City of Los Angeles Personnel Department Mobile Application

1. City of Los Angeles Personnel Department Mobile Application Team 02 FCR ARB

2. Team Strengths & Weaknesses Strengths • Operational: Enthusiastic • Technical: Savvy to new technology Weaknesses • Operational: Schedules, communication • Technical: Process is new, yet improving

3. Operational Concept Description

4. System Purpose Mobile application that provides • Critical information to applicants interested in employment opportunities with City of LA • Allow users to subscribe to a specific job • The system will send notification via email and/or text message for reminding when that position open

5. Shared Vision

6. Benefit chain

7. Proposed System - Business Workflow

8. Proposed System - System Boundary

9. Capability Goals

10. Goals Level of Service Goal LOS-1 Server down time: The downtime of the system cannot be longer than 2 hours a day Priority level : Must have Win Condition : WC_2386 Organizational Goals OG-1: Increased City of LA job position awareness OG-2: Increased ease of access to the City of LA job information OG-3: Increased number of qualified candidates who apply for open positions OG-4: Increased Personnel department Selection division’s productivity OG-5: Decreased time spent for finding the qualified candidate for a position

11. Prototype

12. Prototype 1. RSS feed parser - Java application that reads the RSS feeds from LA city website and display the job details.

13. Prototype 2. Database connectivity - Java application that connects to database via JDBC and fires queries - DB2 Express

14. Prototype 3. Send Notification - Java application to send email notification - Google SMTP server via SSL

15. Prototype 4. Integration - Java EE web application - GUI built using html + JSP - Server side processing using servlets - Deployed on Apache Tomcat server

16. Demo

17. REQUIREMENTS

18. Agreed Win Condition WC_2377: The system shall get jobs from neogov via rss feed which will trigger notifications (current open positions) and send via email and/or text

19. Agreed Win Condition Win Condition (WC_2374): as a job-seeker I can search for all jobs in LA, using the keywords and job codes Win Condition (WC_2378): as a job-seeker i can search for all open positions or job classifications available in the city of LA, using categories as a filter. Since website is already using categories

20. Agreed Win Conditions Win Condition (WC_2383): as a job-seeker, i can create a user profile (email,phone number) to save on device for subscription purposes Win Condition (WC_2381): as a job-seeker i can click on a url for current opening and navigate to the application form website Win Condition (WC_2373): as a job-seeker i can specify which kind of notification I receive

21. Agreed Win Conditions Win Condition (WC_2379): as a job-seeker, when i open the app i will see and use three buttons: search for all jobs, view current jobs and create user profile Win Condition (WC_2380): as a job-seeker, i can view details of current job openings i find interesting

22. System and Software Architecture Description

23. Logical Overview

24. Physical Overview

25. System Context Diagram

26. Use Case Diagram

27. Artifacts and Information Diagram

28. Status of NDI PhoneGap Open source framework to create mobile apps using standardized web APIs Used for creating a single app which will be deployable on iOS and Android Status: Analysing feasibility of PhoneGap

29. Life Cycle Plan

30. Life Cycle Strategy Current Status · The Current Status of the LCP in the valuation phase for developing the FC package will include all the tools and methods and also approx resource estimates. Assumptions · The duration of the project is 2 semesters, which are 12 weeks in Fall 2013 and 12 weeks in Spring 2014. · There are seven people working on the project including one DEN student. · Client and Team member meetings. · Roles and Responsibilities

31. Tools for Monitoring Project Progress Tools and Methods: Winbook Google Drive and Github Bugzilla Team review meetings WinWin Negotiations

32. Foundations Phase Duration: 10/21/2013 – 12/2/2013 Concept: In this phase, the feasibility of each requirement (Win condition) is determined and development starts with, usually, the most feasible and required conditions. Deliverables: Draft DC Package, DC Package. Milestone: Development Commitment Review. Strategy: One Incremental Commitment Cycle

33. Foundation Phase

34. Roles and responsibilities of Key Stake Holders

35. Project Plan for 577a

36. Resources and COINCOMO Our current resources: - Estimated CSCI577a/b Effort : 7 team members at 8 hrs./week -Total estimated effort:6.50PM - Project duration: 24weeks - Component modules in the development project: RSS parser - Notification Search Module UI module - Primary Programming language used: JAVA - Database : DB2

37. COINCOMO ESTIMATES

38. Feasibility Evidence Description

39. Personnel costs

40. Hardware/software costs

41. Benefit analysis

42. ROI

43. Design process

44. NDI/NCS Analysis

45. LOS feasibility

46. Risk management

47. Recent College Graduate - Michael Basic Demographic: Age: 21 Occupation: N/A Hometown: San Diego, CA Marital Status: Single Description Michael is a recent college graduate from California State University at Los Angeles looking for his first job in the accounting field. Attributes • Anxious • Avid app user • Outgoing Goals & Aspirations • To successfully start his career User Scenario While looking for job search applications in his phone’s app store, Michael comes across the LA Personnel Department application. Upon downloading the app, he first checks currently open positions, and then proceeds to subscribe to jobs in his field. Information Sources • Social Media • Local Television • Magazines

48. Current City employee - rochelle Basic Demographic: Age: 31 Occupation: Water Utility Supervisor Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona Marital Status: Single Description Rochelle is an adult woman currently working for the city but looking for advancement opportunities. Attributes • Experienced • Knowledgeable of website Goals & Aspirations • To achieve a higher position User Scenario Knowing either specific job titles or codes, she will use the app to primarily receive notifications for specific job openings. Information Sources • Cable News Networks • Primetime TV • Books

49. High school graduate - Amber Basic Demographic: Age: 18 Occupation: N/A Hometown: Los Angeles,CA Marital Status: Single Description Amber is a recent high school graduate looking to enter the workforce immediately following graduation. She is looking for an entry level position at a local office. Attributes • Novice to workforce • Possesses basic skills Goals & Aspirations • To acquire entry level position that satisfies current monetary needs User Scenario While looking for job search applications in her phone’s app store, Amber comes across the LA Personnel Department application. Upon downloading the app, she first checks currently open positions, and then proceeds to subscribe to jobs that fit her needs. Information Sources • Social Media • Primetime TV • Friends

50. Seasoned Professional- Jim Basic Demographic: Age: 40 Occupation: Airport Environmental Manager Hometown: Philadelphia, PA Marital Status: Married Description Jim is a professional whose family is moving to the LA area for personal reasons and is looking for employment in his field. Attributes • Experienced • Possesses all skills required for sought position • Confident in abilities User Scenario While looking for job search applications that specifically cater to the LA area, Jim discovers the Personnel Department app, which he uses to first check open positions and then proceeds to subscribe to jobs he finds using the search function. Goals & Aspirations • To acquire position similar to current one that can support his family’s needs Information Sources • News networks • Local Stations • Books