4.1 WORKSHOP WITH EXPERT GROUP THE AIM OF THIS SECOND WORKSHOP WAS T...

6.4.1 Workshop with expert group

The aim of this second workshop was to further discuss the ideas from the previous

workshop, now graphically presented in prototype 2.3. The workshop took place in a

conference room at Carmen Systems, and was recorded with a mini disc player. Present

were members of the Descartes team and some other interests.

The background of the prototype was presented, and then there was a demonstration of

the design and all the details within it, and finally a scenario showing how to solve a

problem the traditionally way and with Descartes. The scenario was a delayed flight

affecting connecting flights for twelve members of the crew.

This meeting went very well, there were no expectations on an interactive implemented

prototype. New ideas came up to discussion, mostly concerning the technical possibilities

of alarm handling. The following functions were discussed too:

§ The ability to sort the alarms in different ways; i.e. geographically or by type.

§ A list of key indicators, meaning the number of available aircrafts, stand by’s,

crew on leave and so on.

§ Individual bids

should appear in the crew in the personal crew information.

§ A map presenting where all the flights are.

§ A Gantt chart of the aircraft rotations.

§ Scenario possibilities.

§ Weather report.

In the end an invitation to join in with the other parts of Descartes for the final

presentation at British Airways in London came up. Even though this suggestion would

mean a lot more work, this was accepted since it was a great opportunity to perform final

tests and to continue developing.