Phase 1 Business Report

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Phase 1 Business Report

• Presented by A-Team
• Richard Osei Tiffany Francis
• Bruce Davis Ryan Lowe
• Jeronna Pope Lisa Hall
• Melissa Elliott Kaiem Frink

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Agenda

• The purpose of this meeting is to present
  W.P.D.I. with a formal proposal of the project
  plan.
• We will discuss
• What will be built into the website
• Risks and Concerns
• Timetable for project deadlines
• What we need from W.P.D.I

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Use Cases A brief description

• The number elements in a website are determined
  by each unique user of the site
• Each element is broken up into the number of
  tasks it takes to build it
• Each task is assigned a Use Case
• Each Use Case is then assigned a level of
  priority and complexity

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Use Cases General User

• This Use Case refers to the things the General
  User can see and do on the website.

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Use Cases Human Resources

• This Use Case refers to the things the HR
  representative can see and do on the website.

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Use Cases Administrator

• This Use Case refers to the things the Website
  Administrator can see and do on the website.

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Use Case Points A brief overview

• In order to determine the amount of time it will
  take to complete all the Use Cases is derived by
  a complex calculation that includes taking
  Environmental Factors and Technical Factors into
  account and then by factoring in a number based
  on the complexity and number of Use Cases

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Time to Complete

• In order to complete all the Use Cases it would
  take

Best Case Scenario Most Likely Scenario Worst Case Scenario
Team Hours 2097 hours 3564 hours 5940 hours
Hr/person/week 65 hours 112 hours 186 hours
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A Feasible Project Plan

• Users
• Can search for jobs in Pittsburgh
• Can view information on
• Sponsor companies
• W.P.D.I. / Contact W.P.D.I.
• Pittsburgh
• Diverse community
• Team/website development
• Upcoming Events
• Can play a trivia game about Pittsburgh

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A Feasible Project Plan

• Human Resource Managers
• Can view information on Best Practices
• Can have their own log-in
• Can view and comment on posted blogs
• Can write and post their own blogs

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A Feasible Project Plan

• Website Administrators
• Can view information on Best Practices
• Can have their own log-in
• Can view and comment on posted blogs
• Can write and post their own blogs

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New Time to Complete

• In order to complete the scaled version of Use
  Cases it would take

Best Case Scenario Most Likely Scenario Worst Case Scenario
Person Hours 1477 hours 2532 hours 4220 hours
Hr/person/week 40 hours 69 hours 114 hours
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Risks and Concerns

• Miscommunication with the Client
• Misunderstandings about what you want
• Feature Creep
• Adding Features after Coding begins can cause
  serious complications

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What we need from you

• We need you to
• Attend scheduled meetings
• Give us feedback within 24 hours
• Give us content for the website
• Make contractual arrangements for web hosting

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Next Meeting - 6/21

• Logo Presentation
• Hosting Domain Name options
• Preliminary site layout

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Final Delivery - 7/13

• All system files installed at host
• Technical Documentation for future development
• CD Back-up of all essential files