Operational Concept Description (OCD)

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1 Operational Concept Description (OCD) Social Networking Team #7 Team members Gaurav Doon Yixiang Liu Tao Hu Feng Wen Ronghui Zhang Xin Liu Kan Qi Role Project Manager Operational Concept Engineer Requirement Engineer Prototyper Software Architect Feasibility Analyst Life Cycle Planer 10/22/2013

2 Version History Date Author Version Changes made Rationale 09/22/13 Yixiang Liu 09/26/13 Yixang Liu 10/09/13 Yixiang Liu 10/13/13 Yixiang Liu 10/22/13 Yixiang Liu 10/22/13 Yixiang Liu 10/22/13 Yixiang Liu 1.0 Finished the instruction of OCD Added the Shared Version Finished the instruction of the current system 1.1 Update the Shared Version after the win-win negotiation Fix some mistakes in version Add the system objectives, constraints and priorities To reorganize the operational concepts of the current system and give a clear understanding for Team #7. To update the information from the clients To determine the objectives, constrains and priorities of the system. Fix some mistakes in version Finish the whole part of the OCD To determine the new operation conceptions, organizational and operational implications 3.1 Update result chain and fix some and new workflows To update the data from clients and operational concept analysis. And refine the document Fix some mistakes in version Fix some mistakes in version 3.1 To update the nouns and conception of the system after the team meeting and commitment. 4.0 Revise the shared vision, system boundary, workflow, OC, OG. To revise some parts of the OCD after the ARB session and update some information got from clients after meeting. OCD_VCP_F13a_T07_V4.0.doc ii

3 Table of Contents Operational Concept Description (OCD)...i Version History... ii Table of Contents... iii Table of Tables...iv Table of Figures... v 1. Introduction Purpose of the OCD Status of the OCD Shared Vision Benefits Chain System Capability Description System Boundary and Environment System Transformation Information on Current System System Objectives, Constraints and Priorities Proposed New Operational Concept Organizational and Operational Implications OCD_VCP_F13a_T07_V4.0.doc iii

4 Table of Tables Table 1: The Program Model... 2 Table 2: The Infrastructure... 5 Table 3: Capability Goals... 8 Table 4: Level of Service Goals... 8 Table 5: Relation to Current System... 9 OCD_VCP_F13a_T07_V4.0.doc

5 Table of Figures Figure 1: Benefits Chain Diagram of Social Networking... 3 Figure 2: System Boundary and Environment Diagram of Social Networking... 4 Figure 3: Business Workflow Diagram of Implement a project... 6 Figure 4 Business Workflow Diagram of contribute to a project... 7 Figure 5: Element Relationship Diagram of Figure 6: Business Workflow Diagram of -Implement a project Figure 7: Business Workflow Diagram of - Contribute to a project OCD_VCP_F13a_T07_V4.0.doc v

6 1. Introduction 1.1 Purpose of the OCD The OCD document is to identify the stakeholders shared version and the information of the current system in details. In this project, the improvement of the social Networking, we define the project and project creators on as users; members of team #7 as developers; the team of as maintainers; and Michael Colomiso and Dekoven Ashley, the owner of, as main clients of the project. 1.2 Status of the OCD This is the OCD documents for the Social Networking project at the version 4.0, which is also the final version of OCD. Previous versions have settled down the shared version, system objectives, constraints and priorities as well as the organizational and operational implications. In the version, we revise the shared vision and system boundary, refine some workflows and operational conceptions of the project, fix some mistakes and fill in some blank information from formal versions. OCD_VCP_F13a_T07_V4.0.doc.doc 1

7 2. Shared Vision Thrdplace.com ( thrdplace ) is a venue for fund-raising, resource sharing and commerce. thrdplace allows certain users ( Project Creators ) to list projects and raise funds, labor and supplies from other users ( Project Contributors ) Table 1: The Program Model Assumptions: 1) Project and project creators need useful suggestions to increase their influence 2) Project and project creators want to search information they need more easily and conveniently 3) Project creators and want to know their influence. Stakeholders Initiatives Value Propositions Beneficiaries Developers Project on Project creators on Develop search system and recommendation system. Search projects or with filters Get search results ranked by influence Get recommended projects Get recommended Improved management of projects and contributions Increased reach of and creators. Increased use of platform. Project on Project creators on OCD_VCP_F13a_T07_V4.0.doc.doc 2

8 2.1 Benefits Chain Developers, Project on Get recommended projects Increased promotion of projects Project creators on Get recommended Easier access to Assumptions: 1) Project and project creators need useful suggestions to increase their influence 2) Project and project creators want to search information they need more easily and conveniently 3) Project creators and want to know their influence Develop search system and recommendation system More efficient search and useful recommendation system Increased reach of creators and More efficient management of projects and contributions Improved management of projects and contributions Increased satisfaction of creators and Increased use of platform More efficient search of projects and Increased awareness of influence Legend Contribution Search projects or with filters Get search results ranked by influence Stakeholders Initiative Outcomes Project and creators on Figure 1: Benefits Chain Diagram of Social Networking 2.2 System Capability Description The current website has already provided a map system to help project to discover projects in near community or other places. The main advanced goal of the Social Website is to add a new search engineer with a ranking system and a recommendation system to the current website. The recommendation system is mainly developed for project and project creators on. The aim of the recommendation system is to help project creators to find potential project and help to find potential projects they may like or be interested in. The design of the new search engine will contain filter and provide a ranking system about the influence of and projects. OCD_VCP_F13a_T07_V4.0.doc.doc 3

