In the first fortnight of the Otago Polytechnic Bachelor of Information Technology project we invite local industry leaders "The Dragons". They provide critique of projects as early as possible. This is a chance to get feedback, and hopefully unearth opportunities and risks.

2. • Group and client
• Value proposition statement
(in past tense)
• Options to deliver
• Risks
Run fast, tell tale later.

3. Autonomous Movement
• David Beath, Warwick Bayne, John Harborne
• Entrepreneurial Project
• Stakeholders:
– President of Southern Ice Hockey
– ORFU Videographer
– ARL Lead Programmer

4. Value Proposition
The player tracking project addressed the
opportunity to create useful statistics about the
location of sports players in real time. This
allowed us to build a platform that acts as a
base for both improved player analysis and
automated camera tracking software.

5. Solutions
Local Ice
Hockey
Proof of
ORFU
Concept
Research &
Development
International
Sport
Fine Tuning
RFID / WIFI / GPS Video Tracking
Embedded & Video
Interface
Development

6. Risks
Local Ice
Hockey
Proof of
ORFU
Concept
Research &
Development
International
Sport
Fine Tuning
RFID / WIFI / GPS Video Tracking
Embedded & Video
Interface
Development

8. The Citizen Science Project
 KANlink: Kieran Mckewen, Adrian Cross, Nathan Sime
 Client: Sally Carson, University of Otago Marine
Studies Centre

9. Value Proposition
 Business problem: Lack of digital tools that encourage
exploration of the natural environment.
 Opportunities addressed:
 Tool that engages users in learning about the environment
 Ongoing and widespread data collection
 Sharing of observations
 Communication between researchers and the public

10. Solutions
 Web application compatible with mobile platforms
 Mobile application, with both online and offline
functionality

11. Risks
Risk Risk Management Plan
Team inexperience developing for Consult experts/online documents
mobile platforms
Time and Scope creep Identify functional components and
communicate with client about their
feasible scope
Scalability Develop flexible engine to enable
national implementation
Data integrity Insure appropriate management of
data from both users and clients

13. Tim Gosling
Nick Bryson
Thomas Hemmings

14. Quoting for steel construction is core business for our
client but is put at significant risk by a legacy system.
Our quoting engine maintains the competitive
advantage of an accurate and timely quoting system
while providing a future proofing assurance through
flexibility and robust design.
Our project has been in use since September 2012, in
which time 50+ quotes have been processed. This has
given a 300% increase in productivity in their overall
quoting system.

15.  Make clone or emulate software for 64 bit
systems
 Create entirely new program from scratch
300% increase in productivity
No slower for expert.
Exponentially faster for non-expert.
Ability to add quite different processes.
Integrated into other systems.
Able to run on current (and future?) IT
systems.

16. Risk Actions to avoid/minimise
Do not fully understand the Keep constant communication with
stakeholders business rules. the client at all times
Integration into their current system Obtain a thorough understanding of
the system
User Acceptance Constantly perform user testing
Business Risk Change Management Plan, Testing
Plan
Disclosure Make sure sensitive information is
kept as separate from project until it is
required

18. THINKSPANNER
• Dan Ryalls, Paul Thompson.
• Entrepreneurial Organization
• David Quinn

19. Value proposition
The THINKSPANNER project has addressed the
opportunity of providing people with skills free of
charge that they would have otherwise had to have
paid for or spend hours searching the internet to
collaborate. All the information people require
these days is available on the internet but it is often
inaccurate and unreliable. THINKSPANNER will
collaborate information on each particular skill to
one central location. Information will be moderated
to ensure high quality and accuracy.

20. THINKSPANNER
Delivery options
• Website delivery.
• Downloadable module for each skill.
• Social networking.

21. Risks
Risk Actions to avoid/minimise
Maintaining accurate information. Moderating all information.
Copyright infringement Terms & Conditions
Technical reliability High Availability technology and
replication.
Ethics Moderation and code of conduct.

