Leadership and alumni tracking system

Abstract

When an organization grows, it needs to evolve in order to effectively manage the increased amount of information required to effectively run. Today, this means making the leap from analog to digital. For the local chapter of Campus Crusade for Christ on the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse campus, increased growth within the ministry and with the scope of their target area has begun to cause logistical problems with managing student leaders and alumni. To solve this problem, a software engineer project named LARA (Leadership and Alumni Records Archive) has been developed to provide support with managing the internal structure of the organization including the management of applications for leadership, the management of the internal structure of student leaders, and the management of contact information for alumni. This paper describes the software process involved in creating this rich internet application, the issues faced during its creation, justifications for decisions made in the development process, and the current status of the project.