documentation/plan/time_allocation.txt

Estimated time allocation
=========================

pjm2, 23/10/2000
tdb1, 30/10/2000

Combined efforts in hours, with description of sections and 
names against each section.

It should be noted that this is a plan, and there are many 
circumstances that could affect how closely we follow this. 
There will, of course, be a review at the end of the 
project.


Management and Admin tasks (200 hours total)
    
    webpages (10 hours)
      Creating, and maintaining the website, aswell as 
      ensuring that everyone adheres to the same design.
        - pjm2 (others contribute 50%)
    
    cvs (10 hours)
      Setting up, managing and maintaining the CVS 
      repository and related facilities. Also assisting in 
      the use of CVS.
        - tdb1 (others contribute 50%)
    
    meetings/minutes/meetings with iau (180 hours)
      Attending regular meetings, both as a group and with 
      iau. Also taking of minutes and planning each meeting 
      in advance.
        - all members


Requirements, analysis, specification (85 hours total)
    
    Find out what the reqs are (5 hours)
      Find out exactly what the system needs to do, 
      including meeting with jc. Document these requirements 
      in a requirements list.
        - all members
    
    look at other systems (30 hours)
      Research into similiar products with the intention of 
      seeing how our proposed idea compares, and maybe get 
      ideas for new features in the system.
        - ajm4 & ab11
    
    Analysing our own ideas (40 hours)
      Looking at the merits/weaknesses of our ideas, and 
      helping to improve them. Finding faults in our ideas 
      will help to improve the final design.
        - all members
    
    produce spec (10 hours)
      Generating a relatively detailed specification of the 
      overall system, from which proper UML designs can be 
      made.
        - tdb1 & pjm2


Design (200 hours total)
    
    UML (25 hours)
      Producing UML designs for the various parts of the 
      system.
        - ajm4
    
    Interface design (20 hours)
      Specifying the interfaces for communication between 
      the various parts of the system.
        - pjm2 & ab11
    
    Protocol design (30 hours)
      Specifying the protocol in detail for host to server 
      communications, and client to server communications.
        - pjm2 & ab11
    
    Server design (40 hours)
      Designing the server and how the components plug 
      together and interact.
        - tdb1 & ajm4
    
    GUI/Client design (20 hours)
      Designing the GUI/Client side of the system.
        - pjm2 & ab11
    
    Host design (10 hours)
      Desiging the host application, which will require more 
      work due to the C/C++ implementation language.
        - ajm4 & tdb1
    
    Web interface design (35 hours)
      Designing the web frontend to the database, providing 
      graphs and access to logs.
        - pjm2
    
    DB infrastructure (20 hours)
      Setting up the database and tables, and deciding how 
      they should be arranged. Database design principles 
      should be put into practice.
        - pjm2


Implempentation (300 hours total)
    
      These sections are detailed in a seperate document 
      named implementation_phases.txt, and are documented in 
      quite some detail.
      
    Phase 1 (15 hours)
        - all
    Phase 2 (45 hours)
        - all
    Phase 3 (45 hours)
        - all
    Phase 4 (30 hours)
        - all
    Phase 5 (115 hours)
        - all
    Further developments of public release (50 hours)
        - all


QA, QC, Testing (195 hours total)
    
    Doc specs (5 hours)
      Producing a proper specification that all of our 
      documentation should follow.
        - pjm2
    
    Coding specs and adherance (10 hours)
      Producing a coding specification, and ensure all code 
      adheres to it.
        - all (rotation within group)
    
    Testing each of the modules (180 hours)
      Testing each part of the system, preferably with good 
      testing rigs.
        - all (rotation within group)


Documentation (150 hours total)
    
    User docs (40 hours)
      Documentation for the user.
        - ajm4 & tdb1
    
    Maintenance docs (60 hours)
      Documentation for the maintainer and possible future 
      developers.
        - all
    
