THE leader in sports information

February 11, 1998

John Zenger, Project Manager

Rob Hagan

Tim Hodges

Brenda Ley

George Mcmonigole

2. FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS

There are some barriers in our ability to construct the proposed system for the 2012 Tampa Olympics. There are four primary risks associated with technical feasibility. These are:

1. Project Size: There are going to be many people and man hours utilized to complete this project. With any large project it carries more risk than a smaller project.
2. Project Structure: The system proposed for the Olympics would be a new system built from the ground up. We are hoping to keep the project team well structured and together throughout the whole product life cycle.
3. Development Group: The technology to be used in this project has been used before in other projects. We want to interview people who have designed systems like this one so we can better understand the technology. This will give us a be tter understanding and make it less risky.
4. User Group: This is a hard factor to analyze because we don’t know what kind of computer experience the end user has. We want to design a system that is simple and user friendly.

2.2. Operational Feasibility:

At Worldwide Sports Inc. we think the proposed system will meet and fulfill the needs of the Olympic committee. The system will solve the problem of listing the medals and who won them. Also, it will list a medal count of the top ten countries.

2.3. Schedule Feasibility:

Since this system is so in-depth we want to start as soon as possible. This way we can meet all the time frames set forth by the client. Also, if we run into problems they can be taken care of before the system is supposed to be operational.

2.4. Legal and Contractual Feasibility:

We will study the proposed system to find out if we need any special licenses or copyrights before we start. If we do they will be obtained so no laws are broken. If we use another company’s software in the design process they will receive compensati on in order to honor a contractual agreement.

2.5. Political Feasibility:

The proposed system has to make everyone on the Olympic committee happy. If the committee is not happy they can stop supporting the project by changing, blocking, or disrupting the focus of the project. If this happens the system may not be completed on time.

2.6. Economic Feasibility:

Tangible benefits of the proposed system include cost avoidance, increased speed of events, error reduction, increased speed of sports committee decisions, and increased media/public relation’s efficiency. Cost avoidance consists of the money s aved from reduction in employee staff. A staff of 500 employees distributing information each day would cost $1,440,000 per month, which could be avoided. This is assuming that the cost of having each employee is $8.00 an hour and they would be needed f or 12 hours. The increased speed of events is the time saved from manually compiling the statistics after each event to decide which athletes will advance to the next round. By having less time between events, we estimate that the number of venues being used can be reduced by 10%. At a cost of $500 million for venues, the savings would amount to 50 million dollars. Error reduction would result in a reduction of 20 quality checkers, which would have a benefit of $57,600 per a month. This is based on $ 8.00 per a checker for 12-hour days. Increased speed of Sports Committee decisions could result in a reduction of half of the personnel. This would reduce the committee personnel from 50 to 25. Assuming a cost of $10,000 per a committee person, there i s a benefit of $250,000. Increased media relations efficiency would result in a reduction of employees by 25%. This would have a benefit of $250,000 assuming that 25 positions were reduced at $10,000 per person. Therefore, the total benefit of the Spor ts Information System is $51,997,600.

Intangible Benefits of the proposed system include keeping all athletes, press reporters, coaches, VIPs and the general public well informed of any relevant statistics or information surrounding Olympic Events. Other specific intangible benefits of im plementing a Sports Information System are:

• More Timely Information (Real-time)
• Extreme Accuracy of Sports Information
• Better Sports Statistics and Information
• Better Athlete Awareness
• Increased Time for Athletes
• More Effective Media Coverage
• Increased Public Interest
• Quicker Decisions on Advancements Between Events
• Quicker Communication Between the Press and the Public
• Better Efficiency in Distributing Information

Having informed media, athletes, coaches, and general public will allow the events to progress in a smoother manner and is an enormous benefit to the Olympic Games. Increased efficiency in compiling event statistics and the availability of more information will help create a better competitive environment. Having better and more timely information distributed efficiently will create more public interest on the international level.

