Progress weekly reports 

LoudDemo

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week 37 (16.9.2010)">week 37 (16.9.2010)

Status: Describe here the current status  Presentation2

• We are started to make the CODE
• Defined our Application scope with respect to our user perspective..
• Source Code(Starter Kit) is given by Ahti.
• Start Analysing the code To Start our own Code.
• UI(User Interface) for the artist/Band to upload their Demo music samples.

Risks: List here the risks                       

• Sending email may not be convincing enough to the Record Lables
• Record Lables are busy so they may not read our email.
• They may keep prefering the traditional  way of demo listning eg.CD.
• The Questioney might be boring to fill or they might fill it carelessly.

 Contingency plan: Actions to decrease the risk here

* marketing of the application
* cooparate with bands/recard labels
* xxx
* xxx | 

Next steps: _List here the things you’re going to do in the next week_

• visiting some labels/ some artists
• get further instructions for programming and get some guidelines
• xxx
• xxx 

week 38 (22.9.2010)

Status: Describe here the current status  Presentation3

Prototype developement:

• Team familiar with the underlying technology/structure
• Programming has started
• Basic queries working
•  

Business:

• Further analyzing of risks done
• Market research sent to record labels
• Preliminary Business plan completed
• Financial plan starting 

| Risks: List here the risks                       |

• Record labels not intrested about our service
• Overflow of users for the service
• Lack of tehcnical skills
•  

 Contingency plan: Actions to decrease the risk here

• Succesfull marketing
• Monitoring applications usage
• In case of techical problem, research

Next steps: _List here the things you’re going to do in the next week_

• Continuing implementation of the prototype
• Visit in record labels
• Market research by email/interviews
• Analyzing market research
• Getting in depth to the Coding.

week 39 (26.9.2010)">week 39 (26.9.2010)

Status: Describe here the current status  

Prototype developement:

• Team familiar with the underlying technology/structure
• Continue on programming
• make queries
• Need to fix some bugs 

Business:

• Further analyzing of risks done
• Market research sent to record labels
• Preliminary Business plan completed
• Financial plan starting 

| Risks: List here the risks                       |

• Record labels not intrested about our service
• Overflow of users for the service
• Lack of tehcnical skills
•  

 Contingency plan: Actions to decrease the risk here

• Succesfull marketing
• Monitoring applications usage
• In case of techical problem, research

Next steps: _List here the things you’re going to do in the next week_

• Continuing implementation of the prototype
• Visit in record labels
• Market research by email/interviews
• Analyzing market research
• Getting in depth to the Coding.

week 40 (06.10.2010)\\">week 40 (06.10.2010)

Status: Describe here the current status  Financial_report.xls

Prototype developement:

• Label inbox and artist view under work
• Continue on programming

Business:

• Financial report done
• Market research sent to test subjects
• Financial plan done
  

| Risks: List here the risks                       |

• Record labels not intrested to pay
• Overflow of users for the service
• Lack of tehcnical skills
•  
  

 Contingency plan: Actions to decrease the risk here

• Succesfull marketing
• Monitoring applications usage
• In case of techical problem, research
  

Next steps: _List here the things you’re going to do in the next week_

• Continuing implementation of the prototype
• Visit in record labels
• Market research by email/interviews
• Analyzing market research
• Testing application

week 41 (13.10.2010)">week 41 (13.10.2010)

Status: Describe here the current status

Prototype developement:

• Label inbox/filters and artist view under work
• New requirements for the prototype received from record label(advanced filters)
• Continue on programming

Business:

• Visited in record label company
• Gained information of medium size record label, specially about the filter

• Seems to be that our service might not have much value for medium sized record label company
• Medium sized record label companys receive only 1-2 demo/day.
• Improving the Financial Plan in case of going international as soon as possible

| Risks: List here the risks                     

• Not enough demand for the service?(not enought big record companys)
• Overflow of users for the service
• Lack of technical skills
•  

week 43 (27.10.2010)">week 43 (27.10.2010)

Status: Describe here the current status

Prototype developement:

• Update for label's view: fixed position for mp3 player, and mp player now loads the xml playlist according to selected demo.inbox[jpg]
• Label inbox/filters and Artist view Under Work Based on Comments Given in Demo presentation.
• New requirements for the prototype received from record label(advanced filters)

Next Steps

• To get working SVN.
• Continue on programming

Business:

• Visited in record label company
• Gained information of medium size record label, specially about the filter

• Seems to be that our service might not have much value for medium sized record label company
• Medium sized record label companys receive only 1-2 demo/day.
• Improving the Financial Plan in case of going international as soon as possible

| Risks: List here the risks                     

• Not enough demand for the service?(not enought big record companys)
• Overflow of users for the service
• Lack of technical skills
•  

week 44 (03.11.2010)\\">week 44 (03.11.2010)

Status: Describe here the current status

Prototype developement:

• Working On Artists view [ProgressBar ,excpected  and Storing Demo filePath into Database] 
• Label inbox/filters and Artist view Under Work Based on Comments Given in Demo presentation.
• SVN DONE 
• 04/11/2011
  