    Internal docs (50 hours)
      Internal documentation made during the course of the 
      project.
        - all
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1	tdb	1.2	Estimated time allocation
2			=========================
3
4			pjm2, 23/10/2000
5			tdb1, 30/10/2000
6
7			Combined efforts in hours, with description of sections and
8			names against each section.
9
10			It should be noted that this is a plan, and there are many
11			circumstances that could affect how closely we follow this.
12			There will, of course, be a review at the end of the
13			project.
14
15
16	tdb	1.3	Management and Admin tasks (200 hours total)
17
18			webpages (10 hours)
19			Creating, and maintaining the website, aswell as
20			ensuring that everyone adheres to the same design.
21			- pjm2 (others contribute 50%)
22
23			cvs (10 hours)
24	tdb	1.2	Setting up, managing and maintaining the CVS
25			repository and related facilities. Also assisting in
26			the use of CVS.
27	tdb	1.3	- tdb1 (others contribute 50%)
28
29			meetings/minutes/meetings with iau (180 hours)
30	tdb	1.2	Attending regular meetings, both as a group and with
31			iau. Also taking of minutes and planning each meeting
32			in advance.
33	tdb	1.3	- all members
34	tdb	1.2
35	tdb	1.3
36			Requirements, analysis, specification (85 hours total)
37
38			Find out what the reqs are (5 hours)
39	tdb	1.2	Find out exactly what the system needs to do,
40	tdb	1.3	including meeting with jc. Document these requirements
41			in a requirements list.
42			- all members
43
44			look at other systems (30 hours)
45			Research into similiar products with the intention of
46			seeing how our proposed idea compares, and maybe get
47			ideas for new features in the system.
48			- ajm4 & ab11
49
50			Analysing our own ideas (40 hours)
51	tdb	1.2	Looking at the merits/weaknesses of our ideas, and
52	tdb	1.3	helping to improve them. Finding faults in our ideas
53			will help to improve the final design.
54			- all members
55
56			produce spec (10 hours)
57	tdb	1.2	Generating a relatively detailed specification of the
58	tdb	1.3	overall system, from which proper UML designs can be
59			made.
60			- tdb1 & pjm2
61
62	tdb	1.2
63	tdb	1.3	Design (200 hours total)
64
65			UML (25 hours)
66	tdb	1.2	Producing UML designs for the various parts of the
67			system.
68	tdb	1.3	- ajm4
69
70			Interface design (20 hours)
71	tdb	1.2	Specifying the interfaces for communication between
72			the various parts of the system.
73	tdb	1.3	- pjm2 & ab11
74
75			Protocol design (30 hours)
76			Specifying the protocol in detail for host to server
77			communications, and client to server communications.
78			- pjm2 & ab11
79
80			Server design (40 hours)
81	tdb	1.2	Designing the server and how the components plug
82			together and interact.
83	tdb	1.3	- tdb1 & ajm4
84
85			GUI/Client design (20 hours)
86	tdb	1.2	Designing the GUI/Client side of the system.
87	tdb	1.3	- pjm2 & ab11
88
89			Host design (10 hours)
90	tdb	1.2	Desiging the host application, which will require more
91	tdb	1.3	work due to the C/C++ implementation language.
92			- ajm4 & tdb1
93
94			Web interface design (35 hours)
95			Designing the web frontend to the database, providing
96			graphs and access to logs.
97			- pjm2
98
99			DB infrastructure (20 hours)
100	tdb	1.2	Setting up the database and tables, and deciding how
101	tdb	1.3	they should be arranged. Database design principles
102			should be put into practice.
103			- pjm2
104
105	tdb	1.2
106	tdb	1.3	Implempentation (300 hours total)
107
108	tdb	1.2	These sections are detailed in a seperate document
109	tdb	1.3	named implementation_phases.txt, and are documented in
110			quite some detail.
111
112			Phase 1 (15 hours)
113			- all
114			Phase 2 (45 hours)
115			- all
116			Phase 3 (45 hours)
117			- all
118			Phase 4 (30 hours)
119			- all
120			Phase 5 (115 hours)
121			- all
122			Further developments of public release (50 hours)
123			- all
124	tdb	1.2
125	tdb	1.3
126			QA, QC, Testing (195 hours total)
127
128			Doc specs (5 hours)
129	tdb	1.2	Producing a proper specification that all of our
130			documentation should follow.
131	tdb	1.3	- pjm2
132
133			Coding specs and adherance (10 hours)
134	tdb	1.2	Producing a coding specification, and ensure all code
135			adheres to it.
136	tdb	1.3	- all (rotation within group)
137
138			Testing each of the modules (180 hours)
139	tdb	1.2	Testing each part of the system, preferably with good
140			testing rigs.
141	tdb	1.3	- all (rotation within group)
142
143	tdb	1.2
144	tdb	1.3	Documentation (150 hours total)
145
146			User docs (40 hours)
147	tdb	1.2	Documentation for the user.
148	tdb	1.3	- ajm4 & tdb1
149
150			Maintenance docs (60 hours)
151	tdb	1.2	Documentation for the maintainer and possible future
152			developers.
153	tdb	1.3	- all
154
155			Internal docs (50 hours)
156			Internal documentation made during the course of the
157			project.
158			- all