Problem Statement Overview - AITP NCC Contest Information
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1. 5 points This part of the deliverable will be submitted with the final judging URL and any administrator logon and password of the website application Technical and User Documentation e User Manual 10 points e Technical Documentation 10 points 6 1Page Oo Association of atp Problem Statement for Web Project Competition NCC 2016 e Both of the above documents for the web application project must be included this is an absolute requirement and a team may be disqualified if this is missing e There will also be a two part questionnaire supplied to each team e Partl is to be given to the client requesting feedback covering the overall impression of the work done and how well it meets the original needs specified e Part Il is for each team member to reflect on the complete process please have each member fill this out e Using the provided client questionnaire you may expand upon this to provide additional feedback the questionnaire must be turned in at the conference e The judging will be mainly looking at the technical document and the user document The key here is the documentations readability and understandability for a typical user who could pick it up and understand the use of the system and be able to navigate the web site e Include any pertinent communications made during this phase Do not include all communications but only those that made a large impact on the project e The client sign off of Phase V of2. YMCA YWCA Life Source Blood Bank Boy Girl Scout troops and civic clubs If in doubt about the choice contact the contest coordinator The contract team scope statement and Project Management Methodology should be submitted in a single PDF formatted document with the School Name Contract pdf to the contest coordinator and must be received by 11 14 15 There are organizations that may want to replace or update their current web presences or want a new web presence designed by the team A Team Scope Statement and Contract will be required to be signed by the organization and the design team which will stipulate 1 Goals of the client s expectation for this project 2 Team Scope Statement 3 That the website and all documentation will be turned over to the organization at the end of the project competition 4 All maintenance and running of the website becomes responsibility and property of the non profit organization once the conference is concluded or as soon as possible afterwards Deliverables for Phase required for all teams e Obtain a Client with needs of a new updated web presence 2 points e Obtain a signed contract with the client 5 points e Team Scope Statement 5 points e Write up of Project Management Methodology 3 points Phase II 4 Page Ej Association of atp Problem Statement for Web Project Competition NCC 2016 In this phase we will be looking for how the team came up with the requirements duri
3. the contract The completion goal for Phase III and all Agile scrums is March 25 2016 and will be ina single PDF formatted document with School Init PHASE V pdf There will be a total web site freeze at this time to give the judges the opportunity to look at your website without worry of changes taking place You will be given time to make changes once the judging is completed The site will be scored based on site appearance ease of site navigation the content of the website and how well it meets the original design and scope statement using the project checklist as a guide submitted during the previous phases Phase III submissions will be scored and a one week timeline will be allowed for any major questions or suggested changes to be resolved After the completion of any allowed resolutions the finalists will be selected to present at the 2016 conference Any site not selected as a finalist should be completed and turned over to the client by the date of the 2016 conference A new addition for the 2016 competition is if the teams that do not make the final presentation part may display a poster board with their project for everyone to see what the other teams were working on more information on this later in the process Finals Presentation of Web Project For those teams chosen for the finals you will be notified at least one week prior to the Conference this should be enough time to prepare and rehearse your final presen
4. to Client 4 points o Also include any pertinent communications with the client made during this phase do not include all communications but only those that made a large impact on the project o The client sign off of Phase Il of the contract Traditional 2 points o The client sign off of each Scrum Agile 2 points o The two above are extra credit points given if done correctly The design documentation and project schedule for completing the website are to be submitted with this stage For teams using the Agile method you will have multiple submissions during this process please use the same naming convention The final date for submitting this phase of the project will be 02 12 2016 and in a single PDF formatted document with School Init PHASE II pdf Phase Ill Phase III of the project will start upon submission of Phase II documentation The following are check points for Phase III of this project again Agile will follow the Scrum Method e Commence coding based on the agreed design 5 points e Testing specifications updated if needed 5 points e Testing results of the website SIT and UAT 5 points e Project change control for changes the client requests outside of the agreed to design 6 points e Web Site Build o Design per specifications 8 points o Functionality per specifications 8 points o Site URL sent 6 points o Administrator logon and password to be included 6 points o Communications with Client
