DRAGON’S DENPITCH

BY JON BURGESS

“In order for an end user development application to be successful it’s benefits must out weight its cost and risks ”

Sutcliffe (2005)

MY GOAL

In order for me to gain investment I need to convince you that the benefits of my system outweigh it cost and risk

CURRENT SYSTEM

THE PRODUCT

COST 2007 2006

Administrative cost (planning room locations) -348 -352

rents and premises -3,078 -2,907

heat, light, water and power -903 -888

repairs and general maintenance -1,289 -1,259

TOTAL -5,681 -5,406

CURRENT COST ANALYSIS

All of these figures could be reduced by the implementation of the system as it would allow the university to plan and distribute recourses more effectively.

Most of the application exists so it will only require each to be linked to the new system

How Often do you check student records online?

Comments:

“Only check when grades areDue”

“Once didn’t register for Module so check often”

“Look at end and beginning of semester only”

“Only checked at beginning of year”

How Often do you check University e-mail?

Comments:

“make sure to check it everyday”

“Should check more often”

“Make sure books are not due back”

“Try to check often”

How Often do you book University rooms?

Comments:

“I think it would help my work if I used them”

“Good to know what is available”

“Good to browse rooms and Facilities in my own time”

Would you book rooms if it was easier?

Comments:

“Good to list programs of facilitiesIn each room”

“Good to know which rooms are available”

“Don’t always have credit to ring For a room”

“not good at speaking on the phone”

“didn’t know you could book rooms”

Would Alerts help you meet deadlines?

Comments:

“help me remember deadlines”

“remind you that you should be Getting on with work”

“Great help in organisingTimetable of work”

“Would help unorganised tobecome organised”

“Keep me on track”

Would you find a system like this useful?

Comments:

“help me keep track of my progress”

“don’t need to keep logging onto two systems”

“Good to have information together”

“One system would make it easier to use”

“Make me check record more often”

Students welcome the change

Allow messages to be received

Can plan room allocation more easily

Facilities will not go to waste

Most of the system already exists

Ability to re-sell (other Uni’s/businesses)

BENEFITS AVALIABLE

ADDITIONAL OPTIONS

Wireless Door Booking

Each door can have a flat touch screen Wirelessly updated to show room timetable.This would allow the rooms to be booked from the door

Mobile Text Alerts

Student could have alerts to there mobilePhone to alert them of new news on the System.

If successful additional options for future development could be:

References

University Of Gloucestershire (2007) Financial Statements 2006/2007 Gloucestershire: University of Gloucestershire

Sutcliffe, A. (2005) Evaluating the Costs and benefits of End User Development, Workshop on End-User Software Engineering, 30(4), pp. 1-4. Source: The ACM digital Library [online]