PROJECT

WORKBOOk

Prepared by: N.Aravind

Professor Name: Himani

 FOOD RECEIPE FINDER
1. PART_A
1.1 Project Description
The Food Recipe Finder is a versatile application designed to simplify and enhance the
cooking experience for individuals by offering a robust platform for discovering recipes. It
caters to users who want quick, tailored solutions for meal planning based on their dietary
preferences, available ingredients, or specific culinary interests.

1.Ingredient-Based Search
Users can input the ingredients they have on hand, and the system suggests recipes
they can prepare without needing to shop for additional items.

2. Personalized Recommendations
AI-powered suggestions are provided based on user preferences, cooking history, or dietary
restrictions, ensuring a unique and tailored experience.

3.Dietary Preferences and Filters

Options for filtering recipes by dietary needs, such as vegan, keto, gluten-free, or low-carb,
are seamlessly integrated.

4.Meal Type and Cuisine Options

Recipes are categorized by meal type (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, desserts) and cuisine

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(Italian, Indian Mexican, etc.), enabling users to explore diverse culinary cultures .

PART_B
2. Initiating Process Group
a) Create Charter
b) Identify Stakeholder

2.1 Project Charter

 Project Title: food receipe finder

 Organization: Food Explorer Inc.

 Start Date: March 1, 2024

  End Date: November 30, 2024

 Project Champion: Aravind

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Project Purpose

To create a user-friendly platform that enables individuals to discover personalized recipes

based on available ingredients, dietary preferences, and meal types, promoting healthy
eating, reducing food waste, and making cooking more accessible and enjoyable for
users.___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Objectives

Personalized Recipe Discovery: Implement a system that suggests recipes based on user
preferences, available ingredients, and dietary restrictions.

Nutritional Information Integration: Provide detailed nutritional analysis for each recipe
to help users make informed, healthy choices.

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High-Level Requirements

Platform Development:

 Develop a web and mobile application for recipe discovery.

 Ensure a responsive design for accessibility across devices (phones, tablets,

desktops).

 User Authentication:

 Implement secure user registration, login, and profile management.

Ingredient-Based Search:

 Enable users to search for recipes based on available ingredients, meal types, or
dietary preferences.

Success Criteria

User Satisfaction:

 Achieve a user satisfaction rate of 90% or higher based on surveys and feedback.

 Positive reviews and high ratings on app stores (e.g., 4.5 stars or above).
System Reliability:

 Ensure 99.9% uptime for both web and mobile platforms.

 Quick response times with recipe searches under 3 seconds.

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Major Stakeholders

End Users (Home Cooks, Food Enthusiasts)

 Role: Primary users of the app who will search for recipes, plan meals, and create
shopping lists.

 Interest: A seamless, intuitive experience that provides personalized, healthy, and

diverse recipe options.

 Influence: High, as user satisfaction directly impacts the app’s success and user
retention.

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Project Budget 5,00,000

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Assigned Project N.Aravind is the CEO

Responsibility and

Authority Level

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Signatures N.Aravind
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2.2 Stakeholders
Stakeholder Roles

End Users (Home Cooks, Food Enthusiasts) Primary users of the app who search for recipes,
plan meals, and create shopping lists.
Project Manager Oversees the entire project, ensures deliverables
are met on time and within budget, coordinates
stakeholders, and manages resources.
App Developers (Frontend and Backend Responsible for designing and building the app’s
Engineers) user interface, backend infrastructure, APIs, and
integrating features like AI recommendations
and nutritional data.
-Aravind -Creative director and lead manager

How to Rank the Stakeholders?

 Ranking stakeholders helps prioritize their involvement and understand

their influence and interest in the project. This process can be done using a
Power/Interest Grid, which categorizes stakeholders based on two factors:

 Power: The level of authority or influence the stakeholder has over the
project.
 Interest: The level of concern or stake the stakeholder has in the outcome of
the project.
Power/Interest Grid for Ranking Stakeholders
 High Interest & High Power:
 Project Manager: Has both high power and high interest in ensuring the
success of the project.
 Investors/Shareholders: High power due to their financial backing and
business strategy influence, with high interest in the project's success and
profitability.
 High Interest & Low Power:
 Marketing and Customer Support Teams: High interest as they are directly
involved in the app’s success through user engagement and support, but low
power over project decisions.

