Brief:

To come up with a PDA solution for on the move professionals working in an Indian environment.

Target User:
A project manager in a construction company, who works, staying on the construction site. His work is to supervise his subordinates to meet deadlines. He also co-ordinates with his seniors and updates them about work progress and requirements.

Hierarchical Structure of a typical construction company

Chief Managing Director

Buy land Provide Finance Knowledge of the progress of all the projects Solve all the problems the sub-departments face Big decision making

Executive Director

General Manager

Purchase Dept

Design and Development Dept

Finance Dept

Construction Dept
(QAD Dept/Billing Dept)

Estimation/Planning Dept

Legal Dept

Architect

Designer Project Manager

Project Manager

Project Manager

Senior Engineer

Store Dept

Junior Engineer

Supervisor

Supervisor

Flow Model : Co-ordination

Project Manager

Sub-Contractors

Senior Engineer

Junior Engineer

Store Purchase Construction Estimation Dept Dept Dept /Planning Dept

DND Dept

Labour

Supervisor

QAD Dept/ Billing Dept

Designer

Architect

Flow Model : Co-ordination and Roles

Instructs contractors for completion of work

Guides and distributes work

Conveys all problems and work progess

Project Manager
Convey problems and work progess

Sub-Contractors
Conveys daily reports and updates Also conveys any problems faced by co-workers

Give feedback and followups

Senior Engineer

Junior Engineer
Reports daily work done & problems faced

Filters & passes on instructions

Instructs & supervises

Store Purchase Construction Estimation Dept Dept Dept /Planning Dept

Inspects, reports and dispatches the bills Passes info and deadlines

DND Dept
Updates from time to time

Conveys needs and problems

Submit designs and reviews

Labour

Supervisor

QAD Dept/ Billing Dept

Designer

Architect

Flow Model : Detailed Roles and Responsibilities

Project Manager
- Plans, executes, supervises and manages the project - Deliver project targets - Assigns daily targets to subordinates and achieve its completion - Check material availability according to requirement - Overall supervises the site - Sends daily progress report, delays and requirements to concerned departments - Updates plan chart according to work done - Deal with the sub-contracters and get the desired work done in time

Sub-Contractors
- Do tasks given to them in the given time. - Provide the company with material, manpower and/or machinery as per the scope of the contract given to them.

Senior Engineer
- Plans working of the proposed plan. - Reports the progress, needs and delays to the Project Manager

Junior Engineer
- Supervises the labour - Checks quality of the construction - Reports the progress, needs and delays to Senior Eng. as well as Project Manager

Store Dept.
- Availability of stock - Opening/closing balance of stock - Notify if necessary

Purchase Dept
- Purchase of materials as when needed according to estimate given

Construction Dept

Estimation/ Planning Dept

Design & Development Dept

- Coordinate with architect and designer and submit a report to help in estimation of the project

- Announces tenders - Estimates cost and appointment of project for different - Estimation of sub-contracters material - Estimates time and schedule

Supervisor
- Gets work done from labour. - Reports progress and delays daily. - Reports request of material - Checks work according to the given guidelines

QAD Dept/ Billing Dept

- Checks on the quality of the construction from time to time.

Designer
- Guides to how much length and width should be provided to columns and beam. - Calculates the amount and the kind of steel that is to be taken.

Architect
- Designs and provides plans for the exterior and the interior of a building.

Flow Model
Purchase Store DnD Construction Estimate PM Sn Eng Jn Eng Supervisor Labor

Material Assembling

Material Requriment

Flow Model
Store Planning Construction Accounts PM Sn Eng Jn Eng Supervisor Labor

Material Requirement and Supply

Reporting

Planning and Distribution

Sequential Model

Material Requirement and Supply

Receives information Need of materials Meets with subordinates Wrong information

Cross check with store Duty Calls up Delay

Places intend Purchases material Makes an intend and e mails Delay

Follow up with store Supply of material Progress of the project Delay

Quality check Duty/ Work Checks the quality

Maintain records Duty Receives Purchase Order Not received

Intent Trigger Action Error

Sequential Model

Reporting

Receives information Duty/ Work Meets the subordinates Wrong information passed

Accurate Information Pressure from seniors Cross checks (personally) Delay in work

Forwards Information Duty/ Work Fills a report and e mails Report doesn't reach

Follow Up Progress of the project E mails and calls Wrong information, delay

Intent Trigger Action Error

Sequential Model

Planning and Distribution

Collect information Deadline Personal visit Delay in work

Model for next day Project progress Plan on individual level Clashes with contractors

Forward progress report Duty/ Work Discuss with concern depts. Report doesn't reach

Gets the work moving Deadline Assigns duty to subordinates Misunderstanding

Intent Trigger Action Error

Cultural Model

Beliefs
worship before starting the work worship material and equipments

Problems
planning, urgent work (communicating), machinery, delay, wrong construction, damages quality of construction

Constrains
materials does not reach in time climatic conditions labour issues

Pressure
deadline seniors contractors (billing)

Frustration
family, money, health problems repetition of work annoying sounds onsite

Sensory Model

Sounds
machinery, manpower, vehicles, breaking, cutting, falling

Colors
brick colors, grey, yellow, white, blue

Shapes
geometrical shapes

Texture
rough (cement stages, bricks, steal, construction material) smooth

Artifact Model

Paper Prototypes (Initial Brainstorming)

Paper Prototypes (Revised)

Final Screenshots (Catergorised)

Calendar

-Todays tasks mentioned -Colour coding of schedules

Final Screenshots (Catergorised)

Planner

-Single day and Multi day planning -Set reminders -Import image

-Customization

-Caution message window

Final Screenshots (Catergorised)

Notes

-Random notes for the user

-Make a note -Can draw also alongwith

-Add to planner (check box)

-Categorize notes

Final Screenshots (Catergorised)

Materials

-Five major requirements:

Plumbing Bricks Electrical Cement Steel

Final Screenshots (Catergorised)

Drawing Board

-Date wise list of drawings

-Tools provided for drawing:

Undo Redo Pencil (two colours) Eraser

Final Screenshots (Catergorised)

Blue Print

-Tools provided:
Top View Side View Front View Selection Tool Zoom In, Zoom Out

Final Screenshots

Final Screenshots