3. Tangible Costs

· Two (2) IBM mainframe servers (model OS/390) - $23,714.00

· Ninety five (95) IBM network stations (series 100) - $61,655.00

· Ninety five (95) IBM touch screen monitors (model G70) - $134,805.00

· Backup power generators - $25,000.00

· Fifteen (15) IBM printing stations (InfoPrint 4000) - $37,500.00

Total tangible cost estimation: $282,674.00

Function Count (unadjusted) = FC = 84

· Training time for Olympic Information Systems office users

· Time of installation for system

2. DATA COLLECTION

1. Article

 

IBM was the official sponsor for the Olympics and therefore IBM handled all the information at the Olympics. IBM’s system worked wonderfully. The results system was a network of pen-based computers that calculated the scores, times, distance and other statistics, which then transferred the information to scoreboards and onto TV. A commentator information system gave broadcasters information such as athlete biographies and sporting events via touch-screen computers. Another application called In fo ‘96 used 1,800 OS/2 clients offered general information about Atlanta, history of the games and the athletes themselves. The web site took up to over 187 million hits in 17 days, which was for the Atlanta committee for the games. IBM’s system was rav ed about thanks to the web site and on-time and constant updates for all information.

 

There was only one flaw that was found in the system. One application called the World News Press Agency didn’t run as smooth as it should have. This application supplied results to the media.

 

Articles such as this bring our attention to the fact that millions of people rely on the system for fast and accurate updates and results. The system must be both of these and under no circumstances fail or crash. Failure for even minutes can be dev astating. This is exactly why we must painstakingly cover all possible avenues of failure and make sure they will not occur.

 

2. Interview

Sam Albert

As the Olympic Games begin to fade from our memories, most of the world will have lasting impressions of winning vaults, dives

and sprints. For those of us in the IT community, the memories may be different. IBM was the worldwide information technology

sponsor for the Centennial Olympics, and Atlanta was to be Big Blue’s showcase. But the headlines were telling

a different story. IBM’s quest for a gold medal turned into iron ore, as

a system to provide the media with results was slow and at times,

inaccurate. Not surprisingly, IBM took a pounding from the same press

contingent it was supposed to be serving.

Were the Games a disaster for IBM? Here’s a contraire view: Long term,

they will be viewed as a success. The reality is that much more went

right with the technology at the Games than went wrong.

IBM built an entire supporting infrastructure for Atlanta--26 different

venues for hundreds of unique competitions involving more than 10,000

athletes.

IBM integrated 7,000 workstations in a networked environment, linking IBM

computers with technology from Bell South, AT & T, Swatch, Xerox and

others. IBM developed hundreds of unique software applications. It

securely managed more than three terabytes of information. Its management

and recovery systems kept things running even when bad weather struck

outdoor venues.

IBM deployed four System/390s; 80 AS/400s; 21 RS/6000 workstations and

servers; two RS/6000 SPs with a total of 83 nodes; 1,800 OS/2 clients; 250

local area networks; and software that included Lotus Notes, CICS, DB2,

Netview and SystemView.

And it all worked, except for an application called the World News Press

Agency, the system that fed results to the press. This system clearly

failed to meet expectations.

Smart companies learn from their mistakes. IBM’s lesson here was to make

sure it completely understands customer requirements ahead of time. IBM

is used to specific technical requirements and large scale projects. But

the Olympics proved to be a different kind of customer and requirement

than IBM is used to dealing with.

there were several other applications featured at the Games that performed

as expected. A results system, which used pen-based computers to

calculate all score, timing, distance and statistical information,

accurately fed information to scoreboards at event venues and on

television.

A commentator information system provided broadcasters with results and

background information about athletes and the sporting events through the

use of touch-screen computers.

And Info ‘96, an application deployed via 1,800 OS/2 clients located at

venues and other public gathering places in Atlanta provided general

information about Atlanta, the athletes and the history of the Games.

But to Web netizens, the most visible application was the Internet home

page developed for the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games. That web

site, designed and operated by IBM, handled more than 187 million hits

during the 17 days of the Games.

