Project Phase 1
Project Phase 1
Project Proposal
Section
Section Name
Submitted by
Group Participant’s Reg Number Group Participant’s Name
Submitted To
Instructor Name
[Date of Submission]
1. Introduction
Briefly introduce your project idea.
2. Objective
Write down your project objective in a very precise and concise manner. Ideally
your statement should not exceed 2-3 lines. For example, "To design a real-time
fault-tolerant embedded system for automated gas stations with distributed
system architecture".
3. Problem Description
A proposal document should address three primary questions in relation to the
project objective: What, Why, and How. This section should describe What and
Why of your project. Describe the above mentioned problem in a bit detail. For
example, considering the same project, describe what are the benefits and
features of automated gas stations, what problems arise when we move from
manual to automated systems, what issues should be kept in mind while
designing such systems and why such systems should be fault tolerant. Be
specific. You are not expected to write more than 250 words.
4. Project Scope
A Project should be defined in terms of its scope. Things you are going to do
are almost defined in earlier sections. Here you would outline your project’s
scope by declaring what design/development/research aspects you are not going
to consider in due course. State any assumption that might dictate your system
evolution. For example, in automated gas station project, we are assuming a
distributed environment. Remember, never fall into technicalities. What
communication media we would be using is irrelevant while defining the project
scope.
5. Feasibility Study
With above defined scope, would you be able to meet your project schedule?
Do mention following aspects:
i. Risks Involved: Identify the risks involved, and how you would be able
to cater?
ii. Resource Requirement: What computing or any other resource you
would need?
7. Tools/Technology
Mention all the HW/SW tools/technologies required for the project.
8. Expertise of the Team Members
Are all team members pre-equipped with the level of knowledge needed for the
successful completion of this project? Have you people studied the relevant
course by now? Is this project of equal interest to all team members?
10. Milestones
Mention all major tasks/sub-tasks to be accomplished. You would use these
milestones while defining the project timeline (Mention expected days and time
to complete).
11. References
Mention all the literature or web references here. The references should be
properly numbered and correctly used in the text.
Reference text should be written in quotes and indented and the references
marked in [square brackets]. “Reference material”[1].