About STORM

STORM stands for School Tools for Online Resource Management. That is the proper name for the system you are now using, but unsurprisingly many people prefer to use the acronuym. School Tools for Online Resource Management is a suite of pages written in the PHP programming language to provide a simple but effective alternative to the traditional methods of resource management often used in schools. As a web-based system, it should be accessible to the widest range of client machines and doesn't require the installation of any client-side software.

The overall principles of the project are:

End user objectives

To reduce the number of pedestrian methods of managing ICT support and resources in schools.
To resolve users' problems more quickly.
To enable users to reserve resources more easily.
To increase reliability of consumables supply.
To enable users to request support from any computer.

ICT Support Staff Objectives

To automate the reservation of resources.
To manage consumable resources more efficiently.
To reduce the amount of time spent checking pedestrian records and fault logs.

Technical Objectives

To allow cross-platform operation through a web interface.
To use open source software that is available for a variety of platforms, so that the project can be used by those who don't use an open source operating system.
To allow system managers to "pick and choose" which elements of the project they use.

Usability Objectives

To use a clear, simple, and consistent web interface across the different elements of the project.
To provide clear documentation for the project, in the form of on-line help for users, well-commented PHP pages, and documents detailing the database structures and the process for developing each strand.

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