Project: Build A Machine Vision System To Help Sort Recycled Goods

Recycling is important to reduce our environmental and ecological footprint, as you know. The college is committed to maximizing the proportion of goods recycled while minimizing the amount of waste destined for landfill. To this end the college has installed recycling stations throughout the campus. Each recycling station has several bins, and users are expected to sort their used containers and waste material into the correct bins. The college pays a private contractor to empty and process these bins. Unfortunately, despite clear labelling, many users do not correctly sort their used containers and waste products. This is a problem for the college, since the recycling contract stipulates that material is to be correctly sorted. The college pays a penalty each time a recycling bin is contaminated with material that should be in a different bin. The aggregate of these recycling penalties is a significant expense for the college. To mitigate this expense, the college is looking for solutions. One solution under consideration is to outfit each recycling station with a machine vision system and train it to recognize common containers and waste items. Once it recognizes an item, it lights up an indicator next to the appropriate bin, guiding users to recycle correctly. In addition, the system sends alerts to facilities personnel so they know when a bin is approaching capacity. You have been asked to prepare a project plan to implement this solution, including basic measures of risk and economic viability.

SCOPE OF WORK The course project scope includes a mix of predictive and adaptive project management activities: Prepare a product vision statement. Prepare a project charter. Identify and rank key stakeholders in a stakeholder map. Identify at least three overall project risks and outline mitigation measures. Collect and manage product requirements in a product backlog. Adjust the product backlog for risk and prioritize by value.

Create a sprint backlog. Identify at least one architectural or technical spike. Prepare information radiators based on simulated development progress. Prepare a WBS and project timeline for deploying the system Allocate and level resources in the deployment project timeline. Determine the predicted completion date and the BAC. Calculate metrics of project economic viability (ROI, NPV, IRR, 5 year horizon, 12% discount rate). [Instructor discretion] Present your plan. Note: this is not a programming assignment. You are not required to do any coding or technical product development. Your instructor will provide you with simulated updates from your development team.

DETAILS Assignment Type: Teams of 5 Original Work: Required -- do not copy an online example or the work of others Submission: Please use the links provided by your instructor Due Date: There is a final due date in the document. You should begin work on this assignment early. Writing Standard: Business professional Cover Page: Required Author(s) Name(s): Required Course Code: Required APA Style: Ensure any material drawn from a third party is appropriately cited

HOW TO GET TOP MARKS Remember that uncertainty is part of all projects; work with what you have and reach out if you need additional information; study the problem and the attached information carefully; consider who your key stakeholders would be; identify user needs (your instructor will serve as a proxy); create a detailed and realistic product backlog; progressively elaborate product backlog items into tasks and acceptance criteria in a sprint backlog; build a detailed deployment plan; consider project risk; calculate realistic measures of economic viability; avoid submitting incomplete or superficial work; don't plagiarize; follow submission guidelines properly and submit on time