  
  

Next Steps

• Continue on programming
• Fixing All the Bugs we have at the moment.
• preparing the questionary for a meeting with artists/bands
• meeting with some artists and bands

Business:

• Update the business plan
• Work on the phone pitch to make an appointment with at least 2 record labels
• List 5 of our final users (record label/Band)
• Customer status
• Update financial plan

Next step : 
Visit at least 2 record labels
Send the survey
Interview some bands

week 45 (10.11.2010)">week 45 (10.11.2010)

Status: Describe here the current status

• * SVN IMPROVEMENT* [04/11/2011|^list of prospects.pptx]
  • Label's view version of the project uploaded to the server
  • Still need to put codes together and upload full project to the server
• Advanced filtering done("show only matching results off/on)
• Songs are Renamed Before they are uploaded to database Example

Next Steps

• Continue on programming
• Fixing All the Bugs we have at the moment.
• preparing the questionary for a meeting with artists/bands
• meeting with some artists and bands
• Ajax for inbox/filters view
  • show amount of results while selecting filters
  • update only the demo tabel when navigating in inbox view
• More advanced filtering?
  • Options to select "show only 100% matchs, 80%-100% matchs" and so on)
• Updating/Deleting the Songs from Artist View
• Implement RecordLable Filter in the Artist View
• ProgressBar for the Upoads

Business:

• Update the [business plan|
• Work on the phone pitch to make an appointment with at least 2 record labels
• List 5 of our final users (record label/Band)
• Customer status
• Update [financial plan|

Next step : 
Visit at least 2 record labels
Send the [survey|
Interview some bands

week 46 (17.11.2010)\\">week 46 (17.11.2010)

Status: Describe here the current status

• Artist View Updated Only three(3) Demo songs are allowed to upload.
• Artists/Bands can Remove Demo Songs from Artist/Band View.
• Demo Player implemented on the Artist View.
• * SVN IMPROVEMENT
  • Label's view version of the project uploaded to the server
  • Still need to put codes together and upload full project to the server
• Songs are Renamed Before they are uploaded to database Example
• Interactive label filters view(number of search results shown instantly when changing filters

Next Steps

• Continue on programming
• Cut Demo songs Only for 30 secons as a Preview.
• Filtering Record Lables for Artists/bands. 
• preparing the questionary for a meeting with artists/bands
• meeting with some artists and bands
• Ajax for inbox view
  • update only the demo tabel when navigating in inbox view
• More advanced filtering?
  • Options to select "show only 100% matchs, 80%-100% matchs" and so on)

Browse bands view for labels

• • Would allow label users to browse bands in database, view band details and concact.
  • Sound sample of the band
• Updating/Deleting the Songs from Artist View
• Implement RecordLable Filter in the Artist View
• ProgressBar for the Upoads
  

Business:

• Update the [business plan|
• create a project plan 
• worked on a new sales pitch
• List 5 of our final users (record label/Band)
• Customer status
• Update [financial plan|
  

Next step : 
Visit at least 2 record labels
Interview some bands

week 47 (24.11.2010)\\">week 47 (24.11.2010)

Status: Describe here the current status

Songs are Renamed Before they are uploaded to database Example

•  
• Interactive label filters view(number of search results shown instantly when changing filters
• Browse bands view for labels
  

Next Steps

• Continue on programming
• Cut Demo songs Only for 30 secons as a Preview.
• Filtering Record Lables for Artists/bands. 
• preparing the questionary for a meeting with artists/bands
• meeting with some artists and bands
• Ajax for inbox view
  • update only the demo tabel when navigating in inbox view
• More advanced filtering?
  • Options to select "show only 100% matchs, 80%-100% matchs" and so on)

Improve browse bands view

• Sound sample of the band
  
• Updating/Deleting the Songs from Artist View
• Implement RecordLable Filter in the Artist View
• ProgressBar for the Upoads
  

Business:

• worked on a new sales pitch
• called some Record Labels
• sent an introduction of our service

Next steps:

• create a marketing plan

week 48 (01.12.2010)\\">week 48 (01.12.2010)

Status: Describe here the current status

Link to Label's view demo

•  Filtered Labels are displayed on Artists View.
• Deleting demos from Artists/Bands View working.
• Inbox view enhancement(implementing delete for demos, ajax under work)
• Browse bands view for labels
  

Next Steps

• Continue on programming
• Multiple selection of Record Labels on Artist View
• preparing the questionary for a meeting with artists/bands
• meeting with some artists and bands
• Ajax for inbox view
  • update only the demo tabel when navigating in inbox view
• More advanced filtering?
  • Options to select "show only 100% matchs, 80%-100% matchs" and so on)
    

Improve browse bands view

• Sound sample of the band
• Updating/Deleting the Songs from Artist View
• Implement RecordLable Filter in the Artist View
• ProgressBar for the Upoads
  

Business:

• sent an introduction of our service
  
• All documents updated

Next steps:

• Keep trying to have a meeting Record Labels / Bands
• Update User story; Planning