The key here is this was an incredibly dynamic page, with constant,

real-time updates to virtually all the information that was posted. The

ACOG site was also the home of the Ticket Server. More than 130,000

tickets worth $5.3 million were sold, making this the world’s largest

electronic commerce site.

IBM can credibly claim that it is the only technology company that can

provide the scalable hardware, secure server software, and professional

services to create an electronic commerce offering that enables companies

to conduct real business over the Internet.

If IBM plays it right, this can be the successful IT legacy of the Atlanta

Olympic Games. Then maybe Big Blue will get its Olympic medal.

2. Interview Transcript

GROUP 2.4 – INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTION

Group 2.4: WHAT ARE THE EXPECTATIONS, AS A USER, OF THE SPORTS INFORMATION SYSTEM WE ARE DESIGNING?

Dr. Anton: AS A USER OF THE SPORT INFORMATION SYSTEM, I WANT TO BE ABLE
TO HAVE ACCESS TO INFORMATION PERTAINING TO ALL SPORTS; TO WHAT
ATHLETES ARE COMPETING IN ALL SPORTS; DAILY UPDATES ON THE MEDAL
WINNERS; WHAT COUNTRIES HAVE WHAT METALS. I WANT LIKE A RUNNING
TALLY. I WANT TO BE ACCESS OLYMPIC RECORDS FOR ALL DIFFERENT SPORTING
EVENTS. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SEARCH BY COUNTRY SO I CAN SEE WHAT
COUNTRY (THEIR RANKING) ….I WANT TO KNOW WHAT ATHLETES ARE COMPETING IN
THE OLYMPICS FROM EACH COUNTRY. I WANT TO KNOW WHICH ATHLETE’S FROM A
PARTICULAR COUNTRY ARE COMPETING IN EACH SPORT. I WANT TO BE ABLE CLICK
ON AN ATHLETE’S NAME AND BE ABLE TO VIEW THAT ATHLETE’S BIOGRAPHY.

Group 2.4: WHAT DO YOU WANT IN THAT BIOGRAPHY?

Dr. Anton: WHAT EVER LEVEL THEY HAVE ON THE SYDNEY WEB SITE.

Group 2.4: DO YOU WANT WEATHER REPORTS FOR EACH EVENT?

Dr. Anton: THAT’S A GOOD QUESTION…IF AN EVENT HAS TO BE
RESCHEDULED..BECAUSE THIS IS TAMPA…AND LIGHTENING WILL PLAY A ROLE WITH
CERTAIN EVENTS SUCH AS SWIMMING…I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF AN EVENT HAS TO
BE RESCHEDULED.

Group 2.4: YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO CLICK ON, WHAT KIND OF INTERFACE ARE
YOU LOOKING FOR?

Dr. Anton: THE INTERFACE SHOULD BE TOUCH SCREEN AND KEYBOARD BECAUSE
THERE MAY BE SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE INTERESTED IN KIND OF BROWSING THROUGH
IT AND CLICKING ON A SPORT AND FINDING WHATEVER INFORMATION IS THERE.
BUT, THERE MAY BE OTHER VIEWERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN DOING A QUERY…THEY
ACTUALLY WANT TO TYPE A NAME OF THE COUNTRY, TYPE THE NAME OF AN
ATHLETE, TYPE THE DATE OF AN DAY AND GET INFORMATION OR THE SCHEDULE FOR
THAT DAY.

Group 2.4: WHEN WE LIST THE WINNERS DO YOU WANT LIST THE MEDALLISTS OR
DO YOU WANT EVERYTHING?

Dr. Anton: IDEALLY I WOULD WANT EVERYTHING.

