KudoProject

[GENERAL] Summarize your solution to the problem.

KudoProject will integrate with many popular Project Management Systems (PMS)

It will bridge the gap between traditional systems and the possibilities emerging from the Cardano ecosystem.

[GENERAL] Summarize your relevant experience.

I have over 12 years of experience in Project Management and have been involved in the Cardano space since 2017. I have a track record of successfully completing integration projects with Cardano. The idea goes back to 2018 and we have already completed a research paper and PoC.

[IMPACT] Please describe your proposed solution.

We believe it is time to evolve the way projects are managed. According to the PMI Pulse of the Profession: “Organizations wasted almost 12 percent of their investment in project spend last year due to poor performance—a number that’s barely budged over the past five years”. This equates to billions and billions of dollars every year that are wasted globally. We propose that a Project Management System (PMS) that leverages the Cardano blockchain will help move success rates in the right direction.

Our solution is unique and will bring token-based economics to Project Management by integrating existing Project Management Systems with the Cardano ecosystem. We’ll first integrate with Atlassian JIRA ( the most popular system) before adding additional integrations. The PoC will be used as a starting point to build out our MVP and we estimate 6 months of development effort ( One FT developer and 1 part-time designer) are required to get to launch. At the end of the 6 months, we will have a production-ready application that integrates with Cardano and JIRA. The system will allow team members to be assigned tasks and get rewarded with a token (KUDO) when the tasks are resolved.

In the spirit of Cardano, we’ve taken a research-driven approach. We have worked with academic institutions to publish research before completing a working PoC.

Our solution will be targeted toward project teams and individual members as well as organizations and Project Managers. 

[IMPACT] Please describe how your proposed solution will address the Challenge that you have submitted it in.

Our proposed solution will help accelerate Cardano adoption by bridging the gap between traditional systems and the evolving web 3 ecosystems.

65,000 companies around the world rely on Jira Software alone and PMI estimates that there are 16.5 million project managers in the world. The potential to expand the reach of Cardano is huge.

Ref:

1. https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/guides/use-cases/who-uses-jira#companies-and-teams-that-use-jira
2. https://www.projectmanagement.com/blog-post/4226/How-many-Project-Managers-are-in-the-US-and-Canada-

[IMPACT] What are the main risks that could prevent you from delivering the project successfully and please explain how you will mitigate each risk?

• Key Risk: The PoC was intended to demonstrate the viability of integrating a project management system with the Cardano blockchain system. Several components would need to be improved to support many users and to work with ‘real-world’ accounts
• Mitigation: A list of technical considerations is being gathered and will be addressed in a design document.

• Kry Risk: Catalyst funding could run out before the project is ready to launch.
• Mitigation: We will manage the project with a degree of flexibility in the scope to allow us to meet the time/budget constraints. To mitigate the risk we will identify an MVP early that can be released.

[FEASIBILITY] Please provide a detailed plan, including timeline and key milestones for delivering your proposal.

A high-level roadmap is on the website: https://kudoproject.com/

We estimate a 6-month development to launch in Jan 2023

[FEASIBILITY] Please provide a detailed budget breakdown.

USD 60,000 - Developer resource for 6 months

USD 10,000 - Part-time Project manager resource for 6 months

USD 10,000 Part-time Designer for 3 months.

Total: USD 80,000

[FEASIBILITY] Please provide details of the people who will work on the project.

TBH - Deveoper

TBH - Designer

Bryan Tierney - Part-time Project Mananger

[FEASIBILITY] If you are funded, will you return to Catalyst in a later round for further funding? Please explain why / why not.

We do not anticipate seeking repeat funding through Catalyst. Once the project is launched, the team will be funded through seed funding or through token allocation.

[FEASIBILITY] Are you or any member of your team working on any other proposals in this Fund9?

[FEASIBILITY] Are you or your team working on any other proposals from previous Funds?

[AUDITABILITY] Please describe what you will measure to track your project's progress, and how will you measure these?

We will run monthly live demos that will be available on Youtube to give updates on progress

The project will be managed with JIRA and progress will be tracked every 2-week sprint.

[AUDITABILITY] What does success for this project look like?

The KudoProject system is successfully launched and used by hundreds of teams to help improve project incentives, transparency and trust 

[AUDITABILITY] Please provide information on whether this proposal is a continuation of a previously funded project in Catalyst or an entirely new one.

Completly new proposal.