NorthWest Data Solutions (Anchorage, Alaska Web Design & Development Company) designs, develops and supports SMS Pro.

Online demo available for training and "slight" marketing purposes.


Available demos can be seen by registering on this site and coming to "SMS Pro >> SMS Pro Demos" or by contacting sales@nwds-ak.com

Available SMS Pro Videos

SMS Pro Introduction

  • Reason for creating the Aviation SMS Tools
  • Designed for One-Man safety manager
  • Scalable for small to large aviation service providers
  • NWDS hosted or hosted on customer servers

SMS Pro Overiew Part 1

  • Architecture
  • Security
  • Primary Roles
  • .NET & Microsoft SQL Server Database
  • Web application
  • Popup Alerts to notify of special events
  • Dashboard
    • CEO Commitment
    • Goals & Objectives
    • My Safety (real work happens here)
    • Safety Manager
  • Four Pillars Framework
  • Public Reporting Module

SMS Pro Overiew Part 2

  • Menu Overview
  • This is your data!
  • Custom reports available
  • Saves time & MONEY!
  • Submit Issue module
  • Policies visible where needed

SMS Pro Overiew Part 3

  • Customizable policies in place
  • Anonymous reporting
  • ASRS templates (5 basic templates)
  • Custom report details upon request
  • Submit reports to third parties
  • About Dashboard

SMS Pro Overiew Part 4

  • Goals and Objectives
  • Autotrack Objectives
  • Manually tracked objectives
  • My Safety
    • My Reported Issues
    • My Assigned Issues
    • My Assigned Corrective Actions
    • My Tasks
    • Training & Qualification
    • Inspections/Audits

SMS Pro Overiew Part 5

  • Dashboard cont.
  • Flight Risk Assessment Tool
  • Individual flight risk assessments
  • Completely customizable
  • Emails reports based on risk

SMS Pro Overiew Part 6

  • Public reporting issues
  • Link from company Web site for external users
  • Policy Manager
  • Task Review Reminder - recurring tasks
  • Org Chart
  • IEP - Customizable, version control
  • Duites & requirement of Key Personnel
  • Applicable regulations
  • Implementation Manager
  • Three implementation plan templates, ICAO, FAA & Transport Canada
  • Customizable implementation plan
  • Step status
  • Supports auditors and documentation of each step

SMS Pro Overiew Part 7

  • Implementation Plan Manager
  • Document Management
  • Read file auditing
  • Version control
  • Set document security/permissions
  • Store/Edit Manuals
  • Issue Manager Overview
    • Issue Details
    • Assess Issue
    • Classify Issue
    • Manage Corrective Actions
    • Manage Costs
    • Cost-Benefit Analysis
    • Manage Issue Attachments
    • Issue Investigation
  • Proactive Hazard Analysis Tool
  • Operational Risk Profile
  • Shared Risk Library
  • Hazard Risk Assessment

SMS Pro Overiew Part 8

  • Proactive Hazard Analysis tool cont.
  • Complex module
  • Corrective Action Manager
  • Quick Chart tool
  • Chart types: Process, Root Cause, Associated Risks, KPIs, Status/Type, Department, Divsions
  • Select by division or date range
  • Financial Chart
  • Financial chart similar to Quick Chart
  • Quick Sort - Ad hoc queries
  • Filterable/Sortable
  • Full-text search accross many objects
  • Auditing tools for auditors in Quick Sort
  • Exportable to Excel and Word

SMS Pro Overiew Part 9

  • Emergency Response Plan (ERP)
  • Qualifications & Training
  • Performance Monitor
  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
  • Financial KPIs
  • Filter by year or division
  • Trend Analysis
  • Explore safety culture
  • Charts - Status, Types
  • Bottom Line Report
  • Goals & Objectives in Performance Monitor also
  • Real time data

SMS Pro Overiew Part 10

  • Custom Inspection Form Creator
  • Create Custom Gap Analysis
  • Export to PDFs
  • All Web based
  • Secured by roles
  • Gap Analysis Tool
  • Three Gap Analysis templates (Hybrid, FAA, Transport Canada)
  • History of past Gap Analyses
  • Charts & printable reports of Gap Analyses
  • Supports teams working on single Gap Analysis
  • Email reports of Gap Analysis Results
  • Supports notes at item and Analysis level
  • Issue Validation

SMS Pro Overiew Part 11

  • Issue Validation cont.
  • Issue Audit Report
  • Two Audit types in SMS Pro (issue or system level)
  • SMS Induction Manager
  • Managers confirm induction
  • Induction supports regulatory audits
  • Meeting Manager

SMS Pro Overiew Part 12

  • Meeting Manager cont.
  • Holds & documents safety meetings
  • Creates agenda & attendee list
  • Generates automatic agenda (open issues or closed issues for review)
  • Publishes meeting agenda to secure PDF
  • Emails meeting agenda to attendees
  • During meetings...
  • Role call
  • Document meeting minutes
  • Assign tasks from meeting
  • Review meeting minutes from past meetings
  • Update issue status from meeting
  • Meeting minutes emailed to all attendees after meeting
  • Read file tracks who reads memos or important documents
  • Safety Surveys -- create and manage safety surveys

SMS Pro Overiew Part 13

  • Must Acknowledge module
  • Sends notices requiring users to respond
  • Auditors able to review
  • Newsletters Utility to send bulk emails
  • Lessons learned library
  • Search & filter lessons by keywords
  • General Issue Viewer
  • Provides list of desensitized title & description of issues
  • Online help available
  • FAQs module
  • SMS Admin customize settings
  • Customize user settings
  • Manage email notifications
  • Manage thresholds
  • Manage daily email notifications of overdue issues or tasks
  • SMS Pro is very customizable!

 

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