Group 2.4: DO YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO PRINT THE

Dr. Anton: THIS IS IMPORTANT, THE USERS ARE NOT JUST ATHLETES, PEOPLE
WHO LIVE IN THE VILLAGE, EMPLOYEES; THEY ARE ALSO GOING TO BE WORKING
ON THE SPORTS INFORMATION OLYMPIC COMMITTEE. THIS IS AN ENTIRE
DEPARTMENT. THESE PEOPLE RELY ON THE INFORMATION IN YOUR SYSTEM TO KNOW
WHO QUALIFIES FOR WHAT. WHO QUALIFIES FROM THE PRELIMINARIES AND
QUALIFIES TO GO ON TO ANOTHER ROUND IN A COMPETITION. THEY DEPEND ON
THIS TO DETERMINE HOW THIS MIGHT INFLUENCE SCHEDULING OF CERTAIN
EVENTS. THEY RELY VERY HEAVILY AND NEED UP-TO-THE-MINUTE INFORMATION ON
ALL OF THIS. AS SOON AS THEY KNOW THAT ATHLETES QUALIFY, THEY HAVE TO
START PROCESSING THE PAPER WORK TO BEGIN THE NEXT EVENT.

Group 2.4: WHERE DO YOU WANT THE INFORMATION, KIOSK OR WHATEVER, TO BE
LOCATED AT?

Dr. Anton: AT THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE, AT DIFFERENT SPORTS VENUES, IN
RESTRICTED AREAS. RESTRICTED MEANING THE PRESS, OLYMPIC FAMILY MEMBERS,
COACHES…PEOPLE LIKE THAT GET ACCESS TO IT. BUT, WITH THIS SYSTEM THE
INFORMATION YALL ARE DOING IS OF INTEREST TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ALSO.
THAT’S WHY YOU WILL HAVE IT AVAILABLE ON THE WEB.

Group 2.4: SO THE GENERAL PUBLIC WILL BEING GETTING THE INFORMATION
THROUGH THE WEB ON A SEPARATE INTERFACE?

Dr. Anton: RIGHT. YOU'RE NOT DESIGNING THE INTERFACE FOR THE WEB. BUT BY
DOING YOUR PROJECT ON THE WEB AND HAVING YOUR PROTOTYPE ON THE WEB…YOU
WILL ALREADY HAVE A WEB INTERFACE. FOR PURPOSES FOR LIMITING THE SCOPE
OF THE ASSIGNMENT, IM NOT REQUIRING YOU TO DESIGN A SEPARATE WEB
INTERFACE.

Group 2.4: IM SORRY, HOW DO YOU SPELL KIOSK?

Dr. Anton: KIOSK.

Group 2.4: AND WHEN DO PEOPLE NEED TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THIS
INFORMATION?

Dr. Anton: 24 HOURS A DAY.

Group 2.4: YOU SAID YOU WANTED A HISTORY OF ALL THE OLYMPIC GAMES
INFORMATION, WHAT COUNTRIES WON PRIOR OLYMPICS ALL THE WAY BACK FOR ALL
THE GAMES?

Dr. Anton: FOR THE SUMMER GAMES, YES. NOT THE WINTER GAMES.

Group 2.4: WITH THE KIOSK, THAT ARE GOING TO BE LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE
VILLAGE, THOSE ARE JUST FOR THE ATHLETES RIGHT?

Dr. Anton: AND FOR THE COACHES..DELAGATIONS FROM THE OTHER COUNTRIES.

Group 2.4: ARE THERE ANY MORE SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ATHLETES?

Dr. Anton: NOT FOR THIS PORTION OF IT. GENERALLY WHAT HAPPENED THE
SYSTEMS WERE BASICALLY OPEN UNTIL YOU WENT TO EMAIL AND THEN IN THE
EMAIL PORTION YOU HAD TO TYPE YOUR VIP NUMBER ON YOUR BADGE.

Group 2.4: WHERE WILL OUR INFORMATION BE COMING FROM? WILL THEY
BECOMING FROM OTHER SYSTEMS?

Dr. Anton: IT WILL BE COMING FROM EVERY SINGLE VENUE. EVERY SINGLE
VENUE WHICH HAS SPORTS EVENTS WILL BE SENDING THE INFORMATION
IMMEDIATELY TO YOUR CENTRAL DATABASE.

Group 2.4: THE INFORMATION, HOW DO YOU WANT IT DISPLAYED? WE WERE
CONSIDERING MAYBE HAVING ON THE FIRST SCREEN EACH COUNTRIES FLAG SO THAT
ITS EASILY RECOGNIZABLE. HOW DO YOU WANT THAT SETUP?

