Presentation III: Milestones

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Presentation III Milestones
Harold Barton, Andrew Kovalcik, Hiren
Patel, James Whiley, and Fred Spiker
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Abstract

• The multi-billion dollar theme park industry is
  not raising customer satisfaction to a maximum.
  Some of the problem are
• Long lines for a ride
• Missing shows they really wanted to see
• Difficulty in locating group members
• Lack of desired information.

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TekPark Objectives

• Improve the theme park experience by
• Higher ride utilization
• Shorter waits
• Less lost group members
• Reserving ride/shows

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Hardware Milestones

• Hardware
• Tracking System Interface (TSI)
• Remote System Interface (RSI)
• Networks (NET)
• Hardware Integration Testing (HIT)
• Done in parallel except for integration testing

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Milestones for Software

• Software
• Human Machine Interface (HMI)
• Location Calculation Module (LMC)
• Map Module (MM)
• Service Module (SM)
• Data Base Module (DBM)
• Software Integration Testing (SIT)

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Large Scale Testing Milestones

• Testing
• In-House System Testing (IH)
• Field Testing (FT)

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Other Milestones

• Quality (QUAL)
• Communication (COMM)
• Marketing (MRKT)
• Finance (FIN)

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Completion

• Project Completion is about 2 years

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Budget

• Total Development Cost 173,900

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Budget Details

• Tracking System Interface
• Hardware 5,800
• Software 200
• Staff 21,940
• Remote System Interface
• Hardware 11,000
• Software 500
• Staff 32,280

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Budget Details

• Network and Communication
• Hardware 31,360
• Software 400
• Staff 21,920
• Database Functionality
• Hardware 12,000
• Software 1,050/300
• Staff 35,450

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Resource Listing Details

• Tracking System Interface
• Developer PCs
• Location Tracking Server
• 3 WhereNet Location Antennas
• 1 WhereNet Location Processor
• Remote System Interface
• Developer PCs
• Custom Built Sensor Hardware

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Resource Listing Details

• Networking and Communication
• Developer PCs
• 50 Wireless Access Points To Ethernet Network
• 20 Palm Devices (For Testing Purposes)
• Wireless and Fast Ethernet Network Card
• 4 16-Port Ethernet Switches and 1 8-Port Fast
  Ethernet Switch
• Database Resources
• Developer PCs
• Database Server
• Server Software (Oracle or PostgreSQL)

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Staff Listing Details

• Tracking System Interface
• 4 Software Engineers
• 2 Programmers
• 1 Technician
• 2 System Engineers
• Remote System Interface
• 2 Software Engineers
• 1 Programmer
• 1 System Engineer

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Staff Listing Details

• Networking and Communication
• 3 System Engineers
• 1 System Analyst
• Database Functionality
• 1 Database Architect/Administrator
• 4 Database Application Engineers

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High Level TekPark Organization
Harold Barton Project Manager
Database Development
Fred Spiker Web Master
System Engineer Specifications
Interfaces
Networks Communications James Whiley
Graphic Artist Maps and Icons
Marketing
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CS 250/300U Contract List

• CS 250
• a. Wait Time Calculation Module
• b. Attraction Scheduling/Reservation Module
• CS 300U
• a. Ease Of Use Requirements For The Human Machine
  Interface (HMI)

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Other Contracts

• None

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Quality Assurance

• Have a part of TekPark that will assure Quality
  Control
• Validate/Verify Steps
• Standard Procedures

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TekPark Limitations

• TekPark cant
• Decrease the size of the park
• Eliminate waits
• Make people want to go to parks

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Major Risks

• Cost
• Over Budget
• Loss/Mutilation of PDAs
• A Competitor could arise

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Conclusion

• TekPark
• Reasonable time
• Reasonable cost
• Reasonable resources

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Questions?