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Project Case Study - Health Fitness Portal

Client was establishing a Health Fitness Center at California established in June 2006 by a team of local Antelope Valley residents. It was offered full complement of new and innovative fitness centre which offered cardio strength training, free weight pieces of equipment that the members never need to wait to get on a machine.

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	Project Description
	Capability Analysis
	Technology Architecture
	Tangible Benefits

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Project Description

Client was establishing a Health Fitness Center at California established in June 2006 by a team of local Antelope Valley residents. It was offered full complement of new and innovative fitness centre which offered cardio strength training, free weight pieces of equipment that the members never need to wait to get on a machine.

Client was looking for a website with the general characteristics as well as utilizing a MySQL database to track user information. Site was include a store (future), an area to write articles (separate page using a WYSIWYG editor), Site Search, e-mail blaster (ability to send alerts and/or attachments to member e-mail addresses), fitness based 'MySpace' (future - along with the ability to establish quotas on groups/individuals), a virtual trainer (separate app on a separate landing page), meal planner (separate app on a separate landing page), a game page (would like to start with koozearcade), and a separate landing page dedicated to articles. A separate Chat room landing page as well as a video chat room landing page. In addition, the ability to add additional pages as determined by growth.

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Capability Analysis

Expandability & flexibility of design and function are key points here. Initially this was a subscription-based site with a storefront (at some future date). Payments were processed via Pay Pal.). The overall 'look and feel' of the website was uniform throughout the site - with the exception. Each web page had 'auto-size' to the user's resolution. Also wanted the ability to add a 'pop-up' or floating box on any page in the site. & had had the ability to cast video into the 'pop-up' or floating box. While the concept of the site was to allow full access using a subscription fee, option matrix provided the ability to set up some tabs to require a separate or additional subscription/fee. It could be subscription or a one-time fee. Site search - users should been have the ability to search the internal site. On every page (static/dynamic/pop-up) there should be a 'offend' button for users to notify support that they find the page they are viewing as offensive.

Users that register was issued a member number based upon the format AANNNN where A=alpha character and N=number.

Main Tabs/Zones

Home Page - This was the Landing Page. It must be sharp and elegant in design. Page should load quickly - minimize graphic usage whenever possible to expedite loading.
Store - We was selling branded products (drinks, clothing, supplements, etc) and use a shopping cart to check out. Payments was made using PayPal.
Chat Rooms - This was an area set aside for the chat rooms. All chat rooms was created and controlled by the admin. In addition, video chat room was made available as well.
Game Page - This area was set aside exclusively for games. Initially, we want to include koozearcade.but were expand the type and selection as the site grows. I want to be able to track the points users earn playing games. A user was able to use their point to 'bid' on giveaway items.
Virtual Trainer - The virtual trainer was a 'stand alone' app. The users information was passed from the primary database and used in the trainer database to track and record preferences & progress.
Meal Planner - The Meal Planer was a 'stand alone' app. The users information was passed from the primary database and used in the trainer database to track and record preferences & progress.
Fitness MySpace - Users was having their own 'mySpace' page hosted and controlled by this site. A user was able to post their own pictures, videos, and/or audio. Users should be able to customize their space. We should also have the ability to control how much space a user utilizes - by group and/or individual as well as globally. Users should have the ability to search for other users.
Admin - This was the site control section. Visible only to administrators. Admins have the ability to make changes, run reports, and change settings. This was the area where I want the ability to select content to insert in designated pages as a 'pop-up' or floating box.
My Account - This was the information about each user's account & information. Users that are participating in the MLM portion can see their individual reports under their account settings.
Articles - This area was having its own WYSIWYG editor for people to submit articles. They can submit pictures to accompany their article, but I am not interested in allowing them to submit raw documents. (Don't want to worry about the myriad of document conversions)
Kids - This was an area specifically for kids to learn about exercise, play games, and have fun. No specific design or applications have been selected for this area yet.
Sign-Up - This page was self-explanatory. It was include a video that automatically plays once the page was opened. Membership type was explained in the MLM section. The referred by was a drop down list that contains every member's name and member number. The drop down list can be sorted by name or member number (depending upon selection). The default was Member Number.
Security Considerations Precautions should be incorporated into the site to protect that website against bandwidth attacks.
Reports Client wanted a few pre-defined reports ready to go as well as the ability to create new reports.

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Technology Architecture

The proposed application was programmed in web architecture using PHP 5 and MY SQL 5 as RDBMS (LAMP architecture). Application architecture was centralized for easy manageability. Application was optimized for Internet Explorer 6+ but HTML 4 compliance was preserved to ensure cross browser compatibility with other common browsers like Firefox, Safari and Netscape Navigator.

Cross browser compatibility was largely ensured through use of XHTML 1.0 and HTML 4 compliance. All application testing was done in Firefox which has a more restrictive implementation of HTML / JavaScript and this ensures that it runs well in IE browsers too. Any cross browser issues was debugged if they arise during module testing.

Optimistic locking was used in database operations to improve concurrent user performance. Extensive use of stored procedures was ease network traffic and database performance.

Tangible Benefits

Comprehensive Information Portal about fitness and health provides a starting point to build a enthusiastic community

Detailed multi-level marketing program integrated with a points system helps to grow the community through viral route and an integrated game zone builds a fun culture on the site

Ability to create a meal plan or a daily workout schedule in self service mode reflects the power of a fully automated algorithm designed with decision rules taken from experience of experienced health practitioners

Vibrant and interactive culture is brought into the community by encouraging senior professionals to become virtual dieticians and fitness trainers who coach members for a fee and establish their reputation in the community

Online Store and auction zones add the ability to obtain exclusive goodies and fitness accessories / supplements for site users

Video rich content in content archives as well as in exercise demonstration make the portal friendlier

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