The document outlines the design and development process for a new web-based online storefront for Tailspin Toys, detailing non-functional requirements such as mobile browser support and integration with existing inventory systems. It also includes components related to a mobile security application, user stories, and release planning strategies. Overall, the document emphasizes the importance of mapping out business processes, identifying stakeholders, and establishing success criteria for software projects.

1. New Product
Concept & Design
Clint Edmonson
Director of Software Engineering
clint@ascendle.com

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3. WHERE DO NEW PROJECTS COME FROM?

10. WHO DESIGNS SOFTWARE?
Visionaries
Stakeholders
Product Owners
Architects
Developers

11. HOW DO WE DESIGN SOFTWARE?

15. BUSINESS PROCESS MAPPING

16. CONTEXT DIAGRAMS

17. SETTING THE CONTEXT
Vision
Goals & Success Criteria
Personas
High level features
Non-functionals

18. CONTEXT DIAGRAMS
Tailspin Toys
Non-functional Requirements & Constraints
- Web based solution to achieve customer reach
- Support mobile browsers
- Hosted by a third party web hosting provider
- Must integrate with existing inventory database and administrative tools
Customer
Store Manager
Time
Tailspin Toys is a small brick and mortar model
airplane shop that wants an online store front to
supplement in-store sales.

19. CONTEXT DIAGRAMS
Payment Processor
Tailspin Toys
Non-functional Requirements & Constraints
- Web based solution to achieve customer reach
- Support mobile browsers
- Hosted by a third party web hosting provider
- Must integrate with existing inventory database and administrative tools
Customer
Store Manager
Time
Shop for Toys
- Browse by category
- Browse by price range
- Search by name
- View list of best sellers
- View toy details
- Read reviews of toys
- Add toys to shopping cart
- Add toys to wishlist
- View shopping cart contents
- View other customers' wishlists
- Checkout
Check an order status
Cancel an order
Get a refund on an order
View order history
Receive shipping notifications
Receive special offers and coupons
- "registered" customers only
Rate toys
Write reviews of toys
Process open orders
- View list of open orders
- Fulfill an order (ship & close it)
- Cancel and refund an order
View sales reports
- conversions, abandonments, etc.
Send special offers to "registered"
customers
Manage customer accounts
- Reset passwords
- Delete accounts
Manage inventory
- Manage product categories
- Manage inventory levels
- Place products on back order
Generate monthly sales reports
Send coupons to "infrequent" customers
Tailspin Toys is a small brick and mortar model
airplane shop that wants an online store front to
supplement in-store sales.

20. Mobile Security Application
Mobile
App
Website
School
Member
Security
Staff
• Register with Vital Link
• Call Security Now
• Enable Monitoring
• Extend Monitoring
• Cancel/End Monitoring
• Login/Authenticate
• Monitor School Members
• View Monitoring Alert
• View Call Now Alert
• View School Member Details
• Deactivate An Alert
Non-functional Requirements
• Development of the mobile application for a single mobile platform, the Apple iOS devices (Android is a future target)
• Development of the web-based dashboard for use in a single security office
• Hard code a single campus security number into the application
• Support for up to a dozen origination and destination locations within the mobile device
• Manual entry of the mobile user’s cellular telephone number into the configuration of the application with no validation
• Ensure app continues to run in the background
Vital Link
Web Services

23. GETTING THE DETAILS

24. USER STORY MAPPING

26. RELEASE PLANNING

27. UX FLOWS

28. TODO:
Checklist of frequently forgotten items
• Admin areas
• Time/Batch processes
• Reports
• Mobile browser support (including offline support)
• Vendor selections
• Data imports & migrations
• Concurrency expectations/rules
• Localization/globalization, international regulations
• Internal dependencies/work sharing

29. COSTING

30. BOTTOM UP ESTIMATING

31. RESOURCE PLAN & BUDGET

32. GO/NO-GO DECISION

33. THANK YOU!
Clint Edmonson
Director of Software Engineering
clint@ascendle.com
www.ascendle.com
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