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I Have Plans

I Have Plans is an application that helps to connect people. A scheduler by day, a date planner by night, I Have Plans provides its users the opportunity to send date requests to friends.

Features

  • Stores daily schedule to a database and displays schedule through user-friendly interface
  • Connects 'friends'
  • Allows one user to request a date with friend
  • Date requests allows inputting name of location, date, comments
  • Users may accept of decline dates
  • If accepted, both schedules are updated with confirmed date

Learning Goal

  • Storing and retrieving data using PHP/MySql
  • Opening channels between databases
  • Creating useable interface
  • Learning how to use google searches

Technologies and Techniques

  • Geolocation
  • CakePHP, calendar app framework
  • Google Places API

Similar Applications

  • Organizer / Organizer HD

    Allows users to schedule events and store multiple pieces of data including Geolocation. Can manage daily schedule, to-do lists and create diagrams.

    Differences

    My app focuses more on connecting users instead of having two independent schedules.

  • Doodle

    Connects users via email. Allows users to connect to friends and create events.

    Differences

    My app provides a more visual approach to the scheduling app. I Have Plans tries to shorten the process and makes event creation a 2 minute process. Moreover, I will use geolocation to help users find locations to meet.

  • Scheduling

    This app focuses primarily on scheduling events that occur during the day. It used more in an effort to improve multi-tasking. It allows the users to set schedules and input other people schedules into the database. Suitable for coordinators and other employment related positions. This is a pay per service application.

    Differences

    Again, the focus of my app is on filling in the 'pleasure zones' in users's schedule. Work related schedules have no importance in my application. Further, my free app helps to connect users instead of creating a personal schedule related environment.

User research

I Have Plans is targeted at stay at home moms and young professionals. The app builds upon the notion of making plans via email but creates a simple environment to do so. Users of my app are interested in making plans easily and effectively. For this reason, I provide my users potential meeting locations to help the process. Whether it's a coffee shop, a mall, or a zumba studio, our users are not burdened in connecting with their friends, both online and in person.

Pam

Pam is a young professional from Ottawa with a medium to active social life. Pam has a number friends in the area and is very interested in maintaining close relationships. Pam has a hard time keeping in touch with her friends and find other social applications too cumbersome and time consuming.

##Likes

  • Coffee
  • Shopping
  • Chit-Chatting
  • Having alot of friends
  • The Notebook

##Dislikes

  • The smell after it rains
  • Recycling
  • Cleaning the bathroom
  • Not spending time with her besties
  • Sunscreen stronger than 8 spf
  • Socks and Sandals