A Project Interim Report

On

“Improve the efficiency of project site activities through daily monitoring,

online system development and communication improvements.”

for

“Pyrox I-City Pvt. Ltd.”

By

Sudarshan R N
Roll No. 18063

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement of

Summer Internship Programme

Under the Guidance of

Mr. Nishanth M S
Head of Operation & Business Strategy
Pyrox I-City Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru
&

Prof. Mohamed Minhaj

Associate Professor - Systems
SDMIMD, Mysore

SDM Institute for Management Development

Mysore, Karnataka, India
May 2019
Table of Contents
..........................................................................................................................................................1
CHAPTER 1-INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................3
1.1 Industry Overview ......................................................................................................................4
1.2 About the company ....................................................................................................................6
1.2.1 Description of the main activities, functions and processes ...............................................8
CHAPTER 2-SITUATION ANALYSIS ..........................................................................................9
2.1 Context of the Project ..............................................................................................................10
CHAPTER 3-PROJECTMETHODOLOGY ................................................................................11
3.1 Background of the study ..........................................................................................................12
3.2 Project Methodology ................................................................................................................12
3.2.1 Objectives .........................................................................................................................12
3.2.2 Waterfall Model ................................................................................................................12
3.3 Approach Selected ...................................................................................................................18
3.3.1 Agile Methodology ...........................................................................................................18
3.4 Limitations/ Challenges ...........................................................................................................19
CHAPTER 1-INTRODUCTION
1.1 Industry Overview
India has booming population & crowded localities and unplanned growth which has always been a
city with heavy fire risk. The risk has now been further increased with the expansion of industries
and construction of high-rise buildings in major cities. Many of the high-rise buildings have not yet
installed adequate fire safety systems which is considered to be very essential for safety. According
to NCRB, a total of 18,450 cases of fire accidents were reported in India in 2015, an average of 62
deaths per day in the last 5 years, with 1,193 persons injured and 17,700 killed. The cause-wise
analysis of fire accidents concluded that 42.1% of deaths were due to fire accidents in residential
buildings. Huge sums of money are given out as compensation after the accidents which causes huge
losses all around.

According to ‘India Fire Safety Equipment Market Outlook, 2021’, fire safety equipment market of
India is growing with a CAGR of more than 15% from last six years. India fire safety equipment
market comprises of three major segments: fire-fighting equipment, fire alarm & detection equipment
and fire-fighter personal protection equipment. Fire-fighting equipment market includes fire
extinguisher, fire sprinkler and other fire-fighting apparatus such as fire hydrant, fire hose reel, fire
bucket, etc. Fire alarm, control panel, call point, smoke detector, heat detector, flame detector and
other devices are part of fire detection system. Fire-fighter personal protection apparatus consist of
fire resistance suit, fire blanket and others such as fire helmet, fire gloves, fire shoes, fire harness,
etc. Currently, fire-fighting segment is accounting for the largest demand within the fire safety
equipment market.

India fire safety systems and equipment market are witnessing substantial growth on account of rising
consumer awareness for fire safety solutions, rise in fire incidences, and overall growth in
construction sector. Moreover, growing adoption of fire safety solutions across various verticals
including commercial, industrial, retail, oil & gas, hospitality, and residential have further propelled
the demand for fire safety systems and equipment in the country.

According to 6Wresearch, India Fire Safety Systems and Equipment market is projected to grow at
a CAGR of more than 9% during 2017-23. In India fire safety systems and equipment market, the
fire-fighting system & equipment segment captured major share in terms of revenues followed by
fire detection and alarm systems. Additionally, construction in certain key areas such as hospitality,
retail, entertainment, transportation, and residential are expected to further fuel the demand for these
systems and equipment in the country.

According to Miheer Ghotikar, Director, HD Fire, “Fire safety market in India would witness robust
growth over the next few years. Rapid urbanization in Tier-II and Tier-III cities, growth in sectors
such as infrastructure, retail, logistics, healthcare, hospitality coupled with favourable industrial
policies like Make in India would further drive the market for fire-fighting products.”

“With recent fire incidents and death tolls, the need for fire safety in high risk areas have increased.
Fire safety regulations in India would be more stringent in the coming years and would help to
transform the unorganized sector to organized one, He further added.”

According to Prijo Samuel, Assistant Research Manager, Research and Consulting, 6Wresearch. “In
2016, the Western region of the country held major market in terms of revenues, followed by the
Northern region. Rising development across commercial and residential verticals across Gujarat and
Maharashtra is one of the key reasons for the growth of Western region in India.”

Additionally, “Within fire sprinklers market, wet pipe sprinklers captured highest revenue share in
2016, followed by pre-action sprinklers. These systems are widely used across various applications
as these are cost effective and doesn't require periodic maintenance,” Samuel added.

According to Anuj Mehrotra, Senior Research Analyst, Research and consulting, 6Wresearch. “In
India fire safety systems and equipment market, the fire-fighting system & equipment accounted for
major market revenue share, owing to higher penetration of sprinklers, suppression, and extinguishers
across the country. However, during the forecast period, the market for fire detection and alarm
systems is anticipated to register substantial growth due to higher adoption of smoke detectors across
residential and commercial verticals in India.”

Additionally, “In the fire extinguisher segment, dry chemical fire extinguishers acquired major
market. During 2017-23, the demand for clean agent fire extinguishers is likely to increase across
various industries requiring non residual fire solutions.”