This method helps prioritize communication and involvement for each group
based on their impact and engagement in the project.

2.3 Stakeholders Register and Management Strategy

Stakeholder Goals
 Investors/Shareholders Provide financial backing, business guidance.
High interest in project outcomes (ROI).
High power to influence project direction and funding.
Keep them informed of project status, risks, and financial
health. Conduct quarterly reviews and updates to align
with business goals.
End Users (Home Cooks, Use the application to find recipes, meal plans, and
Food Enthusiasts) shopping lists.
High interest in app’s usability and value
Low power over decisions.
Engage through user surveys, feedback forms, and beta
testing. Use feedback for continuous improvement.
App Developers Develop and maintain the application’s backend, UI, and
(Frontend and Backend database.
Engineers)
High interest in technical challenges and successful
product.
Medium power to shape the app’s functionality and
performance.
Provide clear specifications, timelines, and tools to
develop the app. Regular technical meetings to address
challenges and ensure
Legal and Compliance Ensure adherence to legal and regulatory requirements.
Officers Low interest in day-to-day operations
High power to enforce compliance
Keep informed on data protection standards and
compliance requirements. Address legal concerns promptly
to avoid project delays or penalties

3. Planning Process Group

3.1 Collect Requirements Process

Category Requirement Stakeholder Acceptance Criteria

Secure financial
backing for app Investors/Sharehold 100% funding commitment
Funding
development and ers for the project
marketing
Integration of reliable API Providers
95% uptime and accuracy of
Technical Data recipe and nutritional (Recipe/Nutritional
data from integrated APIs
data via APIs Data)
90% or higher user
Design and User Intuitive and user-
UI/UX Designers satisfaction rate on ease of
Experience friendly UI/UX design
navigation
 Functional app on both iOS
Platform Development of mobile
App Developers and Android platforms with
Development and web apps
no major bugs
Finalized hosting on
Hosting platform Project Manager,
Location AWS/Azure/Google Cloud
selection for backend Cloud Service
Finalization with 99.9% uptime
infrastructure Providers
guarantee
100% of project
Successful project
Execution of Project Manager, deliverables completed on
delivery within
Project Developers time, within budget, and
timeline and budget
meeting the scope

3.2 Project Scope Statement

PROJECT OBJECTIVE
  Develop an intelligent Food Recipe Finder application that provides users with
personalized recipe suggestions based on available ingredients, dietary preferences, and
health goals.

 Enhance meal planning by integrating nutritional analysis and creating shopping lists
tailored to selected recipes.

 Provide an intuitive, user-friendly platform that supports diverse user needs, from home
cooks to health-conscious individuals, promoting better eating habits.

 Ensure scalability and flexibility to support different cuisines, dietary requirements, and
user growth across various regions and demographics

DELIVERABLES

 A fully functional Food Recipe Finder app: The app will allow users to search for recipes, filter by
ingredients, meal type, and dietary preferences, and get personalized recipe suggestions.
 Nutritional Insights Integration: Recipes will include nutritional breakdowns to help users make
healthier decisions.
 Shopping List Generator: Users will be able to generate shopping lists automatically based on
selected recipes.
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
Data Collection Tools: APIs for gathering recipes, nutritional data, and ingredient information.
Recommendation Engine: AI algorithms for providing personalized recipe suggestions based on user
preferences and past behavior.
  Budget Constraint: The project is capped at ₹[insert budget], limiting the resources
available for advanced features or excessive scaling.
 Timeline Constraint: The project must be completed within 6-9 months, requiring efficient
planning and timely execution of all milestones.
 Technological Limitations: Dependent on available third-party APIs for recipes and
nutritional information. Potential issues with API rate limits or data accuracy.
 User Base Size: Initially targeting a specific demographic, with scalability plans for a
broader audience in later stages of the project.
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LIMITS AND EXCLUSIONS (Constraints)

