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InImpact: The Journal of Innovation Impact |
Publisher |
Future Technology Press |
Vol. 5 No. 1 |
Innovation through Knowledge Transfer 2013 |
Volume Editors |
KES International |
Journal ISSN |
2051-6002 |
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Article Title | Selectamark: The Development of a Global IT Platform |
Primary Author | Joe Dixon, KTP Associate |
Other Author(s) |
James Denholm-Price; Andrew Knights; Jason Brown
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Pages |
130 - 135
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Article ID |
inkt13-016 |
Publication Date |
21-Oct-13 |
Abstract | This paper describes the unification and redevelopment of a company?s entire web-infrastructure. The project has been carried out through a KTP partnership between Kingston University and Selectamark Security Systems plc (Selectamark), based in Locksbottom, Kent. Selectamark specialise in property marking and identification and have a wide and diverse range of products, each supported by varying combinations of websites, ecommerce platforms and web applications. Prior to the KTP, these systems were developed and hosted by various different third parties, some of which were no-longer supported, causing the infrastructure to have become extremely fragmented. Some of the systems were also using old technologies and were in need of redevelopment. The KTP has allowed Selectamark to bring the skills and resources in-house to move away from this disjointed structure culminating in the production of a single platform on which web-resources can be located. This platform has improved flexibility allowed significant new contracts to be secured and enabled significant cost-savings in development and hosting. Having all systems developed in-house has allowed Selectamark to better plan new developments as well as react to business pressure quickly and efficiently. The project has raised some interesting management challenges for the whole KTP team to overcome. Indeed, it resulted in a complete ?U-Turn? in project-management methodology from the company partner across the whole business. This paper will outline how the project was managed as well as highlighting some of the challenges posed and successes enabled by the KTP. |
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