5. AITP advisor to determine the eligibility of all team members Each member of the team must be an AITP student member and at least 2 of the 3 1Page E Association of atp Problem Statement for Web Project Competition NCC 2016 members of the team must be present at the AITP National Conference to participate in the final presentation Teams are expected to submit complete and readable documents charts etc for each phase in a single PDF file if not a PDF file it will be returned to you with a loss of 2 points Please note that all due dates are for those phases only work may continue on all aspects of the project until the final due date Any phase work may be submitted prior to the due date make sure each phase is a separate submission and include the phase number being submitted in the email subject line ex Web Application Project Team Your School Initials Contract Phase I Phase II Phase III Phase IV Phase V f your project is not chosen for the final presentation at the conference the team is still required to finish the project and turn it over to the client as agreed to in the signed contract Phase Obtain Client Scope Statement and Contract and Project Management Methodology Each team is required to find and identify a non profit organization as a client 501 C3 or actively in the application process The non profit organization may not include fraternities or sororities Organizations may include a local
6. Ej Association of Information Technology Professionals Problem Statement for Web Project Competition NCC 2016 AITP 21th Annual National Collegiate Conference Web Application Project Competition Problem Statement Overview The Web Application Project Competition is a real life system analysis design and implementation project All teams 1 to 5 members are expected to complete the first 3 phases of this competition in order to qualify for the final product presentation at the National Collegiate Conference in April 2016 in Chicago IL There are many different ways for a Project to be accomplished and we recognize that the tools and methods you use will be up to the team this can include Agile Scrum method traditional Waterfall method or another you might pick As part of the Phase documentation we are asking for you and your team to write a small description on what method you choose to use this will help the judges in determining how to grade your project We will require all teams to submit the same type of documentation at the end of each phase but how you get to that will depend on what you use for the project method management style The grading for the Traditional Methods will stay the same using the grading matrix we have used for many years The grading for the Agile Scrum method will be done by the major deliverables that the contest requires It will be up to these teams to come up with a project schedule that takes
7. complete project process Problem Statement for Web Project Competition NCC 2016 Team representatives for the website applications selected as finalists will present results at the NCC on April 9 2016 Once all of the finalists have presented the judges will then make their final determinations Winners and honorable mentions will be announced at the Saturday Night Awards Banquet 8I Page a Association of Information Technology Professionals Problem Statement for Web Project Competition NCC 2016 WEB APPLICATION PROJECT COMPETITION RULES REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES RULES The following rules apply to all teams entering the Web Application Project Competition 1 2 3 Participants must be AITP student members and members of the student chapter Each school may enter multiple Web Application Project teams A Web development team is limited to up to 5 members as each member meets the chapter membership criterion and is not now or has been a practicing Web developer or Design professional and members only participate on one website if the school has more than one entry The Web Application must comply with legalities for a public Web presence Each team must comply with all submission requirements and deadlines as outlined in the problem statement or it will be eliminated The client must be a qualified non profit organization If a team has a question as to whether an entity qualifies it should ask th
8. e competition coordinators All documentation must be submitted in a single PDF formatted document With each Phase being a separate file Please only submit that phases Paperwork and not the whole project If you do not submit in a PDF document you will be asked to resubmit that phases paper with a 2 point deduction The team must provide a set of User documentation and Technical documentation both to the Client and the judges as part of Phase Ill this is an absolute requirement and a team will be disqualified if this requirement is missing TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS The site must have an update feature easily accessible by the client and utilizing a database platform The site may be designed and constructed using any programming languages or Web development tools 9 Page
9. ints per Judge and with 4 judges grading the projects the final grade will be out of a total 800 points All teams must complete Phase I by the data mentioned and document must contain all Materials requested For the Agile Based Teams you must complete all parts of the Analysis and Design by the end date of the Phase III for traditional project management You must list all of your scrums and when those parts of the project were completed ex Scrum 1 Completed 12 15 15 included the following parts 2 3 5 7 Please submit your scrums every two weeks or agreed upon scrum schedule for grading at that time For the Tradition Method Teams you must complete each phase by the dates indicated in the publish schedule of the Problem Statement and all documents are due at that time All teams picked for the final Presentation must complete all requirements for the project by the time of the presentation in April Please make sure your final document includes of the work done and ina form that follows the steps of the project Problem Statement Specifications A school may enter more than one project team A team may consist of 1 to 5 team members A student member can be on only one team The teams competing in this contest can be part of an academic class and can have undergraduates as well as graduate students the only stipulation on team members is that they cannot be IT Professionals in the Web programming profession this will be left up to the
