Capita: SIMS modules

Context

Capita SIMS (Schools Information Management System) were in the process of rebuilding their entire application platform. They were using the latest technologies to put them on a better footing to serve their customers in the education sector.

The program required large teams of software developers and testers based in the UK and offshore. These teams merged several different workstreams working on a complex architectural framework.

Challenge

Capita needed to replicate the features of the old SIMS platform into the new in order to maintain continuity of functionality and backward compatibility.  However, they also wanted to enhance and introduce new features and the benefits of the latest web application technologies.

In addition, they needed a mechanism to generate management and school reports from the system using pre-configured Microsoft Word templates. They needed to do this with SharePoint as their document store.

Solution

I provided knowledge and skills in the development of key modules in the system. I achieved this through my full-stack development experience on the Microsoft technologies.

I also developed a "Document Composition Engine". This enabled school administrators to generate and save template-based Word and PDF reports at the click of button.

Results

Capita were able to rapidly advance their SIMS development and testing program.

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