9 2.3 System Boundary and Environment Project Project creators Search for projects and project with filters Rank the search results by influence Recommend potential projects and project Map API from ESRI Support infrastructure PHP MySql Apache Javascript Solr the full text search engine List of service Internet Stakeholders and systems Figure 2: System Boundary and Environment Diagram of Social Networking OCD_VCP_F13a_T07_V4.0.doc.doc 4

10 3. System Transformation 3.1 Information on Current System Infrastructure The has a website (URL: and the website has been put into use since fall The website has been deployed on a Linux server. The whole website is developed by PHP and HTML5 and the team use MySql to manage the database. Table 2: The Infrastructure Hardware Several personal computers for development. A server runs in UNIX system. Software PHP MySql database system Apache Microsoft office package Javascript Ajax Map interface API from ESRI Development Platform Microsoft Windows Mac OS Artifacts Website Wireframes: The wireframes of are used as a visual guide that represents the skeletal framework of a website. UserFlows: The userflows document is used to specify the user stories and scenarios Code Track: The has the track of the developed code files of the website. OCD_VCP_F13a_T07_V4.0.doc.doc 5

11 3.1.3 Current Business Workflow Implement a project Project Creators Project Contributors Has a project? Start a project Fill project profile and schedule Create project page on Collect project need: fund, supplies and volunteers Provide fund, supply or volunteer to the project Project needs has been met? Implement the project Project finished Get updated project progress Update project progress Set updates to project contribuctors Figure 3: Business Workflow Diagram of Implement a project OCD_VCP_F13a_T07_V4.0.doc.doc 6

12 Contribute a project Project Discover a project Present projects on map interface Filter project? Filter project through community View a project informaion Make contribucion? Provide fund, supply or volunteer Figure 4 Business Workflow Diagram of contribute to a project OCD_VCP_F13a_T07_V4.0.doc.doc 7

13 3.2 System Objectives, Constraints and Priorities After the second win-win negotiation, the objectives, constraints and priorities has been a. The mainly capability goals contains a search engineer for projects and project with a ranking system of influence and a recommendation system to recommend projects and Capability Goals Table 3: Capability Goals Capability Goals OC-1 Search projects and : The system is capable of enabling project to search projects and project creators to search with filter. Besides, it s capable of displaying the search results in a map interface or a list view. Also, it s capable of enabling project and project creators to search the most influential projects and project. OC-2 Ranking search results: The system is capable of providing a ranking system to rank the search results by influence. The criterion of the influence includes promotion, the completion percentage of the project and the contribution of. OC-3 Recommend projects and : The system is capable of providing useful suggestions about projects and. For the project creators, it ll recommend interested in the project; for the, it ll recommend influential projects. Priority Level <<Must have>> <<Must have>> <<Must have>> Level of Service Goals Table 4: Level of Service Goals Level of Service Goals Priority Level Referred WinWin Agreements Max downtime is 3days in a month. <<Must have>> LOS-1 OCD_VCP_F13a_T07_V4.0.doc.doc 8

14 3.2.3 Organizational Goals OG-1: Increase revenue of. OG-2: Enable project to discover projects OG-3: Increase reach of project creator Constraints CO-1: Max downtime: The max downtime of the is 3 days in a month. CO-2: Max Budget: The max budget of the system is 10,000 dollars. CO-3: Deployment: The new system will be deployed on Server Relation to Current System Table 5: Relation to Current System Capabilities Current System New System Roles and Responsibilities User Interactions Infrastructure Stakeholder Essentials and Amenities Future Capabilities Project creators can start new projects and project can join active projects. Creators have a homepage page for project and can visit the page. Project homepage with project profile. The system only provides limited information about projects. Time-consuming for creators and to find potential resources. The roles and responsibilities will not change in the new system. Creators and can search, get recommendation and measure influence. Includes search, ranking and recommendation system. The system greatly improves the management of projects and contributions. Provides efficient search, useful recommendation, and accurate measure of influence. OCD_VCP_F13a_T07_V4.0.doc.doc 9

15 3.3 Proposed New Operational Concept Element Relationship Diagram Figure 5: Element Relationship Diagram of OCD_VCP_F13a_T07_V4.0.doc.doc 10

16 3.3.2 Business Workflows Implement a project Project Creators Project Contributors Has a project? Recommend Start a project Fill project profile and schedule Create project page on Collect project need: fund, supplies and volunteers Search through search box See ranked search result? Rank search result by influence View profile Request contribution Send request to Accept the request Project needs has been met? Provide fund, supply or volunteer to the project Implement the project Get updated project progress Project finished Update project progress Set updates to project contribuctors Figure 6: Business Workflow Diagram of -Implement a project OCD_VCP_F13a_T07_V4.0.doc.doc 11

17 Contribute a project Project Search a project using search box Recommend projects View results on map interface? Present search result with map interface Present search result in list view See ranked search result? Rank search result by influence View a project profile Make contribucion? Provide fund, supply or volunteer Figure 7: Business Workflow Diagram of - Contribute to a project OCD_VCP_F13a_T07_V4.0.doc.doc 12

18 3.4 Organizational and Operational Implications Organizational Transformations The need for developers to pay more attention on protecting privacy of project and project creators. The need to hire a high-level DBA(Database Administrator) to manage a more complex and large-scale database Operational Transformations Having the recommendation system rather than manually discovering resources to reduce management time of projects and contributions. The option for project creators and to measure their influence through ranking system, or to use their own methods. OCD_VCP_F13a_T07_V4.0.doc.doc 13