10. ng the analysis of the project which includes a basic project statement of needs the feasibility of the project are the requirements going to fit the needs of the client interviewing and gathering of the facts from the client Also at this point determining the requirements of the backend database component of the website and finally coming up with a project timeline for completing this project in time for getting graded and ready for the conference The second part of this phase will be the actual design on the website including look feel colors and movement from page to page This includes the structure charts of how the whole site fits together The design of the database and data structure of the data being store using whatever tool you feel gets the design across Coming up the implementation specifications who will be doing what the schedule of what needs to be accomplished when and full testing of the concept Also needed during this part of the project will be putting together a full testing schedule what will be done during SIT test cases for SIT then a schedule of User Acceptance testing who will be testing what and when The first major deliverable for Traditional Teams will be a completed Requirements Document analysis and a completed Design Document which are to include For the Agile Teams this Phase will be made of one or more Scrums please scope out your scrums a head of time Systems analysis This includes the ba
11. pect of the competition please contact contest coordinator Larry Friedlander aitp web hotmail com who will respond as soon as possible with an answer Also please note that all documentation is to be submitted in a single PDF file correctly named Competition Phase Due Dates for 2015 Phase Scrum Traditional Scrum Phase Due Date Scrum Due Description Description Date Phase I Contract November 14 November 14 Scrum 1 Scope 2015 2015 Statement amp Methodology Scrum 2 Nothing Oue Process Scrum December 11 Documentation 2015 Phase II Analysis and Process Scrum February 12 February 12 Scrum 3 Design Documentation 2016 2016 Document Scrum 4 Nothing Oue Process Scrum March 4 2016 Documentation Phase III Construction Process Scrum March 25 March 25 Scrum 5 and Documentation 2016 2016 Documentation Finals Presentation at Presentation at April 9 2016 April 9 2016 Conference Conference 2 1Page a Association of atp Problem Statement for Web Project Competition NCC 2016 Possible Points and Percentage of Total per Judge Phase Description Points Possible Percentage of Total Phase I Contract amp Scope 15 points 8 0 Statement Phase IT System 75 points 38 Analysis Design Phase III System 75 points 38 Construction Docum entation Finals Presentation 35 points 16 Grading for this project is based on 200 po
12. sic desires and needs of the organization and how the team will meet those stated needs and desires The following are check points for this phase and must be included in the submission of Phase II documentation Point values for this phase are again this will cover the Traditional process and a detailed point matrix will be made for the Agile Teams e Project Scope Statement different than Team Scope Statement 6 points e Project Feasibility Study 6 points e Interview questions and answers data gathering 6 points e Database component a backend repository of information for the website includes the following components o Input 4 points o Update 4 points o Delete 4 points o Query of the information 4 points o Inclusion of a secure login for admin data 4 points e Project timeline proposed timeline 4 points Systems Design The following are the check points for the Systems Design portion of this project e Project Timeline updated 4 points e Structure charts 4 points 5 Page a atp Problem Statement for Web Project Competition NCC 2016 o The database design should be allowed to be completed in either traditional DFD ERD etc or OO UML use case class diagrams etc Database design 4 points Database structure 4 points Coding specifications 4 points Implementation specifications 4 points Testing Specifications create test cases both SIT and UAT 4 points Final Phase II document
13. tation of your web project There are two things being graded during the final presentation and they are o Actual Presentation content and understandably 20 Points o Introduction of team o Overall project scope o Analysis process taken 7 Page Ej atp Professionals o Design process taken o Display final web presence o Did the final product meet the clients expectations and what was their feedback o Professionalism of the presentation 15 points o Well dressed remember board room presentation o Well rehearsed clear speaking connect to audience clear knowledge of product o Professional looking PowerPoint eye contact not reading from notes The following are additional things to think about for presentation e This presentation is supposed to be the one you will give to your clients at the time of turnover you must treat this as if the judges are your clients and you are presenting the analysis design process and demonstrating the final product to them Dress accordingly practice your presentation ahead of time be prepared for questions after the presentation is done and just have fun e You will be given 15 minutes to make your presentation and this includes setup time A computer will be made available to you that will be hooked to the internet and you will be able to have your PowerPoint file loaded prior to the session o You will be asked to provide an electronic copy of all of the materials created during the
14. these deliverables into mind when submitting them for grading Once receive your proposed Scrum break down then will come up with a grading matrix for that team See below for Phase requirements The team must submit the signed contract team scope statement and project management methodology this is in a single PDF document prior to starting on Phase II The final due date for the first Phase is November 14 2015 You must include with the Phase Document the following Team Name ex Logan s Running School School Name ex Logan Run University Team Contact Person ex Kelly Main Team s Project Manager Contact Person E Mail Address ex kmain lru edu 11Page Ej Association of Information Technology Professionals Problem Statement for Web Project Competition NCC 2016 A sample Contract and Team Charter Statement are located at the NCC Competition website under the Web Application Project Competition page Once the Contract and Team Scope Statement are received you will be assigned a Team number which from this point forward will be denoted as ex 01 The following is the format for the subject line for all communications with the NCC Web Project Administration Web Application Project Team Your School Initials Contract Phase I Phase IT Phase ITT Phase IV Phase V Ex Web Application Project Team O1 OCC Phase I Note If there are any questions at any time during this process as pertaining to any as
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