Project DogfoodProject Dogfood

Ian Cook, Mitch Heer, James Lorenz, Tom Navarro, Levi Stanley

Sponsor: Ansync

Ansync is an electronics manufacturer based in El Dorado Hills.

Designs and manufactures custom electronics and hardware for clients in the industrial, medical, and defense sectors.

Contact: Sam Miller, Owner and CEO

Tom – Slide 2

Sponsor Need

Ansync has a large, disorganized inventory. Thousands of different parts in various

locations, all tracked by hand. Inventory counts are done manually, which is

error prone. Orders are often filled in small batches of

varying sizes, making it difficult to track changes.

Tom – Slide 3

Ansync's Inventory Needs

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Ansync's Inventory Needs

Ansync's current inventory management system is inaccurate and prone to failure

Electronics manufacturing is a time-sensitive process that does not tolerate missing materials.

Ansync wastes time and money replacing missing parts and faulty products.

Tom – Slide 5

Meeting Ansync's Needs

Providing the sponsor with a system that increases the efficiency of various tasks performed by Ansync employees and adapts to a changing environment.

Mitch – Slide 6

Meeting Ansync's Needs

Web based database system Interface is familiar and easily understood Convenient access from any computer

This increases the likelihood the sponsor will actually make the transition to our system and ultimately benefit from it.

Mitch – Slide 7

Meeting Ansync's Needs

Benefit Consolidating data into one place

Give faster price quotes Handle purchase orders - “...bane of my

existence” - Sam Miller

Mitch – Slide 8

Meeting Ansync's Needs

Adapt to change Parts and designs have many attributes

X, y and z coordinates Ohms Resistance etc...

Occasionally new types of parts arrive and may require a new field to keep track of a new attribute specific to that part.

Mitch – Slide 9

Major Features

Parts Inventory System Track Purchase Orders of parts Receive shipments of parts into inventory Audit Inventory Design Processing

Ian – Slide 10

Major Features

Circuit Board Design

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Parts Quantity Needed

Quantity On Hand

Difference (OH - Need)

Res 10A 100 120 20

Res 11A 150 500 350

Res 100C 275 200 -75

Cap 1X 100 150 50

Cap 2B 180 300 120

Order more parts before manufacturing design.

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Major Features

Customizable Database Alter Database Structure

Data Recovery Automatic Backups Restore Points

Ian – Slide 12

Information Model

No Information Models For Alter Database Structure Data Recovery

Levi – Slide 13

Information Model

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Information Model

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Information Model

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Information Model

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Information Model

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Information Model

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Information Model

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Risk Management

3 Main Risks

Under-estimation of work effort

Incorrect identification of requirements

Technology limits ability to implement feature

James – Slide 21

Risk Management

What are these risks, and how to handle these risks?

Under-estimation of work effort Deadline approaching and it appears the

project will not be completed Reanalyze requirements with sponsor to

meet the deadline Prevention: constant mitigation throughout

the project

James – Slide 22

Risk Management

Incorrect identification of requirements Prevention: SRS approval process will confirm

that the project team and sponsor agree Occurrence would involve assessing the impact

of adding to the scope of the project

James – Slide 23

Risk Management

Technology limits ability to implement feature Chosen implementation technologies don’t

provide appropriate functionality Either features that can’t be implemented are

removed, or new technologies are added This will be done through choosing technologies

that have worked solving similar problems, catching possibly problematic features during requirements analysis

James – Slide 24

Learning Plan

Technologies to be used PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, jQuery At least one member of the team has experience

in each of those areas Main focus of learning: working on a “skeleton”

of database and interface Training sessions by person with most

experience in an area

James – Slide 25

Wrap Up

Learned so far? Scope is important Time flies when busy Team collaboration is key

Any questions? Comments?

James – Slide 26