Milestone Presentation CS 410 Red Team Presenters: Olga Stubbs, Adrian Clark 7 April 2005

Red Team - Smart Design2 Team Members Mrs. J. Brunelle (General Manager) Neal Porter (Project Manager/ Web designer) James Mauldin (3D Technology Expert) Adrian Clark (Documentation/ Graphics Design) Olga Stubbs (Financing/ Presentation) Brandon Vause (Database/ Network Expert) Omar Rahimi (Marketing/ Graphics Design)

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design3 Presentation Outline  Problem and Solution  Objectives  Design  Risks and Mitigation  Project Phases  Management Plan  Evaluation Plan  Marketing Plan  Funding Plan  Conclusion

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design4 Design Process

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design5 Design Process  Initial Discussion  Expert Consultation  Design Approval  Design Implementation  Final Discussion

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design6 Design Process

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design7 Design Process Breakdown and Initial Discussion, Expert Consultation, and Design Approval 36% Design Implementation 60% Final Discussion 4%

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design8 Problem Statement Currently creating preliminary 3D renderings for commercial Interior/Architectural design is a complicated, time-consuming, and difficult to duplicate process.

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design9 Problem Characteristics  Time  Money  Designer’s Clients Ann Orwig, Director of Tidewater Operations for Gwaltney Fleming, Inc.

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design10 Our Solution Smart Design A software package that renders a room (or more) in 3D to allow ‘on the spot’ preliminary designs through a company oriented, customizable database for instant customer feedback.

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design11 Design Process

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design12 Solution Characteristics  Contains Customizable Database  Gives Immediate Prototyping  Performs 3D Object Rendering  Models Lighting Styles  Renders Rooms Via User Input

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design13 Pros  Saves Time 1-2 weeks per design on average  Saves Money $6,000+ per design on average Ann Orwig, Director of Tidewater Operations for Gwaltney Fleming, Inc.

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design14 Cons  Software Development Complexities  3D Modeling of Database Objects

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design15 Project Objectives  Build Customizable Database  Provide Database Object Updates  Integrate 3D Rendering Software with Database

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design16 Customizable Database

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design17 Smart Design Process Pt.1 – New Design

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design18 Smart Design Process Pt.2 – Existing Design

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design19 Smart Design Process Pt.3 – Download Images

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design20 Preliminary Design

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design21 Risk Management Plan 1. Customers’ Acceptance 2. User Interface Complexity 3. Data Loss 4. Insufficient Funding 5. Integration of GUI, DB, and the COTS 6. DB Server Hard Drive Failure 7. Schedule Delays

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design22 Risk Mitigation  Customers’ Acceptance Likelihood - 4 Consequence - 4 Mitigation – market the product as a short-term time and money saver  User Interface Complexity Likelihood - 3 Consequence - 5 Mitigation – keep the GUI simple and easy to use, collect beta test feedback on ease of use

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design23 Risk Mitigation  Data Loss Likelihood - 3 Consequence - 4 Mitigation – employ UPS  Insufficient Funding Likelihood - 2 Consequence - 5 Mitigation – follow a strict budget with weekly budget reviews

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design24 Phase 0: Inception

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design25 Phase 0: Milestones  Determine Project  Prove Feasibility  Make Project Plan  Create SBIR Proposal  Deliver Final Presentation  Develop Professional Website

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design26 Phase 0: Deliverables  Major Functional Component Diagram  Work Breakdown Structure  Competition Matrix  Gantt Charts  Management Plan  Evaluation Plan  Marketing Plan  Funding Plan  Solution Description  Research Documents

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design27 Phase I: Prototype Development

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design28 Phase I: Milestones  Revise Project  Work on Further Research  Create Related Documentation  Create Prototype  Market Product  Revise SBIR Phase I  Hire Technical Support  Revise Website

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design29 Phase I: Deliverables  Revised Major Functional Component Diagram  Constructed User Manual  Assembled Prototype  Documented Second Phase of Grant Proposal  Updated Future Markets  Updated Website

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design30 Phase II: Critical Design

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design31 Phase II: Milestones  Setup Workplace  Revise Phase I  Attain Legal Information  Acquire Beta Testers and Customers  Design Software  Review Manuals

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design32 Phase II: Deliverables  Office Workspace and Workstations  Legal Documentation  Functional Implementation  User Reports  Bug Reports  Updated Website

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design33 Phase III: Production & Out Years

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design34 Phase III: Milestones  Continued Development  Marketing  Maintenance

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design35 Phase III: Deliverables  Updated Software  Custom Database Updates  Customer Feedback Reports  Bug Reports  Increased Profits