Dr. Anton: THERE ARE TWO PROBLEMS WITH THAT. NUMBER ONE, NOT EVERYBODY
KNOWS EVERYONE COUNTRIES FLAG. NUMBER TWO, THERE WAS OVER 196 COUNTRIES
PARTICIPATED IN THE SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES IN ATLANTA. YOU'RE GONNA WANT IT
BY COUNTRY, YOU'RE NOT GONNA WANT TO GO THROUGH THAT MANY FLAGS.

Group 2.4: AND YOU WANT LINKS TO ALL THE INFORMATION WITHIN THE SYSTEM
AFTER YOU CHOOSE THE COUNTRY SUCH AS LANGUAGES AND WHATNOT?

Dr. Anton: WELL WITH COUNTRIES YOU WANT TO LET THEM TOUCH THE COUNTRY
AND THE LANGUAGE, EITHER ENGLISH, SPANISH OR FRENCH.

Group 2.4: THOSE ARE THE ONLY THREE LANGUAGES?

Dr. Anton: YES, THAT’S THE ONLY THREE LANGUAGES YOUR SYSTEM WILL HAVE.
NOW GRANTED YOU'RE NOT DESIGNING THE SPANISH OR THE FRENCH. FOR YOUR
SYSTEM I WANT YOU TO HAVE YOUR OLYMPIC INFORMATION SYSTEM SCREEN FOR
YOUR FIRST STORYBOARD SCREEN. THE NEXT SCREEN IS ONLY YOUR SPORTS
INFORMATION LIKE.

Group 2.4: YEAH, LIKE WHEN YOU TYPE IN A COUNTRY OR WHATEVER AND IT GOES
TO THAT COUNTRY ..IS IT GOING TO SHOW…DO YOU WANT ALL THE SPORTING
EVENTS, THEN YOU PICK ONE OF THE SPORTING EVENTS, THEN IT GOES TO SCREEN
SHOWING WHO WERE THE COMPETITORS AND WHAT MEDALS THEY WON?

Dr. Anton: EXACTLY. BUT, GETTING BACK TO YOUR LANGUAGE QUESTION. ON
YOUR VERY FIRST SCREEN I NEED TO BE ABLE TO PICK ENGLISH, FRENCH, OR
SPANISH. I WANT TO SEE THAT OPTION THERE.

Group 2.4: YOU WOULD HAVE OUR SYSTEM INFORMATION ON THE VERY FIRST
PAGE…OR YOU WOULD HAVE THE LANGUAGE..ENGLISH, FRENCH, OR SPANISH ON THE
FIRST PAGE..

Dr. Anton: I DON’T KNOW. I’M TELLING YOU I NEED TO BE ABLE TO PICK THE
LANGUAGE. THAT’S FOR YOU TO DECIDE.

Group 2.4: OK. DO YOU WANT IN…THIS MAY NOT BE RELATED TO SPORTS
INFORMATION…BUT WHEN I LOOKED AT THE NAGANO WEB SITE, IT EXPLAINED
TALENT OF EVERYONE….LIKE YOU WOULD LOOK UP A CITY..

Dr. Anton: THAT’S OUTSIDE – YALL HAVE SO MUCH TO WORK WITH ALREADY. IT
MAY SEEM LIKE A SMALL SYSTEM BECAUSE YOU ENVISION WHAT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM
WILL LOOK LIKE. WHEN YALL START WORKING ON YOUR SYSTEM, YOU WILL
REALIZE THAT YOUR SYSTEM IS ACTUALLY A HUGE SYSTEM. (PAUSE)
NOW YOU WERE ASKING ABOUT SCROLLING THE COUNTRIES – REMEMBER I SAID
THERE WILL PROBABLY BE ABOUT 200 COUNTRIES – IT MIGHT BE NICE IF I COULD
LIKE CLICK OR TOUCH A – LIKE I CAN PICK THE FIRST LETTER OF THE COUNTRY
AND HAVE A LIST WITH COUNTRIES THAT BEGIN WITH THAT LETTER.