23. Multi-Platform Mediation Application
Norbarsel
Matthew Norman, Chris Barbour and Darryl Sell
PEACE FOUNDATION

24. VALUE PROPOSITION
The Peace Foundation has identified a need for
high school students to learn skills required to
confront and solve their problems in everyday life.
Norbarsel has developed an interactive application
that aids in the teaching of problem solving skills.
The application has been available in New Zealand
for several months and has already been
requested for implementation in overseas schools.

25. POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS
 Interactive Problem Solving Game
 Interactive Self Teaching Application
 Interactive Self-Help application
 Interactive ‘Text Book’

26. RISKS
Risk Actions to avoid/minimize
End product doesn’t appeal to target audience Work closely with the target audience so this doesn’t happen.
Can’t think of attractive non-violent game Come up with other possible solutions
Schools refuse to participate in the promotion of our Talk to other schools within New Zealand
project

28. Shogunate Development
Adam Dempsey, Sean Worner, Carson Arrowsmith
E-FARM
CLIENT: IAN BROWN

29. Value proposition
The process of environmental farm accreditation is
•
time consuming and potentially costly, an obstacle to
mainstream adaptation of any scheme. E-Farm has
solved this issue by streamlining the process and
putting all the necessary resources for accreditation
in the palm of creditors' hands using smartphone and
wireless technologies. E-Farm has to date been used
to accredit 12 Farms around the region and reduced
processing time by 52%

30. Probable Solutions
E-FARM
• DEVELOPMENT SPACE
•
Solution 1 Solution 2

31. Risks
Risk Actions to avoid/minimise
Risk Area Level (H/M/L) Risk Plan
Hardware M Hardware doesn't met the
client's requirements
Time Constraints H Not enough time to met the
project in it's entirety
Solution 1 - Sever Failure M Build in data cache into mobile
device
Solution 2 - Data Duplication M data will be time stamped so
that the newest data will be
uploaded to the main server

34.  The µCloud project has addressed the opportunity
of the Raspberry Pi which is a compact computer.
 Currently to use the Raspberry Pi a user must plug
in a keyboard, mouse and a screen. We propose to
allow the user to configure the device via wireless
interface.
 We will have a functional system developed by late
April. We expect the software to be used by at least
a few hundred people.

35.  Option 1
◦ Configuration via an app which runs on Android,
iPhone and PC (Using either Bluetooth or Wi-Fi)
 Option 2
◦ Configuration via a webpage hosted by the
Raspberry Pi – Accessed via Ad-hoc network hosted
via the Raspberry Pi

36. Risk Action to Avoid/Minimise
Linux OS – Availability of Use hardware which is known
drivers to run on linux.
Linux unfamiliarity Using resources such as Thomi,
the web and books.
Raspberry Pi cannot handle Slowly adding functionality to
bandwidth requirements – HD identify performance
streaming and Web Server boundaries.
Lack of Python skill Using resources such as Thomi,
the web and books.

38. Optics
 Nick Little, Michael Smith and Nicole Morris
 David Quinn ‐ Mentor
 Stakeholder advisory panel consisting of business’s
that have an interest in this area of application
development

39. Value proposition
We are currently equipped and ready for augmented
reality application development for the new Google
glasses technology. We are confident we can deliver this
through our knowledge and have a fully functional
application to demonstrate our capabilities.

40. Solutions
 Develop a fully functional application to acquire the
knowledge needed to increase our skill set
 Create skeleton applications so we can deploy fully
functional applications quickly once the technology is
available

41. Risks
Risk Actions to avoid/minimise
Google don’t release their glasses to the Make an application so it can be used
public on a smart phone
Closed API Having a tool set that can be used on
smart phone devices

43. John Maxwell & Thomas Edwards
Client: Otago Museum

44. The Gaia project has addressed the opportunity for
people to learn about the plants in their region. It has
been in use since the end of September and has been
downloaded from the Otago Museum website by over
500 unique users with measureable increase in
botanical knowledge amongst visitors.

45. Our first solution is a 20 questions styled app that asks
the user questions to narrow down the closest option
to the plant they’re investigating.
Our next option is to work with Leafsnap on their
project. This would allow access to their photo
recognition software and place us into a larger team.

