- Dawson International
- First National Building Society
- The Inveresk Group
- ICI
- Zeneca Pharmaceuticals
- Roberson & Baxter
client portfolio
Some of the organisations that STM Systems have worked with since 1991include:
case studies
Project Management as a discipline is hard to define both completely and concisely. Finding people that can do it well, rather than just talk about it, can be just as difficult.
We don't profess to know everything about project management, but we do have a track record of getting it right; and we recognise the important factors that shape and predetermine the whole process of running successful projects:
1. Careful Planning
2. Proper Resourcing
3. Effective Control Mechanisms
4. Adequate Monitoring
5. Adaptability
6. Meeting Delivery Requirements
The case studies we have selected illustrate how we have applied these factors to bring about real world business systems solutions.
- Waterfront Edinburgh
- Bet365, Probet Technology
- Chesterton International
- Newell and Budge
- Scottish Police Federation
- GS Hall
Project Title:
Internet Betting System
Client:
Probet Technology Ltd.
Architecture and Scope:
A Distributed interNet Architecture (DNA) with logical layers for Data Access, Business
Processes and Presentation. The deliverables were a generic application and back-
Details:
The prime objectives of the project were to develop a partnership of strongly branded
websites that would capture a viable percentage of the burgeoning "casino" style
betting market.
The project was six months into development and already suffering
from milestone slippage, when Steve McElroy of STM Systems was called in as a senior
developer and mentor. Two months after joining the project Steve was asked to head
up a new development team. Less than two months later, the original software contractors
left the project and Steve McElroy took over as head of development.
Steve immediately
expanded the development team by bringing in three staff from STM Systems plus several
additional freelance contractors. The new team then set about completing the project.
Within the next three months, the new team delivered a production-
The system continues
to be a very successful on-
Project Title:
Treasury Systems
Clients:
Dawson Int'l & First National Building Society
Architecture and Scope:
Client-
Details:
Dawson International, a Multinational Textiles Group, commissioned STM Systems to
design and develop a number of Treasury Management Systems for them.
STM worked closely
with the Treasury Management and Staff to design and develop the two main application
requirements: a Currency Risk Information System (CRIS) and a Currency Management
System (CMS).
CRIS and CMS were in constant daily use at the company's international
headquarters for ten years, before they were decommissioned and replaced by the Bank
of America's Treasury Management software.
Interest Risk Information System (IRIS)
This project was set-
The IRIS system was successfully developed and sold to the First
National Building Society in Dublin, Eire.
Project Title:
Job Management System
Clients:
Chesterton International plc
Architecture and Scope:
A component-
Details:
An International Property Management and Consultancy group commissioned STM Systems
to design and develop a Job Management System.
The core functionality of the system
includes:
1. Timesheet recording and reporting
2. Expenses recording and reporting
3. Project Control and Job Assignment
4. Fees Analysis and Job Costing
5. Multi-
6. Database Replication
7. Real-
Steve McElroy led a three-
Versions of the finished product were deployed
at the Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, London and Belfast offices of
the Group.
STM Systems brought out a slimmed down version of the product for SME's.
This product featured in the December 1997 issue of PC Pro, which ran an approving
article on the product and included a trial version on their CD cover disc
STM Systems
continues to use the products in-