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## Client Meeting Notes
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**Project Name:** WIP Map Project
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**Date:** 02/05/2025
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**Client Name:** Spencer Powell
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**Interviewed By:** Spencer Powell
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### **Client Overview**
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- **Brief description of the client and their background:**
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The client is an undergraduate student at Binghamton University who regularly uses the bus system as a method of transit.
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- **Client’s main goal for the software:**
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The tool should assist in transiting around Binghamton using the 2 bus systems via providing arrival timing information and ideal routes.
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### **Interview Questions & Responses**
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#### **1. What are the costs vs. budget?**
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**Client’s Response:**
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I'm a college student, so ideally free.
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> Comparing to whatever subscriptions you currently pay for how much would you pay for this?
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A dollar maybe a few bucks.
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**Clarification & Notes:**
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Client is looking for something free and will be relatively price sensitive if they're paying.
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#### **2. What is the timeframe for this project?**
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**Client’s Response:**
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I am graduating in 3 months or so, so if you deliver after that it'll be useless to me.
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> Do you have any friends that aren't graduating that may be interested?
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Most of my friends are also graduating in free months but a couple of them aren't I guess.
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**Clarification & Notes:**
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While this particular client provides a strict deadline there are other clients in similar circumstances who have a looser deadline.
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As such if we want to meet their needs we'll need to work quickly on core features but there's reason to work on extra features if we go over the deadline.
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#### **3. What problem are you trying to solve?**
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**Client’s Response:**
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I would like to turn my brain off when I want to go somewhere outside walking distance.
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> What do you need to think about when going somewhere?
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How far I need to walk to take a bus
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When the bus arrives/departs
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Often I need to take multiple buses.
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> Could you elaborate on how multiple buses complicates things?
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Well lets say I want to go to/from Walmart from my home for example.
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I have two main routes, one that goes to BU then takes a 47/91 or OCCT bus to walmart and one which goes to the downtown bus station and then takes the 57 to Walmart.
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Vice versa to go back home from Walmart.
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I need to think about which choice will get me to/from Walmart with the least amount of time spent on buses/waiting and I don't always get it right.
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Combine that with the other things I mentioned and it's a pain.
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**Clarification & Notes:**
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#### **4. What is the most important feature?**
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**Client’s Response:**
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(Example: "Initiative tracking needs to be easy and automatic.")
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**Clarification & Notes:**
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- This feature should be the **core focus** of the software.
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- Other features (e.g., dice rolling) are secondary.
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#### **5. Is there a similar product on the market?**
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**Client’s Response:**
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(Example: "Yes, but they are either too complex or too expensive.")
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**Clarification & Notes:**
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- Competitor analysis needed.
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- Find a way to differentiate: **Simpler UI? Free version? Customizable?**
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#### **6. Are there any existing products or technologies that will need to be integrated?**
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**Client’s Response:**
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(Example: "It would be nice if it worked with Roll20 or D&D Beyond.")
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**Clarification & Notes:**
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- Check for **APIs** for possible integrations.
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- Consider a **manual import/export** feature if full integration isn’t feasible.
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#### **7. What does success look like for this project?**
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**Client’s Response:**
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(Example: "If my players can see whose turn it is without me saying anything, that’s a win.")
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**Clarification & Notes:**
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- Focus on **visual clarity and notifications**.
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#### **8. What risks are associated with a malicious user?**
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**Client’s Response:**
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(Example: "Not much, unless players try to cheat dice rolls.")
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**Clarification & Notes:**
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- Consider **server-side dice validation** to prevent cheating.
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#### **9. What is the expected lifetime of this software?**
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**Client’s Response:**
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(Example: "I want to use it for many campaigns, so it should last for years.")
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**Clarification & Notes:**
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- Future **maintenance and updates** should be considered.
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#### **10. What additional features would you like?**
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**Client’s Response:**
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(Example: "A way to send private messages to players would be cool.")
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**Clarification & Notes:**
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- Nice-to-have, but **not essential** for version 1.
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## **Key Takeaways & Next Steps**
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- **Most important feature:** Initiative tracking
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- **Secondary features:** Dice rolling, notifications, private messaging
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- **Deadline:** 3 months
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- **Risks:** Potential cheating in dice rolls
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### **Next Steps:**
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✅ Prioritize initiative tracking
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✅ Research existing products for inspiration
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✅ Explore integration options with Roll20/D&D Beyond
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### **Signatures**
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(Client) **[Client’s Name]** – *Reviewed & Approved*
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(Developer) **[Your Name]** – *Re
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