Nexus presentation1

NexusReilly Hamilton

Lee Sharma

What’s the Problem?

Many small, disconnected groups Disengaged, uninvolved citizenry No centralized effort successful thus far Not just Troy - these are common

issues

Nexus - TroyNex.us

"A social project management system which will allow streamlined project management and idea progression in a uniquely inviting and open way"

Goals

Project Organization› Submission - Goals, Scope, Resources needed› Idea vetting / Feedback through voting and comments› Project updates provided to visitors and subscribers

Project Actualization› Link problems to groups with resources and solutions› Government, Volunteer groups, Outreach groups› Emphasis on Action and Results› Archive results, showcase successes

Community Engagement› Allow groups to organize flexible memberships› Help unaffiliated newcomers find like minded groups› Fuel involvement through existing social networks

Related Projects

Plan of Action

Schedule

Elaboration - 1 Week› Planning, specifications, class diagrams,

mockups Construction - Four 2 Week Iterations

› Iteration 1 - Project submission and progression› Iteration 2 - Project archives and search› Iteration 3 - Users and Groups› Iteration 4 - Social Networking integration

Transition - 1 Week› Deploy

Questions?