46. Risk Actions to avoid/minimize
Running out of time Follow the course timetable and
communicate with team and
stakeholders regularly .
Users getting incorrect plant results Ensure enough distinctive questions
are asked to ascertain a precise result.
Data loss Have multiple copies of our work and
perform frequent backups to the wiki
page and our personal computers.
Users having trouble navigating the Provide a clear layout and colour
app scheme.

48. Group name : Bitcast
Members:
David Barton
Nick Marshall
Client:
Mark Oliver

49. The AbacusBio Time Recording Software project has
addressed the problem of an inefficient time
management method resulting in time wastage within
the business. It has been in use since September 1st in
which time all twenty employees have integrated the
system into their work day which has seen a 10%
increase in overall productivity.

50.  Web Based Platform
 Distributed Application

51. Risk Actions to avoid/minimise
User acceptance A lot of user acceptance testing
and gui changes once developed
Versions Use version control system
Client doesn’t want the project Talking to the client constantly
Integration into existing systems Develop to their environment - .Net
based.
Project Maintainability Clear commenting, obvious
structure, unit testing
Data Loss Offsite SVN, as well as backups at
Polytech/ other locations.

53. LIFE DUNES
Team members
Alex Abraham and Sherin Mathew
Client
David Quinn, Mason Griffith and Tambet
Matiisen.

54. Value proposition
• Life Dunes is a web application for event and
their time management for individuals.
• A graphical view of user events.
• Categorized events.
• Set priority for events

55. Solutions
5
4
3 Work
Uni
2 Social
1
0

56. Risks
• Technical risks ‐ It will be hard to implement,
or the implementation will take too long.
Solution: use well‐known technologies and
rely more on existing libraries.
• Functional risks ‐ The number of users may be
a few.
Solution: use early feedback and shape the
product based on that.

58. • Client: Peter Eley, Sports Institute

59. Value proposition
The sport equipment project has addressed the problem of
employing staff to hire out equipment. Our system allows
users to check out the equipment themselves and remotely
see whether equipment is available. Sports institute staff
now have 75% more time to do other important tasks

60. Solutions
1. A software that take data from RFID and query
database. (POS must be provided)
2. Touch-screen device that allow student to manually
enter id and equipment they want to hire. (Touch-
screen device must be provided)
3. Staff member enters details of student and equipment
on a keyboard.

61. Risks
Risk Actions to avoid/minimise
Project scope too wide Minimise scope and manage client’s
expectations
Client changing his mind Talk to Sam, manage client’s
expectations
Technical ability Get help from lecturers, other more
experienced students
Data loss Make backups

63.  Amy Chadwick, Cameron Chadwick and
Shaun Denholm
 Dunedin City Council
Car Park Finder mobile application
 Te Kupeka Umaka Māori ki Araiteuru (Kuma)
Tiki Tour Map mobile application

64. Value proposition
DCC Car Park Finder ‐ mobile application
The DCC want to make information more available to the public. With this
information they are wanting to use it in creative ways while moving forward with
current technologies.
To help with this we have created a mobile application that can be used by the public
to view and use the information the DCC has on their car parks.

65. Delivery
 Mobile Application
 iPhone and Android
 Display Car parks and Off Street Parking
 Closest Car park/Off Street to a destination
 Closest Car park/Off Street to your position
 Timer for parking
 Notification when parking expires
 Save your Car park details

66. Value proposition
KUMA ‐ Tiki Tour Map mobile application
KUMA’s vision is to bring Māori business people together to enhance
their individual success through collective support .
The Tiki Tour mobile application is being used to support and strengthen
Māori owned businesses. This is done by offering users more information
about these businesses and stories about the surrounding regions.

67. Delivery
 www.tikitourmap.co.nz
 Mobile Application
 ios , Android, Windows 7
 Showcase the Māori Cultural
 Be easily kept up‐to‐date
 Offline functionality
 Mp3 story playback

68. Risks
Risk Actions to avoid/minimise
Project not up to client standards Continuous communication insuring
client is informed of progress
Client constantly changing scope Met with client and come up with an
agreed upon list of requirements
Time constraints Continuous team meetings and setting
realistic goals within the team
Technical competence Making the client aware of our technical
competence