Latest Improvements

17th September 2007 - Document Updates

The great ideas never stop! These documents are available now to our SpinnakerOne client partners. Just ask SpinnakerOne@dws.com.au

• Various project checklists
• Document overview maps for the Traditional (spiral), Object Oriented (agile) and Data Warehouse project delivery models
• Initial Project Brief (updated)
• DBLA Stencil (updated)
• Plus new versions of our Risk Register and Rainbow (test management) tools

1st June 2007 - Document Updates

To make SpinnakerOne even easier to use and understand, the following core documents have been renamed. These changes apply across all streams and methodologies:

• Project Definition Document is now called Project Management Plan
• Project Plans (Gantt Charts) are now called Project Schedules
• Project Dependency Agreement is now called Process Dependency Agreement

18th May 2007 - Healthscope SpinnakerOne Deployment

SpinnakerOne has been succesfully deployed at Healthscope private health operators.

29th April 2007 - Document Updates

By popular demand we have incorporated a number of new templates and amendments to the SpinnakerOne framework. These documents are available now to our SpinnakerOne client partners. Just ask SpinnakerOne@dws.com.au

• Systems Review Document
• Scope Change Request and Change Request Log
• Request for Quote (part of the PM toolkit)
• Test Strategy
• Systems Test Plan
• Test Report (for System Test, User Acceptance Test and Master Test reports)
• Support Plan
• Disaster Recovery Plan
• Gap Analysis Document

2nd February 2007 - Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing Stream

For all of you who invest in Data Warehousing you will be pleased to know that SpinnakerOne now has a specialist Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing methodology stream. This proven stream encompasses all of DWS’ leading practices in this arena and has been developed over the last four years.

26th October 2006 - SpinnakerOne Quality Recertification

SAI Global has confirmed DWS’ recertification under ISO 9001:2000 for another 3 years with no non-conformances identified

28th September 2006 - Document Updates

New and updated documents have recently been uploaded. These include:

• Small Business Case Template
• Object Oriented Business Requirements Document Template
• Project Dependency Agreement
• Post Implementation Review

23rd August 2006 - Crown Knowledge Sharing

Improvements to the SpinnakerOne deployment at Crown Casino have recently been integrated into the core DWS SpinnakerOne framework.

9th August 2006 - Document Updates

New and updated document templates and tools have recently been made available, including:

• Technical Design Review Template
• Questions, Issues, Actions and Agreements Register
• Initial Project Brief
• Document Release Script
• Configuration Management Plan Template

16th October 2005 - DTF SpinnakerOne Deployment

SpinnakerOne has been succesfully deployed at the Department of Treasury and Finance, becoming the second client site to implement the SpinnakerOne framework.