ProjectProposalandPlan.doc

Project Proposal and Plan Team 4 – Diet Management System Carson Black, Shilpa Sharma Introduction With society becoming increasingly more aware of the benefits of staying fit and sticking to a healthy diet, it is our hope to ride this “wave of interest” by developing a comprehensive Diet/Health Management system for use by one and all. By combining an intuitive GUI, user specific diet/fitness plans, with a robust data warehouse, we hope to be able to suggest, track, and monitor a user’s diet and exercise regime to improve their overall health and livelihood. Functional Requirements The system must allow multiple users to login in order to associate that specific login with any N number of user defined diet/fitness plan Before creating a customized diet/fitness plan, each user must first fill out a survey/questionnaire in order to tailor the program to their specific needs: Should include basic information such as age/weight/height Should inquire about the user’s current diet plan and exercise regime (i.e. vegetarian vs. non-vegetarian) Should also inquire about any existing health problems and/or more specialized facets that might apply to a small number of users (i.e. diabetes, heart problems, etc) Finally, the program should inquire about any special considerations to keep in mind when creating their new diet/fitness plans (i.e. no pasta in their diet) After filling out the survey/questionnaire, each user can then either: Choose from hard coded predefined plans (i.e. to lose five pounds in one month). Or choose from diet/fitness plans that are optimized for their current health/fitness levels Each user’s project space should consist of: The survey/questionnaire that is used as the foundation in which their diet/fitness plan is developed around The user’s currently selected diet/fitness plan The user’s previously selected diet/fitness plan(s) in a history viewer Each plan should consist of: A Diet tab Should contain a calendar that can be easily used to find out