Group 2.4: DO YOU WANT US TO PUT THE CONTINENTS – TO BREAK IT DOWN EVEN
MORE?

Dr. Anton: I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE TWO OPTIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO
LOOK AT A MAP AND PICK A COUNTRY OR TYPE THE NAME IN OR CHOOSE THE
LETTER. SO, THREE OPTIONS.

Group 2.4: WOULD THE MAP HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS…

Dr. Anton: I WANT THERE TO BE AN ENTIRE MAP BY REGION. LIKE YOU WOULD
TOUCH EUROPE AND IT WOULD SHOW THE COUNTRIES.

Group 2.4: SO YOU WOULD PICK EUROPE AND IT WILL SHOW EVERY COUNTRY IN
EUROPE. OR, YOU WOULD CHOOSE SOUTH AMERICA AND IT WILL LIST EVERY
COUNTRY THERE?

Dr. Anton: RIGHT. THAT’S WHAT I WANT. BUT IN ADDITION TO SCROLLING, I
WANT TO BE ABLE TO TYPE IN THE COUNTRY’S NAME.

Group 2.4: SO THERE WILL BE A KEYBOARD AT EVERY KIOSK?

Dr. Anton: YES.

Group 2.4: AND, DID YOU SAY YOU WANTED A PRINTER AT EVERY
TERMINAL/KIOSK?

Dr. Anton: NO. SPORTS INFORMATION WILL NEED TO HAVE A PRINTER BECAUSE
THEY WILL NEED TO BE ABLE TO PRINTOUT ALL OF THE RESULTS.

Group 2.4: OK. SO, ARE THERE ANY CERTAIN REPORTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE
ABLE TO PRINTOUT…I MEAN WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION DO YOU WANT TO BE ABLE
TO PRINTOUT?

Dr. Anton: OH MY GOSH DILBERT IS ON THE FRONT PAGE OF FORTUNE. I’M
SORRY, IM A BIG DILBERT FAN..UMM..SORRY.. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO KNOW, FOR
SPORTS INFORMATION..THEY NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE RANKING WAS. WHAT THE
ELAPSED TIME WAS ON A RACE. BUT IF IT SAYS BASKETBALL GAME, THEN YOU
WANT THE FINAL SCORE. BUT, IF IT WAS A RACE OR TRACK EVENT THEN THE
TIME FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL IS WHAT I WANT.

Group 2.4: WITH LIKE BASKETBALL, DO YOU WANT SOME STATS WITH THAT OTHER
THAN WHO WON?

Dr. Anton: THAT WOULD BE NICE.

Group 2.4: LIKE THE HIGH SCORER?

Dr. Anton: YES. REMIND ME, IF YOU WANT, TO GIVE YOU A URL BECAUSE I
ACTUALLY WATCH BASKETBALL GAMES ON THE WEB – BECAUSE THEY DON’T PLAY
THEM HERE. THEY GIVE YOU UPDATED PICTURES THROUGHOUT THE GAME,
REAL-TIME SCORES, AND UPDATED STATS. SO, IF THAT INTERESTS YOU – THEN
SEE ME FOR THE URL.

Group 2.4: ARE THERE ANY SYSTEM CONSTRAINTS THAT YOU CAN THINK OF?
FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS?

Dr. Anton: IT HAS TO BE RELIABLE. THE DATA HAS TO BE CORRECT. BY
RELIABLE, I MEAN I WANT TO HAVE ACCESS TO IT; IF IT GOES DOWN, THERE
BETTER BE A BACKUP. IF THE SYSTEM IS DOWN FOR DAYS, THAT JUST WON’T
FLY. IF IT GOES DOWN FOR FIVE MINUTES, THAT COULD CREATE ALL SORTS OF
PROBLEMS.

Group 2.4: ARE WE GOING TO BE ENTERING ALL THE DATA INTO THE SYSTEM?

