Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Week 2 Status Update

Project Overview / Description
    Hooper Holmes is looking to replace their current paper-based data collection methods for on-site health screenings with a software solution. The project sponsor and primary stakeholder has been secured and we will be working with him on requirement elicitation in the next week to learn more about the business and user needs.

Tasks Accomplished This Week:
  • Chose a project
  • Identified a primary project stakeholder (project owner) as point-of-contact
  • Created a list of interview topics for project owner
  • Wrote some questions related to each interview topic
  • Contacted project owner to arrange an interview & request existing project documentation
  • Identified some system constraints
  • Created a blog

Tasks for Next Week:

Main Objective: Create Vision & Scope Document

Sub-Tasks:
  • Receive what documents we can from the owner and derive interview questions from them
  • Interview Brian Nofziger to learn:
    • Long-term goals, success criteria & business objectives for project
      • Why does this system need to be made?
      • What will it enable your company to do?
    • User classes & contact info of user representatives
      • Who are the direct & indirect users of the system?
      • How can we contact them?
    • Other stakeholders & contact info
      • Who are they & what is their stake in the project?
    • Existing or previous systems
      • Why do they need to be replaced?
            Who has used them? (contact info)
      • What were the plans and requirements for the creation of these existing systems?
        • How do they vary from the new requirements? (if at all)
    • Existing tools or technologies that can or should be used.
    • Existing documented requirements
    • Constraints: deadlines, budget constraints
    • Business needs esp. privacy needs
      • What privacy regulations affect this project?
      • Can we get documentation on them?
      • Why do they exist?

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