CIPS Bespoke Web-Based Application

• User-Friendly Interface: The web-based application provides a streamlined experience for users, making it easier for CIPS to manage tutor diaries efficiently
• Centralised Management: The application allows for the creation of packages, modules, and tutor days in a centralised location.  This consolidation simplifies the overall management process
• Tutor Assignment by Competence: Tutors can be assigned based on their specific competence levels and subject expertise, ensuring that the right tutor is matched with the right module
• Comprehensive Tutor Calendar: A dedicated tutor calendar displays the statuses of provisional, confirmed, and cancelled bookings, allowing for improved visibility and management of all tutor bookings
• Streamlined Batch Entry for Activities: The feature for entering specific activities through batch entry, such as holidays, enhances efficiency by ensuring tutors are not scheduled during their unavailable periods.

• Integrated Invoicing Application: The Auto-Billing module has been redeveloped to allow the exam team to invoice markers for their assessments and any applicable standardisation fees
• Seamless Integration with Finance Application: The new module integrates flawlessly with CIPS's existing finance application, keeping the automatic invoice processing that eliminates manual intervention.
• Direct Invoice Communication: Invoices are sent directly from the application to the markers, simplifying the communication process and ensuring timely payments
• Flexible Invoice Management: CIPS retains the ability to print and resend invoices if needed, providing additional flexibility and control over the invoicing process

The development team focused on building a user-friendly interface that would enhance user experience, implementing best practices in software development to guarantee a smooth and efficient operation, while redeveloping all required existing functionality and logic from the Windows application to the web-based application. 

By utilising the latest hosting technologies allowed for seamless deployment and management of the application, optimising performance while minimising downtime.

PSP took charge of hosting the entire application for CIPS, leveraging our resilient cloud platform’s capabilities to provide a reliable and secure environment.  This hosting solution not only supports the application's infrastructure but also integrates account login functionality, enabling users to access the application with ease and security.  By using this authentication method, users benefit from a streamlined sign-in process while maintaining the integrity of their data.  Overall, the combination of our cloud hosting platform and the development team's innovative design choices has resulted in a robust application tailored to meet CIPS's needs.

PSP takes software testing seriously.  The internal testing team followed established PSP standard procedures to create comprehensive testing documentation.  This process included:

• Scenario Matrix Creation: Developing a matrix to outline various testing scenarios ensures that all possible use cases are covered
• User-Friendly Test Plans: Writing clear and concise test plans that are easy to understand helps streamline the testing process for all team members
• Thorough Internal Testing: Conducting extensive internal testing and bug management is crucial to identify and resolve issues early
• Usability and Performance Focus: Ensuring the new web-based application is user-friendly, efficient, and quick to load

In this project, PSP conducted a comprehensive data migration after CIPS performed a thorough data cleansing.  Specific criteria for data migration were established, allowing PSP to successfully transfer the necessary data.