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P.E.T.S Precise Electronic Tracking System A standardized communication network for a quick and comprehensive recovery in placement of pets CS410 Red Team Professor Janet Brunelle Feasibility Presentation March 18, 2010
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Red Team Or’Sasha Brooks Project Manager Mark Hall Financial Specialist Christopher Meir Documentation Specialist John Sofranac Web Developer Eli Leyman Hardware Specialist Katherine Kenyon Marketing Specialist Adam Heishman Software Specialist Ralph Horn Animal Control Officer Anne Wheeler Front Desk SPCA Lei Chris 8/29/20152
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Best For The Position Or‘Sasha Brooks - Project Manager – Leadership Certificate (April 2009), previous management experience, is organized and responsible Adam Heishman - Software Specialist -Architecture and design knowledge Katherine Kenyon – Marketing Specialist - Quantitative analysis, good research skills Mark Hall - Financial Specialist - Great researching skills, good with numbers Ely Leyman- Hardware Specialist - Architecture and design knowledge John Sofranac -Web Developer -Experience with HTML, CSS Christopher Meier - Documentation Specialist - Creative, Experience with CS4 8/29/20153
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Societal Problem: It is difficult to find homes for lost or abandoned pets that end up in animal control facilities or shelters 8/29/20154
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Problem Characteristics Defined and Identified Pets only held for 11 days with ID (7 Days Without) Most pets in shelters never find homes Lack of standardization between entities 8/29/20155
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Animal Control SPCA Humane Society Pet Owners Identification of Customer Base Preliminary Customer- Tidewater Region 8/29/20156 Source: www.petfinder.com
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Process Flow For Problem in Customer Domain 8/29/20157
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P.E.T.S P.E.T.S provides a standardized communication network for a quick and comprehensive recovery in placement of pets while reducing costs and suffering 8/29/20158
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Solution Goals and Objectives Increase the number of pets in homes, decrease the number of pet deaths due to euthanasia Increase efficiency of animal care entities (i.e. Animal Control & SPCA) Education 8/29/20159
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Solution modifications to process flow 8/29/201510
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Major Functional Diagram 8/29/201511
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Identification of Software Development 8/29/201512
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Proposed Solution 8/29/201513
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What Will the Solution Need to Do? Hardware – provide central storage device and a method of physical access to that storage Software – provide a standardized method of storage and interface to the stored information 8/29/201514
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What Hardware and Software Will be Required to Build it? Hardware – High speed internet connection to physically access data – Storage device that can serve simultaneous requests for access Software – Database software that can store and retrieve information on storage device – Web interface to information stored in database 8/29/201515
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What Will the Customer Need in Order to Use this Product? Hardware – needs a device with an internet connection Software – needs a web browser with support components used in website 8/29/201516
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Description of what proposed solution will not do Can’t find pets missing over 1 year Won’t cost a lot 8/29/201517
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Financial Estimates CurrentlyWith P.E.T.S. Dollars 8/29/201518
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P.E.T.S Is The Answer 8/29/201519
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Benefits to the Customer base Pets are reunited Pets are rescued from death Animal control save money SPCA saves money Educating the customer base 8/29/201520
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Animal Control Benefits $1960-2940/year per officer $58,800-88,200/year per city Animal tracking Reduce volume of calls Based on estimated four to six percent reduction in time dealing with lost animals 8/29/201521
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SPCA Benefits Reduce Overcrowding Reduce time pets are missing Saves cost on food supplies and medicine Reduce demands to staff Lighten overall paperwork load 8/29/201522
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Customer Benefits Quick and Easy Pet Retrieval Fast updating of lost pets to shelters and Animal Control Save money on shelter impoundment Reduce amount of time looking for pets 8/29/201523
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Customer Risks 8/29/201524
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Technical Risks Accidental deletion Hardware incompatibility Hacking 8/29/201525
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Schedule Risks 8/29/201526
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Financial Risks 8/29/201527
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Team Collaboration Google Groups Chat Telephone Face to Face Meetings 8/29/201528
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Reference Horn, Ralph. Personal Interview; Animal Control Officer, Mathews County Animal Control, Mathews, VA, March 15, 2010. Wheeler, Anne. Portsmouth Humane Society, Portsmouth, VA. March 16,2010. N.A. Kris Norfolk SPCA, Norfolk, VA, Foster Care and PetSmart Adoption Coordinator & Veterinary Assistant. March 16, 2010. 8/29/201529
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Save the Animals 8/29/201530
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