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design36 Management Structure Neal Porter (Project Manager) Ann Orwig Director of Tidewater Operations Consultant Ann Orwig Interior Design Expert G. Hill Price 3D Rendering Expert Chutima Boonthum PhD Student ODU CS Dept. Database Expert

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design37 Management Plan  Use a Mixed Organizational Structure  Control Finances to Meet Budget Requirements  Execute a Robust Market Strategy that will Yield High Profits  Communicate with Customers to Ensure All their Needs are Met

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design38 Evaluation Plan

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design39 Marketing Plan  Contract with CS Department for Testing  Contract with Other Financial Departments at ODU  Advertise at Design Conventions  Solicit Upscale Commercial Design Companies  Advertise through Interior Design Publications

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design40 Market Analysis  24,643 Commercial Design Firms in the U.S. Direct Media, Inc. & newyork.construction.com

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design41 Potential Market Direct Media, Inc

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design42 Deployment Plan

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design43 Competition

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design44 Funding Plan  Obtain Small Business Innovation Research Funding from National Science Foundation Topic: Information-Based Technologies (IT) Subtopic: Applications, Data Mining and Management  SBIR Funding Proposal Goal Phase I: $100,000 Phase II: $750,000

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design45 Phase I: Hard Resources Part # of unitsCost Workstations5$ 5, DSL Internet1$ D Software1$ MySQL 1 Free MS Office 20031$ MS Visual Studio1$ Total$ 7, $29.95 $5, $800 $ $ DSL Internet Workstations Software License MS Office 2003 MS Visual Studio.NET

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design46 Phase II: Hard Resources Part # of units Cost Raid Storage1$ 1, Raid Controller1$ Database2$ 9, DSL Internet1$ Server2$ 1, Workstations5$ 5, High-end Laptop1$ 3, Total$22, $9, $1, $5, $3, $ $1, $29.95 RAID Storage RAID Controller Database DSL Internet Server Workstations High-end Laptop

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design47 Phase III: Hard Resources Part# of unitsCost Backup Database Server1$ Backup Web Server1$ DSL Internet1$ Total$1,493.91

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design48 Phase I Staffing TitleNeededSalary (Yearly) Employment Duration (Days)Cost of Employment CS Intern1 $ 24, $ 2, Software Engineer Level 11 $ 68, $ 7, Software Engineer Lead1 $ 87, $ 10, Project Manager1 $ 102, $ 19, Technical Writer1 $ 58, $ 1, Graphic Model Developers3 $ 41, $ % Overhead $ 16, Total Employee Budget $ 57,418.83

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design49 Phase II Staffing Employment TitleNeededSalary (Yearly)Duration (Days)Cost of Employment CS Intern1 $ 24, $ 4, Software Engineer Level 11 $ 68, $ 12, Software Engineer Lead1 $ 87, $ 21, Project Manager1 $ 102, $ 76, Technical Writer1 $ 58, $ 3, Graphic Model Developers3 $ 41, $ Quality Assurance Manager1 $ 53, $ 13, Marketing Manager1 $ 62, $ 15, % Overhead $ 59, Total Employee Budget $ 209,489.32

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design50 Phase III Staffing Employment TitleNeededSalary (Yearly)Duration (Days)Cost of Employment Cs Intern1 $ 24,960.00annual $ 24, Software Engineer Level 11 $ 68,569.00annual $ 68, Software Engineer Lead1 $ 87,572.00annual $ 87, Project Manager1 $ 102,099.00annual $ 102, Technical Writer1 $ 58,903.00annual $ 58, Graphic Model Developers1 $ 41,561.00annual $ 41, Quality Assurance Manager1 $ 53,926.00annual $ 53, Marketing Manager1 $ 62,410.00annual $ 62, Technical Support5 $ 120 per Hour300 hours $ 36, % Overhead $ 214, Total Employee Budget $ 750,400.00

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design51 Return on Investment )

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design52 Break Even Analysis

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design53 Conclusion  Problem and Solution  Objectives  Design  Risks and Mitigation  Project Phases  Management Plan  Evaluation Plan  Marketing Plan  Funding Plan  Conclusion

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design54 Questions

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design55 Experts Interior/Architectural Design: Ann Orwig, Director of Tidewater Operations for Gwaltney Fleming, Inc. Database Expert: Chutima Boonthum, PhD Student, ODU, CS Dept.

7 April 2005Red Team - Smart Design56 References  gnFirms.pdf      d.com/interior_design_software/interior_design_software.htm    