 Geographic and Demographic Limitations: The Food Recipe Finder app is designed to be
scalable and adaptable but is initially limited to specific regions based on the availability of
recipe data, dietary preferences, and nutritional information.
 Data Updates: The app requires regular updates to recipe databases, nutritional
information, and ingredient data to maintain accuracy and relevance over time.
 Expert Recommendations: The app’s recipe suggestions and nutritional insights are
intended to support user decisions but should not be considered a replacement for expert
nutritional or dietary advice. Users should consult with professionals for personalized health
and dietary guidance.
 Platform Compatibility: While the app will be designed for multiple platforms (iOS,
Android, and Web), it will initially support a limited set of devices and operating systems. Full
compatibility will be expanded based on user feedback and demand.
 Budget Constraints: Due to budget limitations, some advanced features (e.g., AI-powered
recipe generation or multi-language support) may be deferred to future phases of the project
RISKS

 Impact: Reduced user trust and engagement.

 Mitigation: Partner with reliable data providers, implement automated data validation
checks, and regularly audit data for consistency.

API Integration Challenges

 Risk: Difficulty in integrating external APIs for recipes, nutritional data, and ingredient
information due to compatibility issues or rate limits.

ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA
 The acceptance criteria define the specific conditions that must be met for the project
deliverables to be considered complete and successful. These criteria ensure that the project
meets the needs and expectations of the stakeholders, particularly end-users, and key project
stakeholders.
 1. Functional Acceptance Criteria
  Recipe Search:
 The app should allow users to search for recipes based on ingredients, dietary preferences,
meal types, or cuisines.
 Acceptance: Recipe search functionality returns relevant and accurate results in under 3
seconds.
 Personalized Recommendations:
 The app must provide AI-powered recipe suggestions based on user preferences, past
searches, and selected ingredients.
 Acceptance: Personalized recommendations should have a relevance accuracy of 85% or
higher based on user feedback.
 Nutritional Information:
 Recipes should display accurate nutritional breakdowns (calories, proteins, fats,
carbohydrates, etc.) sourced from reliable nutritional databases.
 Acceptance: Nutritional data should be 100% accurate compared to trusted databases (e.g.,
USDA).
 Shopping List Generation:
 The app should allow users to generate shopping lists based on selected recipes.
 Acceptance: Shopping lists should be correctly generated, including all required ingredients,
and formatted clearly for users.

Signatures

3.3 Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

3.4 Milestones

Milestone Description Timeline

 Gather data on recipe sources, nutritional
Milestone 1: information, and dietary preferences from trusted Week 2
Requirement
Gatherings 1: providers.

Milestone 2: Data
Cleaning and Finalize user interface and experience design,
Week 3
Preparation including wireframes and prototypes.

Milestone 3: Perform trend analysis on historical population data

Trend Analysis Week 6
to identify patterns.

Milestone 4: Integrate external APIs for recipes, nutritional

Model Selection Week 7
information, and ingredient data..

Milestone 5:
Model Training Design and set up the backend architecture,
Week 9
and Testing including database and cloud infrastructure.

Milestone 5: Develop the mobile and web app user interface

Week 10
Frontend based on approved design.
Development
Milestone 6: AI
Generate reports with visuals (graphs, tables) to
Recommendation Week 11
communicate the forecast results clearly.
Engine
Integrate AI-powered recommendation
Milestone 7: algorithms for personalized recipe
Testing and suggestions. Week 12
Debugging

Milestone 8: Final Perform functional and usability testing across

Week 13
Integration platforms (mobile and web).

