2 Plus 2

This project was part of the MSc in Interactive Multimedia at the University of Westminster. The assignment was to pitch a concept for a new product to the educational software developers 2Simple.

As team-leader experience was gaining in co-ordinating, encouraging ideas and facilitating collaboration. Research into 2Simple, its competitors and the educational software market informed our direction. The group developed the idea of '2plus2', an engaging way of supporting primary school students learning calculation.

'2Plus2' was designed to relate directly to the 2006 Renewed Mathematics Framework, so that it works in tandem with traditional teaching methods and its learning activities directly support teacher's objectives. Studying the National Curriculum for Maths allowed us to design '2plus2' to support the written and mental methods of calculation that teachers already use in their classrooms.

The project also provided the opportunity to consider and use various project management strategies and tools including: Project Life Cycle Models, GANTT charts, Network chart, Float calculations and Task Breakdowns with time-estimations.