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In the role of a business analyst and communication director, my job is to manage the client’s project requirements and expectation. I hope that this practical learning experience would be fun and enriching.
 
In the role of a business analyst and communication director, my job is to manage the client’s project requirements and expectation. I hope that this practical learning experience would be fun and enriching.
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I had encounter many problems during the development and it was not so much from the core functionalities but rather the foundation in navigation and hierarchical structure of iOS App design. . At the start, I am over-enthusiastic on looking through the client requirements and developing solutions for it. Through several attempts of building additional features to satisfy and improve user in-app experience, the project sway off course in not complying with certain Apple design; but not much.
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Communication during project development is so much more important that I think it should be. It's not so much about efficiency but effectiveness. I found situation where I need to email our client for database and design clarifications several times. I feel that in the upcoming timeline, I need to constantly update our client with the project expectation, design, workflow and any requirements that risk for potential changes.
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In perspective, I feel passionate and will continue to push forward this concept and application design into the apps store. Imagine a world full of giving and I'm pretty sure that such connectivity and relationship can be found in all lifestyle.

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The beginning

Having such an opportunity to work with external client on a project is what this course offers and that have distinguishes itself from other faculties. I look upon this assignment as it challenges me to utilize the skills that I have learnt from various courses. We went through the list of projects published by various companies and we have selected Buy One Give One (B1G1) to be our client.


In my own terms, B1G1 is a non-profit organization that adopts a unique business model of sharing and giving. I remembered during the first meeting with Ms. Masami Sato, Founder of B1G1, she was very inspirational on how this idea of giving started three years ago. When she shared with us the plan of developing an iPhone application and how this idea would grow, I certainly believe that this idea would shape the lifestyle of people. It leverage on a mindset of “Pull” factor which differentiate itself from the “Push” we saw in advertisement and television shows. Through this application, we want users to be connected with their personal lifestyle while sharing the moment of joy through giving. The success would be determined by the change of perspective and habit when people look at monetary contribution through sharing. Users would not feel obliged but rather motivated by the things they do. Through years of giving, I hope to find more meaning in the world of connectivity and reflection.


In this project, we have to learn a new programming language (Objective-C) and develop the application in a new environment (Xcode). Designing the application user interface and project integration are the things I wish to sharpen on. The initial step will be tough but I see these as a great opportunity for me to learn and manage expectation in work. The project development phase spans around one semester and is definitely not easy as much as we have to balance between our other curriculums. Apart from work, I have attended workshops and webinar to know more about Business and iPhone application development.


In the role of a business analyst and communication director, my job is to manage the client’s project requirements and expectation. I hope that this practical learning experience would be fun and enriching.


On the Highway

I had encounter many problems during the development and it was not so much from the core functionalities but rather the foundation in navigation and hierarchical structure of iOS App design. . At the start, I am over-enthusiastic on looking through the client requirements and developing solutions for it. Through several attempts of building additional features to satisfy and improve user in-app experience, the project sway off course in not complying with certain Apple design; but not much.


Communication during project development is so much more important that I think it should be. It's not so much about efficiency but effectiveness. I found situation where I need to email our client for database and design clarifications several times. I feel that in the upcoming timeline, I need to constantly update our client with the project expectation, design, workflow and any requirements that risk for potential changes.


In perspective, I feel passionate and will continue to push forward this concept and application design into the apps store. Imagine a world full of giving and I'm pretty sure that such connectivity and relationship can be found in all lifestyle.