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Lyceum of the Philippines University

College of Engineering and Computer Studies



Subject: Software Engineering
AY 2011-2011- Second Semester Professor: Ms. Jerian R. Peren

Copyright 2003-2004 Jason Robbins. All rights reserved.

Project ProposaI
Project Information


Background and Motivation
TODO: Replace the example text below with text that describes your project. What are the
needs or problems that you are trying to address? Why do these needs (still) exist? Why are
these problems worth solving? Who is the customer? Write 2-4 paragraphs.

at is te probIem to be addressed?
There are 100 million users on the nternet, and hundreds of websites dedicated to video
game playing teams, called "clans". f users have to explore to find the good clans that
they can join, it takes a lot of their time. There is a need for a faster way for users to find
high quality clan websites that interest them and that will allow them to join.
at are some current approaces to tis probIem?
Users can tell each other about clan websites, but that is not scalable because it
depends on manual steps by people who may not be motivated or honest in their
evaluations. There are already some clan directory web sites, but they are not
automated so they are always out of date and do not rate the quality of the websites.
O Example of current manually maintained clan website
O Link to existing competitor
is tis probIem wort soIving or wort soIving better?
better clan directory service would be valuable because it could greatly increase
player satisfaction and allow them to spend more time playing and less time searching.
mplementing a better clan directory would cause players to use that website rather than
the existing directories. The benefit to us could come in the form of revenue from
advertising and service fees from video game vendors.
How wiII tis product be better tan previous approaces?
We add innovative new features. Our affiliate directory will be larger an more detailed.
We will offer built-in tools for managing membership and organizing events such as
game nights or tournaments.
Our system will have similar functionality, but it will have much better maintainability,
scalability, and security.
Project: Project Name
Project Time-frame: 2011/12/30 to 2011/02/15
Summar: 2-4 SENTENCE SUMMRY
Attaced orkseets: Project Proposal > Target audience and benefits
ReIated Documents: Project plan > Resource needs
Glossary
Team Members Student 1, Student 2, ....Student 8
..............Student name
Lyceum of the Philippines University
College of Engineering and Computer Studies

Subject: Software Engineering
AY 2011-2011- Second Semester Professor: Ms. Jerian R. Peren

Copyright 2003-2004 Jason Robbins. All rights reserved.

Our system will have similar functionality, but it is specifically aimed at a market segment
that is not served by competing products.
This is a "me-too" product that will go head-to-head with very similar competing products
in the same market. The market is large enough that we can be very happy with a share
of it. Our unique competitive advantages are in non-product area of our business such
as sales, marketing, partnerships, support, training, etc. The product will have some
simple built-in "hooks" that leverage those advantages.
ere is tere more information on tis probIem?
The following pages provide additional background and motivation:
O Magazine article on this topic
O ndustry analysis's report on massive-multi-player game market
O Quotes from game players
oaI
at is te goaI of tis project?
TP: This should be relatively short since you can reference terms defined above.
This project will produce an engine for clan directory websites that allows players to
quickly find, evaluate, and join clans.
at are te defining features and benefits of tis product?
O Reusable website engine with functionality for creating, editing, deleting,
searching, categorizing, browsing, rating, and commenting on clans. This
automates all clan operations and ensures that users will always find information
that is automatically up-to-date.
O The reusable website engine will have a highly configurable appearance that
allows it to match the look and feel of the game. This allows the reusable website
engine to have a high-quality appearance that is just as good as existing clan
directories.
O The website engine will be secure and only allow users with the proper
permissions to edit, delete, or join a clan. This will prevent cheating or the
submission of false information.
ere are oter documents tat furter expIain te goaI of tis project?
O Mock-up
O Early user stories
O Quotes from potential users
O Comparison from existing competitors
O Draft feature list
Scope
TODO: Replace the sample text below with a clear statement of the scope of your project. What
are the high-level things that you plan to do, and that you will not do? What are your important
simplifying assumptions? Try to guard against reasonable misunderstandings that might arise if
you did not explain the scope. t can take the form of a paragraph, bullet list, in/out list, and/or
UML context diagram.
Lyceum of the Philippines University
College of Engineering and Computer Studies

Subject: Software Engineering
AY 2011-2011- Second Semester Professor: Ms. Jerian R. Peren

Copyright 2003-2004 Jason Robbins. All rights reserved.

We want to focus on the web application itself, and the features of that application that help
build a good gaming community.
See the Context Diagram
Work with common servers and browsers that we are already familiar with.
O llow easy customizations of fonts and colors, with the same basic page layout.
O Enough security to greatly discourage abuse
O The web site content discusses a game, but it will not need to actually integrate with any
game software
In Scope Out of Scope
uilding a web application for use
with standard web servers and
application servers
uilding a new web server or application server
Working the most popular
browsers (E6, NN7/Mozilla)
Working with uncommon or outdated browsers
Security in the form of user
accounts, passwords, and
permissions
Special security against hackers. Finding or patching
security holes in existing software components.
One simple sample look-and-feel
and instructions for customization
Our own high-quality look-and-feel. library of look-and-feel
options.
Database and server load and
data volume that can be handled
by one computer.
Managing a cluster of servers.
Keeping track of which users are
in which clans
Tracking all user activity on the site and producing custom
reports
Displaying advertisements to
visitors. illing advertisers for
impressions.
utomatically selecting ads that fit the visitor's interests. On-
line management of advertising or real-time reporting to
advertisers. Participating in existing banner advertising
affiliate networks.
DeIiverabIes
TODO: riefly list project deliverables. When you are done, what will you deliver to the
customer? This can be copied from the draft project plan and simplified to reduce technical
detail.
O Clan website directory engine
O Customization guide
O Sample look-and-feel
O On-line help for end users
O Command-line advertising configuration tool and report generator
Lyceum of the Philippines University
College of Engineering and Computer Studies

Subject: Software Engineering
AY 2011-2011- Second Semester Professor: Ms. Jerian R. Peren

Copyright 2003-2004 Jason Robbins. All rights reserved.

Risks and Rewards


TODO: riefly list and rank major risks. Risks are detailed in the draft project plan. For this
proposal document, you should select the most important risks from the project plan and explain
them in non-technical terms.
at are te main risks of tis project?
1. There is a potential conflict between the goals of a high-quality appearance and
one that is completely customizable. We can only succeed if players find the web
site appealing, and game vendors can customize it with no more effort than
would be needed to build a static website. We already have a design in mind that
will address this risk and we will review it with a web site designer who worked
for a game vendor site.
2. There are significant technical difficulties in building a web site and web
application. This will be a risk because one person on our team has much
experience with the relevant tools and technologies. lthough the others will
learn, we will certainly make some mistakes and suboptimal choices. We will
address this risk by scoping the project such that we have enough time to train
and to review the design and implementation.
3. The schedule for this project is very short. We will manage this by planning a
conservatively scoped functional core and series of functional enhancements that
can be individually slipped to later releases if needed.
at are te main rewards if tis project succeeds?
f we accomplish the elements of our plan, our clan directory website engine will replace
existing clan directory websites and generate traffic which will result in advertising
revenue and/or hosting fees paid by game vendors. Our ability to overcome the
challenges above will determine time to market, the speed of adoption, the amount of
web traffic, and thus the generated revenue over time.

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