2. Our group, Apptimization,
is developing an assignment manager
to help University of Michigan students
schedule their time to complete course assignments
by using Google calendar to plan a student’s schedule
with time built-in to work on course assignments.
Our Idea
3. 3 Issues
-Students are not efficient with their time
-Students are busy and have irregular schedules
-Existing apps do not cater to student needs
6. Competition
Thousands of TO-DO apps on the
market
● Cross-Platform, Cloud-Based
○ Wunderlist
● (Team based) TO-DO Web Apps
○ Trello
● Integrated with Google
Calendar
○ Google Tasks
7. Project Timeline
Week
Course
Deadline Andrew Christian Chris Max
22 Jan
Project
Design Presentation Competition Example Branding
29 Jan
Customer
+ MVP Research Google Calendar API Research Chrome Extensions Research Google Calendar API UX Design
5 Feb Research Google Calendar API Minimal Extension Framework Research Google Calendar API Basic UX Functionality
12 Feb Minimal Calendar Info Retrieval UX Integration
Minimal Calendar Task
Addition UX Integration
19 Feb
Assignment with Time Allocations /
Conflict Resolution UX Integration
Assignment with Time
Allocations UX Integration / Improvements
26 Feb
Integration / Improved Conflict
Resolution Integration / List View Integration / List View Data Logging
5 Mar
MVP1
Demo Demo Preparation Demo Preparation Demo Preparation Demo Preparation
12 Mar User Testing User Testing User Testing User Testing
19 Mar
MVP1
Results Incorporate Feedback Incorporate Feedback Incorporate Feedback Incorporate Feedback
26 Mar Incorporate Feedback Incorporate Feedback Incorporate Feedback Incorporate Feedback
2 Apr Finalize Application Finalize Application Finalize Application Finalize Application
9 Apr
MVP2
Demo Prepare Final Presentation Prepare Final Presentation Prepare Final Presentation Prepare Final Presentation
8. Our group, Apptimization,
is developing an assignment manager
to help University of Michigan students
schedule their time to complete course assignments
by using Google calendar to plan a student’s schedule
with time built-in to work on course assignments.
Our Idea