Project Description F2015
Project Description F2015
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IS 663 PROJECT
Requirements Analysis, Specification & Prototyping
Examples: Web-based Applications, Smart phone applications, Cloud-based applications
09/09/2015
10/28/2015
11/04/2015
Part I: Feasibility Analysis/Market Research/Competitors
Domain & Market Research (informal)- Finalize topic, research the market conditions,
document your findings about competitive landscape and available opportunities in a brief
Market research document (2-3 pages). The Market Research document should briefly
describe the following: 1) Domain of interest (e.g., "augmented reality" smart phone app to
guide a city visitors through historical and entertainment sites, restaurants., etc.); 2) Introduce
your idea briefly; 3) Key competitors, products and features - include a comparison table; 4)
Conclusions - succinctly summarize the opportunity.
Problem Statement/Vision Statement - create a problem or vision statement, using one of the
following templates: Problem Statement - template download OR Vision & Scope
DocumentV1 template download OR Vision & Scope DocumentV2 template
download ;More on Vision Documents (optional reading)
Risk Management - Identify 2 risks, assess their probability and possible effect/impact, and
develop your mitigation plans.
Use Cases
Non-functional requirements
GUI & selected high ROI back-end features (see instructor for scope approval)
Team presentation - Plan for 10 min presentation, 5 min for demo, and 5 min for Q&A.
Note: Presentation guidelines will be provided and discussed in class prior to the presentations,
Part VI: Retrospective
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What worked well, what didnt, what are the proposed improvements?
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