Description: XYZ is a website to which qualified individuals are encouraged to c
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Question
Description: XYZ is a website to which qualified individuals are encouraged to contribute information about the latest technology trends. Contributors may write original articles or comment on articles written by others.
XYZ wishes to encourage high-quality contributions by a wide range of contributors. For this purpose, it plans to extend its current computer system to provide incentives that will reward participation. The incentives are of four categories:
(a) Points for certain types of activity.
(b) Badges given as recognition of specific accomplishments.
(c) Rewards based on the quality and extent of contribution.
(d) Bonus rewards derived from the other three categories.
Based on above requirements provide followings:
1. Provide project planning tasks document related to above requirements. Document must include:
- project scope
- feasibility study
- risk analysis
- resource planning
- Estimate cost and effort
- Project schedule
Explanation / Answer
Project Scope:-
For the XYZ website , generate facets to encourage participation by contributors regarding articles on latest technology trends.In order to encourage quality contributions, the project prooposes to provide incentives of the following kinds:-
-points
-badges
-rewards
-bonus rewards
Feasibility analysis:-
Determine the algorithm for distributing the different kinds of incentives to the contributors based on their level of participation.
Risk analysis:-
- Contributors may feel insufficiently rewarded.
- Reward redemption may become financially unviable for the company.
- Adequate provision for content storage may not be made leading to running out of space over time.
- Hardware/Software failure
- External Hacking
- Invalid content being posted on the site
Resource planning:-
-No. of developers required for developing the ystem
- Time period for development of the system
- Time and resources required for testing and validation
- No. of contributors who are invited for beta release
- Number of engineers assignd for bug fixes and resolution
Estimated Cost: Sum of ( No. of engineers * Average cost per engineer)
Estimated effort: Time required for delivery of complete module. This will be specified by the stakeholders.
Project schedule:-
- Analysis and Planning (20%)
- Design ( 15%)
- Development (30%)
- Validation (15%)
- Delivery and acceptance (20%)