Crew Data Collection Requirements and Feasibility Alaska Department of Fish and Game And Wostmann & Associates, Inc. 1

Kickoff Agenda n Team introductions -WAI Team -ADF&G Project Team -Interested stakeholders n Vision for the project n Preliminary schedule n Products and Deliverables n Next steps 2

WAI Team n Chris Keller – Project Manager. eLandings System architect, troll fishery crew member n Micky Kruse – Senior Analyst. eLandings system test coordinator n Rick Busch – Senior Analyst. NMFS CA project leader n Eric Torgerson – Senior Analyst. ADF&G data warehouse prototype project leader n Steven Betts – Senior Analyst. n Jason Hickey –Analyst and legal counsel*. Former key eLandings Developer 3

Sponsor and Stakeholders n Jan Conitz – ADF&G Project manager n ADF&G Team n Other Stakeholders

Vision n Interview data consumers, understand their requirements, and use those requirements to drive interviews with data providers n Use requirements uncovered to define formal requirements specifications for system options n Use formal requirements to estimate costs and constraints

Information Acquisition Approach n Identify categories and classifications of users -Categories: consumers, providers, admin n Identify potential interviewees for each category and classification n Prioritize interviews, interview in priority order n Insure minimum thresholds of interviews and allow for reprioritized addition information gathering 6

Requirements Collection n Data Requirements – from the users of the data n Input Requirements and Constraints – from the providers of the data n System Administration Requirements – from existing system support and technical staff and other IT staff 7

Understanding of Data Requirements n Relationship of crew members, landing reports, and trips. n Accounting for effects of multiple landing reports per landing or per trip

Requirements for Other Systems n Licensing System -E.g. ethnicity of crew members n CFEC -E.g. ethnicity of permit holders n How to communicate requirements uncovered in interview process

Preliminary Schedule n Work Planning -Underway n Design Questionnaires -Underway n Initial Interviews -Focus on data consumers -Begin week of 8/17 n Requirements Definition -Initial interview results -Begin 9/1 n Additional Interviews -Focus on permit holders and crew -Complete 9/30 n Requirements Documentation -Complete 10/15 n Analysis -Begin 10/1 n Document Feasibility and Estimates -Draft report 11/15 n Recommendations and final report -Incorporate feedback -Candidate report 12/10 -Final report 12/31

Products and Deliverables n Interview Questionnaires – standardized instruments for collecting information -4 interview forms (providers, reporters, administrators, and consumers) n 3 Requirements Documents -Crew data collection landing by landing -Crew data collection by logbook -Crew data collection by landing data enhancement n 1 Feasibility Study Report -Data availability and process feasibility -Data quality -Development and support cost estimates -Recommendations -Interview results in appendices

Factors for Success  Clear Understanding of the Problem -Data needs -Data reporting process constraints  Participation of Stakeholders -Involvement of key stakeholders and agency personnel  Scope Management  Meet Milestones  Prioritize interviews and questions 12

Next Steps 13 n Format and finalize questionnaires n Schedule initial interviews n Begin interview process n Plan requirements documentation

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