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Employee Scheduling System. NDSU Student Technology Services Help Desk Project Manager:Michael Attewell System Analyst: Michael Kraft Programmer/Web Analyst: Abram Jackson. Request for System. Help Desk of STS at NDSU needs a new scheduling system Current Solution works poorly, high costs
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Employee Scheduling System • NDSU Student Technology Services Help Desk • Project Manager:Michael Attewell • System Analyst: Michael Kraft • Programmer/Web Analyst: Abram Jackson
Request for System • Help Desk of STS at NDSU needs a new scheduling system • Current Solution works poorly, high costs • $260 weekly in scheduling management • $225 weekly in employee time • $5000 yearly savings from current license • Need a streamlined process
Request for System • Functions • User accounts • User availability • Time-off requests • Scheduling Management • Other Requirements • Web-based • Easy-to-use
Request for System • Organization will improve • Employees will be happier with better system • Employees will be more aware of upcoming shifts so they will miss or be late less frequently • Managers will spend more time on other areas of the Help Desk
Technical Feasibility • Two of three analysts have experience using either the user or management portions of the current solution • Technology used is similar to current system • Small to mid-size project • Will be web-based, so compatibility will not be an issue
Economic Feasibility • Largest development costs will be development labor • Initial costs will also involve purchase of a dedicated web server • First year of costs should be near $25,000 • Additional years should only require $1,200 for maintenance
Economic Feasibility • Yearly benefits of saved employee and management time • ~$17,000 • Total yearly benefits • ~$22,000 • Break-Even Point • 11-12 months • Cumulative Net Profit Value • ~$35,000 at the end of 2009 • Intangible benefits include both employees and managers devoting less time to scheduling
Stakeholders • The project's champion: • John Underwood (Help Desk Workgroup Manager) • Senior manager • Stephanie Robinson (Student Technology Services) • The users of the system • All those employed by the Help Desk • Other workgroups within STS • All students and faculty will be affected in some way
Project Management - Size • 69 Function Points based on requirements • Processing Complexity of 8 • ASP.net requires 69 Lines of Code per Function Point • Adjusted Processing Complexity * Function Points = 75 Total Function Points • Project will require around 5100 Lines of Code in ASP.net
Project Management – Effort and Time • Basic COCOMO model • D=cb(E)^db • 5.8 Person-Months • 5.79 with 3 developers = 2.4 Months based on favorable outcomes of risk assessment
Risk Assessment – #1 • The programmer has limited ASP.NET coding experience. • Likelihood of Risk: • High probability of Risk • Potential Impact on the Project: • This risk could increase the time to implement the IS by 50%. • Ways to Address this Risk: • Provide adequate ASP.NET training to the programmer as soon as possible.
Risk Assessment - #2 • The IS may not be able to handle multiple users at one time. • Likelihood of Risk: • Low probability of Risk • Potential Impact on the Project: • This risk could increase the time to implement the IS by 15% • Ways to Address this Risk: • Carefully design system to handle up to 100 users at one time.
Risk Assessment - #3 • The interface for this IS may not be user friendly and could require considerable training for both staff and management. • Likelihood of Risk: • Low probability of Risk • Potential Impact on the Project: • This risk could increase the time to implement the IS by 15% • Ways to Address this Risk: • Carefully design the interface to ensure ease of use.
Risk Assessment - #4 • The reports designed for this IS may not give management the perspective they need to effectively manage their staff • Likelihood of Risk: • Medium probability of Risk • Potential Impact on the Project: • This risk could increase the time to implement the IS by 10% • Ways to Address this Risk: • Interview managers to pinpoint the specific metrics they need to see on the report. Also design the report in way that is easy to read and usable.
Risk Assessment - #5 • The IS may not be compatible with all web browsers • Likelihood of Risk: • Medium probability of Risk • Potential Impact on the Project: • This risk could increase the time to implement the IS by 35% • Ways to Address this Risk: • This IS must be designed so that it can be viewed by the most popular web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Safari, and Firefox.
Staff • Function Points = 75 • Lines of Code = (TAFP)*(LOC per FP) = 75 * 69 = 5142 • Effort in Person-Months required = (LOC/1000)*1.4 = 5.14*1.4 = 7.2 • Schedule Time in Months = 3 * Effort^1/3 = 3*7.2^1/3 = 5.79 • Staff needed = Effort / Schedule Time = 7.2/5.79 = 1.24
Staff • 3 people to compensate for setbacks