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Links and Slides

  • View our Midterm slides here
  • View our deployed application in Google Play:Platinum Yoga

Project Progress Summary

Current Iteration: 8 (11/11/2014 - 21/11/2014)

  • Till date of 20/11/2014, we have completed 100% of our project
  • We have done a total of 2 User Tests involving real users

Project Highlights:

  • Scope of the project has been updated:
  1. Two features are dropped to allow team to focus on improving the application's user interface.
    1. Analytics for Yogapedia was dropped
    2. Push Notification was dropped
  2. Two new features are added.
    1. Integration with Google Calendar (after a student has booked a class,the booking will automatically sync with the user's calendar)
    2. Location Selector (enable students to make bookings from 2 branches, namely Marine Parade and Suntec City)
  • Completed a user testing with 15 Platinum Yoga students
  • Scheduled handover after final presentation, prepared to conduct proper handover of documentations to Anil (Owner of Platinum Yoga)
    • Informed client that support and maintenance of application is not part of the scope for IS480 project

Milestones Completed:

  • Proposal Submission
  • Acceptance Presentation
  • User Test 1
  • Release 1
  • User Test 2
  • Poster Submission
  • Final Presentation

Milestones Remaining:

  • Poster Day

Project Achievements

  • Successfully implemented all core functions of the application
  • Successfully achieved our midterm X-Factor with the proper implementation of Yogapedia
  • Successfully conducted 2 user testings with clients from Platinum Yoga


Project Management

Project Status:

Module Functionality Status Confident Level (0-1) Comment
User Account Module Login/Logout Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 David
Auto login after 1st successful login Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 David & Ricky
Register Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 Hosanna
Edit Profile Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 David & Ricky
Attendance Checking (barcode) Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 Hosanna
View User's Schedule Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 David & Ricky
Class Module Browse Classes Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 Hosanna & Ricky
Book Classes Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 David & Ricky
View Instructor's Information Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 David & Ricky
Filter Classes Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 Hosanna & Ricky
Waiting List Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 David & Ricky
Pull to Refresh Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 Hosanna
Workshop Module
  • client request challenges to be under here
Browse Workshops/Challenges Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 Hosanna & Ricky
Book Workshops/Challenges Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 David & Ricky
View Instructor's Information Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 David & Ricky
Filter Workshops/Challenges Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 Hosanna & Ricky
Waiting List Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 David & Ricky
Pull to Refresh Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 Hosanna
Retreats/TT Module
  • NEW module
Browse Retreats/TT Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 Hosanna & Ricky
Book Retreats/TT Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 David & Ricky
View Instructor's Information Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 David & Ricky
Filter Retreats/TT Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 Hosanna & Ricky
Waiting List Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 David & Ricky
Pull to Refresh Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 Hosanna
Appointment Module View Categories Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 Hosanna & Ricky
View Instructors Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 Hosanna & Ricky
View Available Timeslots Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 David & Ricky
Book Appointments Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 David & Ricky
History Module View Past Bookings Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 David & Ricky
View Past Purchases Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 Hosanna & Ricky
Review Module Write Reviews for Classes
  • database
Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 David & Johnathan
Rate Classes
  • database
Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 David & Johnathan
Display Reviews for Classes
  • database
Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 Hosanna & Johnathan
View Health Tips
  • database
Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 Hosanna & Johnathan
FAQ Module View Information/Etiquette
  • database
  • rename from FAQ
Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 David & Johnathan
View About Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 Hosanna
View Contact Us
  • NEW module
Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 Hosanna
Promotions Module
  • client changed from database to redirect to web
View Promotions Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 David
Special Events Module
  • NEW module
View Special Events Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 Hosanna
PY Privileges Module
  • NEW module
View PY Privileges Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 Hosanna
Hall of Fame Module Display Winners
  • database
Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 David & Johnathan
Admin Portal User Reviews Management
  • database
Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 David & Johnathan
Hall of Fame Management
  • database
Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 David & Johnathan
Information & Etiquette Management
  • database
Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 Hosanna & Johnathan
Health Tips Management
  • database
Fully deployed and tested 100% 1 Hosanna & Johnathan
Yogapedia Module View Poses under Different Categories
  • database
To be completed in iteration 7 0.5 Hosanna & Johnathan
Record User's progress
  • database
To be completed in iteration 7 0.5 David & Johnathan
Notification Module Push Out Events To be completed in iteration 7 0.5 David & Ricky
Push Out Reminders To be completed in iteration 7 0.5 David & Ricky
Social Media Module Share Upcoming Classes To be completed in iteration 7 0.5 Hosanna & Johnathan

