Project Proposal Peer Review

Today one of my stakeholders, Jasmin Cook reviewed my project proposal and gave me and list of improvements and some constructive criticism so that I could make some changes to the proposal to make it more detailed and informative. My peer reviewer gave me a very valid list of criticism that was very useful that included points such as 'what is the role of each stakeholder' as i had forgotten to write about the role of each individual involved in the project and what they will do to help me. She also advised a higher level of detail on the company MCM Net as more background knowledge will help the proposal look more professional and well researched. Finally my peer reviewer highlighted the need for a section that outlined how I was going to tackle the project. I found this exercise very helpful and will be using my peer reviewer to help my project progress regularly.

Project Proposal

Today I modified my project proposal and considered who the stakeholders are and what affects they will have upon the production of my product. I also considered the resources that I will need to create my product.

Project Proposal

I have begun to research and produce a proposal for my multimedia software product. When writing my proposal i had to firstly outline what the project is about, what it will deliver as well as considering the potential benfits it will have and if there are any risks involved. Then I had to also consider the functional requiremnts the product would nheed as well. I have also begun to document who will use the product- my target audience, how long the product will take to produce, when it must be finished and finally who else will be involved (stakeholders).

Practice Using Flash

Practice on Flash using buttons and actionscript. I managed to create a picture gallery consisting of five images and created buttons that allowed me to scroll through each image by clicking on either the next button or previous button. Before I created the buttons or used actionscript I had to make sure all of the images were exactly the same size and the background was exactly the same as image size so that the tranisition between images was smooth.

Finding a Client

Today I begun to consider a flash product and a client that would use it. I sketched my idea of an interactive advert that will display before a video is viewed on sites such as 'Youtube' and '4od'. I then decided that I would like to pitch my idea to the web design company 'MCM Net' as a promotional product that aims to increase brand awareness and increase company sales.

MCM Net is a company based in Tonbridge, Kent that specialises in web design, search engine optimisation (SEO) and online games. They have worked for companies such as LIDL, Topps, Cats Protection Charity, Chelsea FC, Childline and the Welsh Rugby Union just to name a few. MCM Net already have a marketing team working within the company who are very experienced at promoting the company and generating new business so the concept of the productive must be new and innovative and the qulaity must be of a very high standard to impress the managing director.

Later on in the day I then pitched my concept to the managing director of the company Mr John McMahon. He was very intrested in the product and intriguied to know what benefits it would have on the sales of mcmnet and whether it would be useful in promoting brand awareness. The project is in it's early stages but the probability of working with mcmnet in the near future to create this flash product appears promisning.

Introduction

This is my project diary providing evidence of communication with stakeholders and proof that I am moving the project forward, keeping to the project plan as well as actively managing the project.