syste m is ab le to h an d le d e m an d s fro m a gro w in g n u m b e r o f u se rs an d p ro ce sse s.
• M ain tain ab ility
To ach ie ve th is o b je ctive , a laye re d arch ite ctu re w ill b e u se d . Th e laye re d arch ite ctu re 's m ain p rin cip le is th at an y e le m e n t o f a laye r d e p e n d s o n ly o n o th e r
e le m e n ts in th e sam e laye r. U sin g th is ap p ro ach w ill m ake th e co d e b ase o f th e ap p licatio n m u ch m o re m ain tain ab le . A lso th e co n tin u o u s d e live ry p ip e lin e
th at w ill b e d e ve lo p e d w ill m ake it e asy to m ain tain an d ad d n e w fe atu re s to th e syste m .
• Se cu rity, R e liab ility an d A vailab ility
O n ly tim e te ste d an d tru ste d te ch n o lo gie s w ill b e u se d in d e ve lo p in g th e syste m . Le an in g to w ard s M icro so ft te ch n o lo gie s w ill e n su re th at w e are ab le to
ach ie ve th is o b je ctive .

Figu re 2 .1 sh o w s th e co n te xt d iagram o f th e syste m , w h ile figu re 2 .2 sh o w s th e co n tain e r d iagram sh o w in g h o w th e ab o ve m e n tio n e d te ch n o lo gie s w ill b e
im p le m e n te d . 2
 D e n tist H e alth C lin ics

e C laim s Syste m

A d m in

Figu re 2 -1 . Th e e C laim s Syste m A rch ite ctu re :

C o n te xt D iagram
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 P u b lic Facin g D e n tists w ill co n n e ct to an d co n su m e th e
se rvice s th at w ill b e p ro vid e d b y th e A P I
W e b C lie n t
M o b ile C lie n t

A d m in O n ly P u b lic A P I
W e b A p p licatio n M o b ile A p p
A SP .N ET M V C X am arin C ro ss P latfo rm
Th is laye r acce p ts in p u ts an d Th is laye r acce p ts in p u ts an d
d isp lay in fo rm atio n to W e b W e b Se rvice d isp lay in fo rm atio n to M o b ile
U se rs U se rs
A SP .N ET W e b A p i
A H u b th at co o rd in ate s
in te ractio n s b e tw e e n th e W e b
A p p , M o b ile A p p , an d th e
e C laim s C o re Syste m

A p p licatio n Laye r
A SP .N ET C lass Lib rary
B u sin e ss Lo gic Laye r Th is laye r is u se d fo r
D ata A cce ss Laye r
A SP .N ET C lass Lib rary A SP .N ET C lass Lib rary
co o rd in atin g th e actio n s o f
Th is laye r co n tain s e C laim s e C laim s b u sin e ss o b je sts Th is laye r p ro vid e s
b u sin e ss lo gic. Th is is th e fu n ctio n ality fo r p e rsiste n ce to
h e art o f th e so ftw are th e d atab ase

In frastru ctu re Laye r

A SP .N ET C lass Lib rary

H an d le s p aym e n t se rvice s, D atab ase

e m ail, lo ggin g, e tc M S SQ L Se rve r
Sto re s e C laim s' B u sin e ss O b je cts
Th e e C laim s C o re Syste m

Figu re 2 -2 . e C laim s Syste m A rch ite ctu re : C o n tain e r D iagram 4

 Project M anagem ent

Th e e C laim s syste m w ill b e d e ve lo p e d u sin g Sru m (A gile ) so ftw are d e ve lo p m e n t m e th o d o lo gy.

Th e Scru m m e th o d o lo gy co n sists o f a se rie s o f sp rin ts, typ ically lastin g tw o to fo u r w e e ks, e ach d e live rin g so m e w o rkin g, p o te n tially sh ip p ab le so ftw are .

Th e w o rklo ad o f e ach o f th e se sp rin ts w ill b e d e rive d fro m th e p ro d u ct b acklo g.

Th e p ro d u ct b acklo g co n sists o f fe atu re s to b e im p le m e n te d , b u g fixe s, te ch n ical d e b t, an d an yth in g e lse th at w ill co n trib u te to th e e n d d e live rab le .

Th e ite rative asp e ct o f Scru m is th at th is cycle is re p e ate d o ve r an d o ve r u n til th e p ro je ct is co m p le te .

Fo r th e e C laim s p ro je ct, th e d u ratio n o f a sp rin t w ill b e tw o w e e ks

Fig 3 -1 sh o w s th e scru m p ro ce ss th at w ill b e u se d fo r th is p ro je ct.

So m e o f th e fe atu re s th at I h ave id e n tifie d fo r th e e C laim syste m s are sh o w m in Tab le 3 -1

Tab le 3 -2 sh o w s h o w th e fe atu re s are allo cate d to th ie r re sp e ctive sp rin ts.

