emagination joe chrzanowski sophie chen lex uhlmann jd williams
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eMaginationJoe Chrzanowski
Sophie ChenLex UhlmannJD Williams
About the Company
Runs computer camps for children and teenagers
Based in 4 states (MA,PA,IL,GA)
Overnight and day camps
Some topics include Radio-controlled car racing Game Design Computer Programming
Their Problem
eMagination re-hires their employees every summer
Existing system Doesn’t provide enough flexibility Costs are calculated per-applicant Hard to save/resume an application Is based on an online event registration form
Our Solution
Custom application
Will solve existing problems
Designed for minimal code maintenance
Saves money over time
New System Details
Web-based application system
Different application “templates” for different jobs IE: Summer ‘09 Intern vs. Summer ‘08 Employee
Allow for copying these templates Give them a few basic ones that they can build off of Fully editable
Exporting Data
Expressed a need for custom reports Pull very specific datasets out of the database
Web Reports List applicants from different time periods or application
types Exportable
Excel Reports (CSV) Exports raw data Allows eMagination to do custom manipulation of data
Step-Based Applications
New application templates will have pages
Each page is a step: Page/Step 1: Personal Info Page/Step 2: Work Experience …
Easy save/resume for the applicants
E-Mail notifications when application is submitted
System Requirements
System will support most server environments (Apache, IIS)
Designed for PHP5 MySQL
Based on CakePHP framework Allows for easier testing and future maintenance Slight delay due to learning curve
Cost
Cost of Current system Grows modestly: $19,500 over 5 years Grows quickly: $28,000 over 5 years $1.75 per applicant
New System Fixed cost: $13,500 over 5 years Estimated maintenance: up to $560/month (high
estimate)
Existing System
New System
Timeline
High initial cost
System saves money over 5 year period Modest and rapid
growth