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eMaginationJoe Chrzanowski

Sophie ChenLex UhlmannJD Williams

About the Company

Runs computer camps for children and teenagers

Based in 4 states (MA,PA,IL,GA)

Overnight and day camps

Some topics include Radio-controlled car racing Game Design Computer Programming

Their Problem

eMagination re-hires their employees every summer

Existing system Doesn’t provide enough flexibility Costs are calculated per-applicant Hard to save/resume an application Is based on an online event registration form

Our Solution

Custom application

Will solve existing problems

Designed for minimal code maintenance

Saves money over time

New System Details

Web-based application system

Different application “templates” for different jobs IE: Summer ‘09 Intern vs. Summer ‘08 Employee

Allow for copying these templates Give them a few basic ones that they can build off of Fully editable

Exporting Data

Expressed a need for custom reports Pull very specific datasets out of the database

Web Reports List applicants from different time periods or application

types Exportable

Excel Reports (CSV) Exports raw data Allows eMagination to do custom manipulation of data

Step-Based Applications

New application templates will have pages

Each page is a step: Page/Step 1: Personal Info Page/Step 2: Work Experience …

Easy save/resume for the applicants

E-Mail notifications when application is submitted

System Requirements

System will support most server environments (Apache, IIS)

Designed for PHP5 MySQL

Based on CakePHP framework Allows for easier testing and future maintenance Slight delay due to learning curve

Cost

Cost of Current system Grows modestly: $19,500 over 5 years Grows quickly: $28,000 over 5 years $1.75 per applicant

New System Fixed cost: $13,500 over 5 years Estimated maintenance: up to $560/month (high

estimate)

Existing System

New System

Timeline

High initial cost

System saves money over 5 year period Modest and rapid

growth