D aily R e vie w
24 Feed
H o u rs back
Ite m s

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W e e ks
B acklo g
D e live rab le
Fe atu re s to b e
IteSpratio R e le ase W o rkin g Sh ip p ab le
Im p le m e n te d rin tn So ftw are

Figu re 3 -1 . Th e Scru m P ro ce ss PPlan

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rate DDeelive
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 List o f Fe atu re s to b e Im p le m e n te d
# Fe atu re s
1 Se cu rity an d A u th e n ticatio n M an age m e n t

2 A u th o rizatio n M an age m e n t

3 C laim s M an age m e n t

4 P aym e n t M an age m e n t

5 D e n tist M an age m e n t

6 H e alth C lin ic M an age m e n t

7 A d m in M an age m e n t

8 Em ail N o tificatio n M an age m e n t

Tab e 3 -1 . List o f Fe atu re s in d e n tifie d so far

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 List o f e C laim s Sp e cific Fe atu re s
P rio rity N u m b e r Fe atu re s Statu s C o lu m n
Sp rin t 1
e C laim So lu tio n an d V e rsio n C o n tro l
C o n tin u o u s D e live ry p ip e lin e
C laim s M an age m e n t
P aym e n t M an age m e n t
D e n tist M an age m e n t
Sp rin t 2
H e alth C lin ic M an age m e n t
A d m in M an age m e n t
Sp rin t 3
Se cu rity an d A u th e n ticatio n M an age m e n t
A u th o rizatio n M an age m e n t
Em ail N o tificatio n M an age m e n t

Tab e 3 -2 . M ap p in g th e fe atu re s to th e Sp rin ts

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 Deploym ent, Operation, and M aintenance Strategy
Th e e C laim s p ro je ct w ill im p le m e n t a co n tin u o u s d e live ry p ip e lin e to e n su re th at co d e can b e rap id ly an d safe ly d e p lo ye d to p ro d u ctio n m akin g su re th at b u sin e ss
ap p licatio n an d se rvice s fu n ctio n as e xp e cte d th ro u gh rigo ro u s au to m ate d te stin g.

Figu re 4 -0 sh o w s h o w th e co n tin u o u s d e live ry p ip e lin e w ill e n ab le s n e w fe atu re s an d fe e d b acks to b e d e ve lo p e d an d in te grate d rap id ly in to th e syste m .

Th e fin al ste p in th e p ro je ct is to d e p lo y th e ap p licatio n . I e n visio n d e p lo yin g th e ap p lcatio n to M icro so ft A zu re clo u d in frastru ctu re p latfo rm th at p ro visio n s an d
scale s th e ap p licatio n to se am le ssly m e e t d e m an d . A lso th e m o b ile ap p s w ill b e p u b lish e d to th ie r re sp e ctive sto re s.

O th e r h o stin g se rvice s like am azo n w e b se rvice can also b e e xp lo re d as w e ll.

Figu re 4 -0 . D e ve lo p an d O p e rate C ycle

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 Budget and Paym ent Details

Th e C o st o f th e p ro je ct w ill b e a fixe d p rice o f $ 4 5 0 0

Th e to tal co st in clu d e s:

• D e sign in g an d d e ve lo p in g th e C o re e C laim s Syste m , p u b lic facin g an d A d m in W e b A p p licatio n , an d th e M o b ile A p p (iO S, A n d ro id ,

W in d o s)
• D e sign in g an d d e ve lo p in g th e e C laim s ve rsio n co n tro l syste m , an d th e co n tin u o u s d e p lo ym e n t p ip e lin e .
• 3 m o n th s o f fre e b u g fixin g

P aym e n t te rm s
• P re -p aym e n t : 3 0 % P rice : $ 1 3 5 0
• A fte r Sp rin t 2 : 3 0 % P rice : $ 1 3 5 0
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• A fte r Sp rin t 3 : 4 0 % P rice : $ 1 8 0 0
To tal p rice : $ 4 5 0 0

M e th o d s o f p aym e n t
• U p w o rk P aym e n t syste

W arran ty
A ll e rro rs th at are d isco ve re d w ith in th e first th re e m o n th s o f syste m o p e ratio n w ill b e fixe d at n o ad d itio n al co st.

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 Inform ation and Com m unication
W e w ill e n su re e xce lle n t co m m u n icatio n th ro u gh o u t th e e n tire d u ratio n o f th e p ro je ct:

O n a w e e kly b ase s, skyp e m e e tin gs w ill b e h e ld to d iscu ss th e p ro je ct p ro gre ss an d an y o th e r issu e th at w o u ld cro p u p alo n g th e w ay.

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