OverviewOverview
Current Status
Once the accessibility requirements have been addressed across the standard application and the OpenCCC account system, work will begin on addressing accessibility issues in the International application. An accessibility review will be required before the application can be released to end users (students); however, we plan to release the application as is to the Pilot (test) environment on October 16, 2015.
The remaining functional requirements, and any approved change requests, will be completed throughout the remainder of 2015 and updated with the CCCApply Annual Update in March 2016.
Agile Development
The remaining IA requirements will follow the Agile software development process, which means development and testing is performed in short, 3-week "sprint" cycles. During each sprint, developers work on specific tasks and requirements and at the end of the sprint, the team reviews the results with the steering committee and collects feedback. This process allows for ongoing continual refinement of the application so that it meets the overall requirements and accessibility standards by the end of the process.
Adoption Notes:
- 40+ colleges have expressed interest in implementing the International Application as soon as it becomes available;
- A pre-requisite to implementing the International application, the college must first have implemented the standard CCCApply application (including setting up the Shibboleth IdP, download client, etc.)
- The IA implementation project is less extensive than the Standard project as many of the complex technical pieces of the project have already been completed;
- All colleges will be invited to the development "sprint previews" throughout the year;
Agile Development
The remaining IA requirements will follow the Agile software development process, which means that development and testing is performed in short, 3-week "sprint" cycles. During each sprint, developers work on specific tasks and requirements and at the end of the sprint, the team reviews the results with the steering committee for feedback. This process allows for ongoing continual refinement of the application so that it meets overall requirements and accessibility standards by the end of the pro
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The International Application is scheduled to be released to the PILOT (test) environment on Friday, October 16, 2015. IA Steering Committee members are invited to help with the Testing effort, which will begin Monday, October 19. Testing will commence for two weeks; changes and issues identified will be compiled and rolled up to Development for review. |
Development History
Development on the CCCApply International Application officially began in early 2014. The majority of the development requirements were created at that time. However, over the past year, primarily due to a series of high-priority system infrastructure and performance enhancement upgrades, as well as a State of California 508 Accessibility Audit.
Prior to the completion of the audit and before work began to address those issues, some development was completed on the International Application, including changes to the Education Goal field, the Education page, and streamlining some of the address field sets on the Account Mailing & Contact Information pages.
The audit performed on the OpenCCC and the CCCApply standard application resulted in a fundamental shift in the way the CCC Technology Center now develops statewide applications. The OpenCCC Account - as well as the CCCApply admissions applications and BOG application - have been overhauled to meet or exceed the 508 requirements and new standards for new development have been created. The International Appliication - as new development - has been included in these requirements. We cannot release any new development without a passing grade from an outside (vendor) accessibility review. Currently, the International Application is awaiting this review to begin. We estimate this review to begin around the third week in November 2015.
Development Cycles
Development of the International Application will follow the development cycles described below; however, changes should be expected and we can not guarantee any dates released regarding development, planning, testing or release.
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The IA development work will not be scheduled for every sprint. When an IA ticket is developed in an upcoming sprint, the Steering will be informed and maybe contacted for requirements review or testing.
Pre-release Development Schedule
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Annual Update Cycle: After the International Application is released to students, future development will align to the CCCApply annual update cycle, which means that changes and improvements/additions to the application will be developed throughout the year and released annually in conjunction with the Annual Update (usually end of Feb, beginning of March).
( Steering Committee & sub-committee, eventually stakeholders will be all colleges using the International Application.)
Adoption Notes:
- 40+ colleges have expressed interest in implementing the International Application as soon as it becomes available;
- Colleges that have implemented the CCCApply standard application are approved to implement IA;
- The implementation effort is less extensive than the Standard application; many components are already in place;
- All colleges will be invited to the development "previews" throughout the year;
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