Dr. Anton: WELL, IT DEPENDS. THERE IS DIFFERENT KINDS OF DATA. SO, ALL
OF THE ATHLETES' BIOGRAPHY – YOU GENERALLY KNOW WHAT ATHLETE’S WILL BE
COMPETING FOR WHAT COUNTRY- SO, ALL OF THE ATHLETE BIOGRAPHIES WILL BE
ACQUIRED BEFORE HAND. SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO ENTER ALL OF THAT
INFORMATION. THE SPORTS INFORMATION WILL BE ENTERED BY STATISTICIANS,
OR WHATEVER THEY ARE CALLED, WHILE ALL THE COMPETITIONS ARE TAKING PLACE
AT THE DIFFERENT VENUES. THEY WILL BE SITTING IN FRONT OF THE COMPUTER
ENTERING THE DATA AS IT HAPPENS.

Group 2.4: HOW LONG DID IT TAKE TO BUILD THE SYSTEM IN ATLANTA?

Dr. Anton: LETS PUT IT THIS WAY – A LOT OF THE SYSTEM DIDN’T WORK UNTIL
HALF-WAY THROUGH THE GAMES. THEY DIDN’T DO TESTING. THEY DIDN’T START
TESTING UNTIL AFTER THE GAMES STARTED. IT WAS BAD. I ACTUALLY CUT
ARTICLES OUT OF THE NEWSPAPER. THEY HAD A LOT OF GOOD THINGS TO SAY AND
A LOT OF BAD THINGS. FOR INSTANCE, I HAD A PAGER THAT MY DRIVERS AND
ASSOCIATES COULD SEND ME EMAIL. THAT FEATURE DIDN’T WORK UNTIL THE
GAMES WERE ALMOST OVER. AND WE WERE DESPERATE FOR THAT FEATURE. LIKE
WE MIGHT HAVE ONE PERSON AT STONE MOUNTAIN, ONE PERSON AT THE AIRPORT
AND MY DRIVER AT FORTE VALLEY GEORGIA. AND I HAD TO KEEP TRACK OF ALL
THESE PEOPLE.

Group 2.4: HOW LONG IS THE SYSTEM GOING TO BE IN PLACE? I MEAN AFTER
THE GAMES ARE OVER.

Dr. Anton: THE WEB SITE CAN STAY UP FOR MAYBE SIX TO TWELVE MONTHS AFTER
THE GAMES. BUT, THE SYSTEM ITSELF IS BASICALLY TORN DOWN AFTER THE
GAMES. IBM MAY REUSE SOFTWARE AND CERTAIN COMPONENTS BUT THAT’S ABOUT
IT. ALL OF THE DATA WILL BE STORED IN A DATABASE.

Group 2.4: WHAT KIND OF PLATFORM? SOFTWARE/HARDWARE?

Dr. Anton: YOU CAN ASSUME IT WILL BE IBM WHATEVER IT IS. THEY ARE THE
OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF THE OLYMPICS. SPECIAL PLATFORMS, NETWORKING, KIOSK,
AND ALL OF THAT; I HAVE NO IDEA. YALL ARE THE EXPERTS IN THAT.

Group 2.4: CAN WE SCHEDULE A FOLLOW-UP INTERVIEW?

Dr. Anton: IF YOU NEED IT. LETS WAIT AND IF YOU NEED IT WE CAN SCHEDULE
A FOLLOW-UP LATER. WHAT’S GONNA HAPPEN IS I WILL LOOK AT THE
REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT. REMEMBER YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO PICK ONE TRANSACTION IN THE SYSTEM TO FOCUS ON – AND LIKE GO IN MORE DETAIL. I DON’T WANT YOU DESIGNING THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. YOU DON’T HAVE TIME TO DO THAT. SO BE THINKING ABOUT WHICH TRANSACTION INTERESTS YOU. I’M GOING TO ASK YOU
LATER ON AFTER I REVIEW YOUR REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT WHICH TRANSACTION
YOU'RE GO IN DEPTH WITH. IS THAT IT?

Group 2.4: I GUESS FOR NOW.










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