Week 10 Assignment – Technical Paper: Proof of Concept (POC)

Overview

Your company is a 4-year-old startup called XYZ Software Enterprises. XYZ produces a point-of-sale system and was awarded a Proof of Concept (POC) to one of the largest and oldest restaurants in the industry. The restaurant wants XYZ to prove that the software will do what the salespeople said it could do.

Your Proof of Concept will include four parts:

· Part 1: Maintenance.

· Part 2: Gantt Chart.

· Part 3: Use Case Diagram.

· Part 4: Activity Diagram.

Instructions

Include the following components in your  .

Part 1: Maintenance

Software maintenance is the process of modifying and updating the software after it has been provided to the customer. The different types of maintenance for new software include adaptive, perfective, and preventive maintenance.    

· Write a half-page summary of these different types of new software maintenance in which you briefly describe what each is and explain the pros and cons of each.  

· Use two sources to support your writing. Choose sources that are credible, relevant, and appropriate. Cite each source listed on your source page at least one time within your assignment. For help with research, writing, and citation, access the   or review  .

Part 2: Gantt Chart

Create a Gantt chart (see Figures 3.3 and 3.4 in your textbook) for the entire process of the Proof of Concept. There is a two-month deadline from today to complete the POC. Your Gantt chart must include the following:

· Today as the initial meeting. 

7. It should appear as the first line.

· Select teams to participate in the project (1 week).

· Information gathering (add the information gathering methods you will use and how long each will take).

· System configurations based on information gathering methods (2 weeks).

· Create activity chart based on information gathering (information to create chart supplied; 2 days).

· Create use case diagram based on information gathering (information to create chart supplied; 1 day).

· Show the finished configurations to the team and get feedback (1 day).

· Make changes based on feedback (3 days).

· Install the system in the test store (2 days).

· Train staff (1 day).

· Run a live test of POC (2 weeks).

· Five more tasks from the concepts learned in this course. 

18. The additional tasks can be subtasks for information gathering methods and other subtasks or major tasks not listed above.

Remember that events in a Gantt chart can happen simultaneously with other events. Some items also cannot start until others are completed. Everything has an estimated time frame, and it is displayed in the chart.

Part 3: Use Case Diagram

The restaurant, when gathering information, outlined a definition document to be used to create the use case diagram. There are three actors: Waiter, Patron, and Chef. There are 5 use cases; these are the ovals in the example, Figure 6-15 in the textbook. In this use case, all the arrows point from the actors to the use cases.  

Create a use case diagram from the chart below, including all use cases and actors.

USE CASE	ACTOR
Order Food	Waiter, Patron, Chef
Serve Food	Waiter
Cook Food	Chef
Pay for food	Waiter, Patron
Eat Food	Patron

Part 4: Activity Diagram

As a part of the information-gathering process, a chart of items was provided by XYZ. Your manager has asked that you create the activity diagram. (See Figure 6-21 in the textbook.) This diagram should not be one long snake. You can order drinks and reorder more drinks at any point during the dinner service.  

Create an activity diagram from the chart below, including people and systems steps and options from the supplied chart or all POS.  

POS SALES PROCESS

Activity Diagram

Host or Hostess seats patron

Server takes drink order

Server opens order for table in POS system

Server places drink order in the POS system

System sends drink order to the Bar

Bar makes drinks

Server brings drinks to table

Server takes food order

Server adds food order in the POS system

Order goes to kitchen

Chef and staff cook the order

Food Runner brings food to table

Server takes dessert order

Server adds dessert order to POS

Chef and Staff create desserts

Food Runner brings desserts to table

Server creates check in POS

Server collects payment and enters it in POS

Server adds tipped amount to POS

Server closes table in POS

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

· Develop a proof of concept of a software system for a potential customer.