1. Project Progress Document Optimization 22 March 2007
Team members:
Chris Catalano
Chun-Yu Chang
Chris Joson
David Matthes
Hello… We’re the Forensic Doc Optimization group.

2. General Status SysML Models SysML Usability Webpage Questions
Agenda
General Status
SysML Models
SysML Usability
Webpage
Questions
We’re going to present the following topics.

3. Project Milestones Date Description
15 Feb 07 Proposal and Presentation
22 Feb 07 Status Report (10 Min)
08 Mar 07 Progress Report (20 Min)
22 Mar 07 Status Report (10 Min)
05 Apr 07 Formal Progress Presentation (30 Min)
26 Apr 07 Dry Run of Final Presentation
11 May 07 Final Project Presentation
Final Report
We’re doing our second status report. Time is flying!!!!!

4. Schedule
We’re still on schedule.

5. Progress To Date SysML Software Installation – 100%
Currently using Temp licenses (could not access GMU server for floating licenses)
SysML Training – Complete 3/3/07
SysML Model Development – 30% complete
Web Site Development – 90% complete
SysML Metrics – 75% complete
Baseline Performance Analysis – 90% complete
Our progress has improved significantly for Website and baseline performance analysis. SysML Modeling still need to integrate and attempt execution.

6. Context Requirements Component Activity
SysML Diagrams
Context
Requirements
Component
Activity
These are the SysML diagrams we’ve been working on.

7. Context Diagram
Our context diagram shows the hi-level context of the actors and activities in our current EDD (Electronic Data Discovery) process.

8. Requirements Diagram
These are our requirements and how they are derived from each other.

9. EDD Components
Our first level decomposition of our EDD System includes 4 components. Each component has attributes and activities.

10. Component Model
This is our second level decomposition of the 4 components from the previous slide. (This slide only shows 2/4 since the diagram would not be intelligible if all were fit in one screen shot.

11. Components Model (cont)
This is a continuation of the second level decomposition of the 4 main components.

12. Activity Model of Current Process
This is our Activity model that shows the flow of activities performed in the current EDD Process. It starts off with getting the native files and creating a source inventory. Then if there’s , an Extraction program extracts all the from Lotus Notes, Microsoft Outlook, etc. All the and edocs are compiled into working data (WD). Then any archived data are unarchived, an inventory is taken, and any duplicate s, documents, files, pictures are culled. A worker copies the WD to servers and another software program searches and indexes all of the data. The searchable/indexed WD is then checked to see if there are any excel files. Then a Format XLS macro makes all the excel spreadsheets have the same format (i.e. comma separated). Express then extracts TIFFs and Texts. Then Genjob, Gen Output, Infomatik, and Branded all format the TIFFs and Texts into the final delivery format.

13. Attenex and Autonomy Activities
The current EDD process is then streamlined into the following process if either the Attenex or Autonomy software is used. Attenex is easier to use but more expensive. Autonomy is harder to use but less expensive. A lot of the individual software products used in the current process would be eliminated with either on of these software.

14. Multi-Attribute Utility Assessment Evaluation Hierarchy
SysML Usability
Multi-Attribute Utility Assessment Evaluation Hierarchy
Transition to SysML Usability

15. Multi-Attribute Utility Assessment Evaluation Hierarchy*
Overall
System Utility
Effect On Task
Performance
System
Usability
Dr. Adelman provided the team with a multi-attribute utility assessment evaluation hierarchy. We are currently refining questions to make a questionnaire with ratings of 1 to 5 for all the SysML users to take so that we can attempt to measure SysML performance and usability.
* Adelman & Riedel, Handbook for Evaluating Knowledge Based Systems, 1997

16. Multi-Attribute Utility Assessment Evaluation Hierarchy
Effect On Task
Performance
Process
Quality
Product
Quality
- Information
- Explanation
- Representation
- Problem Solving
Approach
- Time to Perform Task
- System Response Time
- Results
- Confidence
- Cost-Effectiveness
This is a decomposition of the effect on task performance (process and product quality).

17. Multi-Attribute Utility Assessment Evaluation Hierarchy
System
Usability
General Ease
Of Use
Functional
Allocation
Flexibility
Quality of Users
Mental Model
Ease Of
Training
Interface
This is a decomposition of system usability. We have questions that will help us try and measure each of these blocks and roll up into the higher blocks.
Learnability - On-line Help
Documentation
Consistence
System Navigation
Data Entry
Feedback
Color
Error Prevention

18. Webpage Development
Transition to webpage development.

19. This is a screen shot of our website. We have it running on our PCs
This is a screen shot of our website. We have it running on our PCs. We just have to do the work to post this to a host site for the public. Demo of website to be performed in class from local PC.

20. Questions?
Questions????