Constraints

 InStyle: Constraints 

 

Financial:

   
 * 1) Outsourcing may become an issue due to budget overrun or requirements miscommunication.
 * 2) Shipping costs may lead to initial losses during beginning stages
 * 3) Cost for providing labels may lead to initial losses during beginning stages
 * 4) Cost for domain name, upkeep, and copyright/patent laws
 * 5) Costs for server maintenance and development
 * 6) Cost for staff salaries - IT, customer service, HR, marketing, and sales team
 * 7) Marketing and advertisement costs will be substantial to gain clients and customers
 * 8) Cost for physical office location - renting and maintaining an office space

http://howmuchtomakeanapp.com/e/wc89824ud8w8 -- app estimate ($100k)

 

Operational:

   
 * 1) Will need several full-time SME’s to account for lack of specific domain knowledge
 * 2) Limited customer base will make the flow of clothing difficult
 * 3) Must generate interest and publicity before launching the site

Technical:

   
 * 1) Some features in the mockup may not be technically feasible
 * 2) System might have bugs and technical issues during launching stages
 * 3) Sudden surges of user may break system or causes breakdown issues
 * 4) Cross platform capability issues at first
 * 5) Suggestion algorithms rely on historical data which may not be available during developmental stages

Schedule:


 * 1) Will the outsource developer be able to produce the site in a timely manner
 * 2) Requirements can largely impact schedule and cost
 * 3) Not enough interest or potential users to launch site
 * 4) Licensing/government paperwork needs to be certified before launching site