Helping Hand (Charity)

The story behind the work

Helping Hand was a team project in the undergraduate Software Project I course. The concept was a web-based charity-management platform connecting people, donation opportunities and charitable organizations. The focus was on requirements analysis, thoughtful software architecture and a documented implementation rather than a commercial launch.

What I set out to do

• Design a clear process for online charity and donation activities.
• Document functional requirements, stakeholders, risks and test scenarios.
• Model the application’s core relationships and user interactions.
• Consider donation transparency, secure payment processes and collaborative delivery.

From raw data to a useful result

Worked on a 51-page SRS, requirements gathering, risk analysis, UML/ER models, test cases, Scrum planning and web interfaces.

• Gathered requirements, analyzed risks and estimated project effort with the group.
• Co-authored a 51-page Software Requirements Specification (SRS) describing the proposed product and its functions.
• Created UML and Entity-Relationship diagrams to connect user behavior with the underlying data model.
• Documented test cases and worked within a Scrum-based development approach.
• Contributed to web interface development and documented payment security considerations, including PCI DSS-related requirements.

What I contributed

Academic group collaboration across requirements, system design, documentation and frontend contributions.

• Contributed to translating the initial charity-service problem into software requirements and acceptance-oriented documentation.
• Participated in the UML/ER modeling, risk assessment, test planning and group work coordination.
• Helped turn the requirements into a usable academic web interface.

What the project delivered

• The primary deliverable included a comprehensive 51-page SRS together with UML/ER design artifacts.
• The team developed an academic web-based charity-management interface and associated project documentation.
• The deliverables documented approaches to donation transparency, usability and payment security without a separately verified commercial impact measurement.