3.4 Define and Estimate Activities and Resources

Activity List

Activity Effort Resource

Data Collection High Recipe APIs, nutritional databases, ingredient sources

UI/UX Design Medium Design tools (Figma, Adobe XD), feedback from beta testers

Backend Development High Cloud infrastructure, database systems, API integration

AI Algorithm Development Medium Machine learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch)

Testing and Validation Medium Automated testing tools, user feedback

Activity Durations

Activity Duration (days)

Data Collection 10

UI/UX Design 12

Backend Development 20

AI Algorithm Development 15

Testing and Validation 10

3.5 Deliverables List by Team

Team 1

 3.5 Deliverables List by Team

 Team 1

 Data Collection

 UI/UX Design

 Team 2

 Backend Development

 AI Algorithm Development

 Testing and Validation

 Team 3

 Deployment

 Marketing Strategy

 Reporting

3.6 Plan Risk Management

Risk Type of Risk Consequence or Impact

Data Accuracy Issues Bad Incorrect recipes or nutritional information

AI Recommendation Inaccuracy Bad Poor user experience and low satisfaction

API Integration Challenges Bad Delayed app functionality

Security and Privacy Breaches
Bad Legal issues and loss of user trust
 3.7 Plan Quality Management

A. Quality Roles and Responsibilities

 Project Manager: Oversees adherence to quality standards and milestones.

 UI/UX Designer: Ensures intuitive, user-friendly interfaces.

 Backend Developer: Implements secure and scalable server systems.

 AI Engineer: Validates recommendation accuracy and algorithm efficiency.

 QA Specialist: Conducts rigorous testing to ensure smooth app functionality.

B. Quality Management Plan

1. Data Quality Checks

o Ensure the accuracy and completeness of recipes and nutritional data.

o Automate data validation for critical datasets.

2. AI Recommendation Validation

o Evaluate AI performance using precision and recall metrics.

o Regularly refine algorithms based on user feedback.

3. Usability Testing

o Conduct beta testing with target users.

o Use feedback to iterate on app design and functionality.

4. Feedback Mechanism

o Gather user feedback through app surveys and reviews.

o Address key concerns in post-launch updates.

5. Continuous Monitoring

o Use dashboards to monitor app performance and resolve issues promptly.

4. Human Resources Plan

Roles and Responsibilities

 Data Analysts: Collect and preprocess recipe and nutritional data.

 UI/UX Designers: Create intuitive, user-friendly interfaces.

 AI Engineers: Develop and optimize personalized recommendation algorithms.

 Backend Developers: Build and maintain scalable infrastructure.

 Marketing Team: Promote the app through targeted campaigns.

 Project Manager: Ensure timeline adherence and resource allocation.

 5. Communication Management Plan

Method Purpose Frequency

Team Meetings progress review, Weekly
task assignments
Stakeholder Share milestones Monthly
Updates and app
 performance
insights
Project Dashboard Real-time status Continuous
updates for tasks
and metrics
Feedback Surveys Collect user Post-launch
opinions on app
usability
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6. Human Resources Budget

Category Cost (₹)

Data Collection and APIs 70,000

UI/UX Design 50,000

Backend Development 1,00,000

AI Algorithm Development 75,000

Testing and QA 50,000

Marketing and Outreach 80,000

Miscellaneous Costs 25,000

7. Project Summary

 Purpose: Develop a personalized, AI-powered recipe finder app.

 Timeline: 1 March 2024 – 30 November 2024.

 Key Deliverables: Recipe search, personalized recommendations, shopping

list generator.

 Budget: ₹5,00,00

8. Risk Monitoring and Control

 Risk ID Risk Mitigation Strategy
Validate data sources and
1 Data Inaccuracy
automate checks
Regularly refine algorithms
2 AI Recommendation Failure
based on feedback
Use fallback mechanisms
3 API Downtime
and backups

9. Project Change Control

 Enhancements: Added multilingual support based on user feedback.

 Adjustments: Optimized app performance for low-bandwidth devices.

10. Lessons Learned

 What Worked: Data integration was efficient with reliable APIs.

 What Didn’t Work: More time needed for thorough beta testing.

 Future Recommendations: Allocate more resources to user feedback

analysis and iterative improvements.

References

 Recipe APIs and Nutritional Data Providers

 AI Algorithm Frameworks for Recommendations