Module(s) removed:

Module Functionality Status Confident Level (0-1) Comment
Event Module
  • REMOVED module
Browse Events Completed 1 Hosanna & Ricky
Book Events Completed 1 David & Ricky
View Instructor's Information Completed 1 David & Ricky
Filter Events Completed 1 Hosanna & Ricky
Waiting List Completed 1 David & Ricky
Pull to Refresh Completed 1 Hosanna & Ricky
Admin Portal Yogapedia Analytics Management
  • database
  • NEW module
Dropped 0.5 David & Johnathan

Project Schedule (Plan Vs Actual):

Planned Schedule

Tinkers Goals Previous

Actual Schedule

Tinkers Goals Previous

Schedule Comparison

Tinkers Schedule Comparison

Changes in scope:

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Details of the changes made:

  • Primary
    • Client informed us to rename "Events" to "Special Events"
    • Events module is changed to "Special Events" module which will redirect to Platinum Yoga's Special Events page
    • Booking and filtering of "Retreats/TT" (TT stands for teacher training) has been added
  • Secondary
    • "Lucky Draw System" has been removed as MindBodyOnline API adds points to users' accounts internally automatically for referrals and there is no way for us to add points to users' accounts using the API. Furthermore, client find it a hassle if he has to manage 2 point systems.
    • "Yoga Pose-Tree" is renamed to "Yogapedia"
    • New module "Analytics for Yogapedia" has been added
    • Waiting list for events is removed as of events module is changed to "Special Events" module
    • Waiting list now shows "Retreats/TT"
  • Tertiary
    • "FAQ" is renamed to "Info/Etiquette"
    • "Promotions", "PY Privileges" and "Contact us" has been added

Project Metrics:

Schedule Metrics

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Bug Metrics

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Future Project Risks:

Our Top 3 Risks:

Risk Probability Impact Mitigation
Problems encountered from third party vendor (MindBodyOnline) & unclear API instruction Medium High Run frequent testing and alert MindBodyOnline immediately. Readjust project schedule to ensure that other tasks can be done while waiting for replies or MindBodyOnline to resolve the issue.
Updates in scope from client Medium High Establish a standard which is agreeable for client and readjust schedule and resources to attempt to deliver what the client needs. Establish constant communication with client to keep him in the development loop.
With the usage of new technologies, we may run into trouble implementing certain complex functionality Medium Medium Research and allocate more time for technology familiarization and consider alternative.

Technical Complexity:

Using MindbodyOnline API

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  • As we cannot directly send requests from our mobile application to the MindBodyOnline API, we need to use a web server and php scripts to act as a middleman to do that
  • Soap Client function in the php is used to communicate with the MindBodyOnline API


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  • The execute tag is not in the documentation. Have to trial and error to work with the API.
  • Mindbody also took quite some time to reply which slowed down our development.

Ionic Platform:

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  • Learning Ionic Platform as front-end for our project
    • Mastering the 2 way data binding (from front to back and vice versa)
    • (first picture) Ionic method is called from the front-end to pass data to the controller which then passes the data to the factory before the data gets transferred to the MindBodyOnline API.
    • (second picture)Data is retrieved using server from the MindBodyOnline API within the factory. Controller then use the same factory to get the data before iterating it through from the front.
  • Loading Time Issues
    • Developers realised that data from API need to be retrieved earlier in the factories (call these factories earlier), before pulling them from the controllers. This will enable the data to display on time if not the information will only show up after a longer time.

Using Phonegap Plugins for Ionic Project

  • Developer has experience using Phonegap Build service to deploy Android application, however, support for deploying Ionic applications using Phonegap plugins on Phonegap Build service is limited
  • Need to understand how to use Phonegap Plugins(eg. opening browser) work for Ionic projects.

Default Ionic Project config.xml Configurations:

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Changes Made to Implement Phonegap Plugins for Ionic Project:

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Phonegap Plugins used:

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Displaying Images in Firebase

Adding a particular pose for Yogapedia on the portal:

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Retrieving the picture from Firebase (HTML Codes):

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Firebase Structure:

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  • Firebase has limitation in uploading images and photos
  • Backend developer conducted intensive research and trial & error using different alternatives to insert images into Firebase
  • Base64 decoder was chosen to encode and decode images using text (compatible with Firebase)