Progress weekly reports 

LoudDemo

week 36 (9.9.2010)

Status: Describe here the current status   Presentation

• Project plan ready

Risks: List here the risks                       

• record labels not interested
• artists/bands not interested

 Contingency plan: Actions to decrease the risk here

• marketing of the application
• cooparate with bands/recard labels

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

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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)

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)

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)

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)

Status: Describe here the current status

Prototype developement:

• Improved player in label's view(fixed position, and playlists are loaded according to selected demo).
• 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