Some of the major companies in India Fire Safety Systems & Equipment Market include Honeywell,
Tyco, UTC, Nitin Fire Protection, Siemens, HD Fire, etc.
Indian Fire Alarm Market Segments

1.2 About the company

Company history and background

Pyrox: Integrated Safety System: Freedom from Excessive Cabling the Residential Apartment Sector
has seen high growth world over and specially in India owing to the burgeoning young middle upper
class whose buying power has been fuelled by the IT /ITES industry. Hitherto there has never been
an integrated approach to provide safety and security to the apartment sector. While the innovation
trends are more towards Home Security and Home Automation the integrated safety security needs
of an apartment complex as a whole have been largely neglected barring a security guard who is
generally hired by apartment associations.

Pyrox for the first time provides an integrated security and fire safety solution including smoke
detection, LPG gas leak detection, CCTV surveillance, panic-emergency, public address to
residential apartment segment. Pyrox thus becomes a one stop solution for the segment and the
apartment builder and the associations are spared the trouble of dealing with multiple vendors and
non-customised solutions. Pyrox which is able to save 90% of the cabling compared to conventional
systems due to a patented technology has already found acceptance in the Delhi market and has been
implemented in 70 buildings and another 25 buildings are under progress. Armed with a smoke
detector that is immune to false triggering from dust and steam the Pyrox system is rapidly been
adopted in high rise apartment due to its ease of implementation and maintenance. Pyrox modules
are designed to perform the functions of detection annunciation and communication for a particular
area thus enabling the fire personnel to get a comprehensive audio and visual bi-directional access to
the affected premises through reliable means without loss of command control. Pyrox, while having
all these additional benefits can save around 30% costs for the customers owing to its reduced cabling
architecture.

Webgilant Fire Ready

As everything around us gets smarter- smart -watches -homes-phones it is opportune time for
breaking new grounds to make Fire Safety Equipment smarter. Developments in Artificial
intelligence, IOT and Machine Learning provide profound opportunities for bringing about a
paradigm shift in dependability and effectivity of Fire Safety Systems. Having 20 years of domain
experience in Designing and installation of Fire Safety equipment augmented by a team of Fire
Fighting domain experts and technologists, at Webgilant Fire Ready are committed to bring state-of-
the art solutions to make Fire Safety Systems truly dependable.

Our Webgilant (an acronym for web-intelligent-vigilant) Fire Ready (WFR) – one M2M Smart City
Standard Compliant, Cyber Secure platform, is a principal initiative to bring true value to the millions
spent in deploying Fire Safety Systems. This platform endeavours to automatically perform a periodic
real time tests on of Fire Safety systems in addition to continuous online monitoring of the various
vital system parameters to ensure the “Continuous Readiness” of these systems without any manual
intervention, thereby saving manpower costs while eliminating any scope for human omissions

WFR is a system that does automatic maintenance runs of the pump house at periodic, pre-
programmed intervals. This ensures that all equipment is made to operate as if there is a fire situation.
Hence the equipment gets tested automatically without need for any human intervention. Reports of
this testing are recorded and stored. Failures are reported immediately by E-mail and SMS for
necessary action. Thus, the Webgilant ensures that the system is maintained in a healthy condition
all the time guaranteeing for the first-time fire readiness of the protected premises. The system has
received very conducive reviews in a few exhibitions where even Home Ministry Departments of
various state governments have shown protecting critical infrastructure and public places by
deployment of a government owned server to which will give them a bird’s eye view of the status of
the buildings in the city/state.

The Webgilant Fire Ready platform also provides facility to integrate the monitoring of the Fire
Alarm System. The critical performance parameters of Fire Alarm Systems including Zone
Configuration, Faults in Zone/Loop and monitoring of Panel healthiness in covered exhaustively to
ensure the availability of a functional system to facilitate timely identification of a probable hazard.

Currently, Webgilant and the associated Fire Detection Monitoring Hardware are protecting multiple
prestigious installations in Bangalore and Pune city of India.

1.2.1 Description of the main activities, functions and processes

The main activities that include is to manufacture the 2 main products that is Smoke detectors and
Heat detectors.
The main functions are search for the project that wants the smoke detectors, heat detectors to be
fixed and processes that include is to market and sell the idea of the project to the client so that they
can understand about the project.

Products

The main products in Pyrox Pvt. Ltd. Is Smoke detectors and Heat detectors.
Smoke Detectors:
A smoke detector is a device that senses smoke, typically as an indicator of fire. Commercial security
devices issue a signal to a fire alarm control panel as part of a fire alarm system, while household
smoke detectors, also known as smoke alarms, generally issue a local audible or visual alarm from
the detector itself.

Heat Detectors:
A heat detector is a fire alarm device designed to respond when the convected thermal energy of a
fire increases the temperature of a heat sensitive element. The thermal mass and conductivity of the
element regulate the rate flow of heat into the element. All heat detectors have this thermal lag. Heat
detectors have two main classifications of operation, “rate-of-rise” and “fixed temperature”. The heat
detector is used to help in the reduction of damaged property. It is triggered when temperature
increases.

Role and importance of the function(s) that you have worked in.

The role which is assigned is find the mobile app developers. To have an idea of the application the
requirement for the application has to be done with the help of the MIS concepts and with that the
developers can develop an application, and which can use for the daily monitoring report and tower
wise reports without any extra work in excel.
CHAPTER 2-SITUATION ANALYSIS
2.1 Context of the Project
The main context of the project is that get to know about the daily monitoring data reports, how do
they work, how many people work on that particular project that are taken by the company, how
many smoke and heat detectors erected and commissioned and how many of the smoke and heat
detectors are billed this is comes under the tower wise reports as per the projects how many of SD
and HD are erected and commissioned as per flat to the tower.

After understanding the reports the main objective of the project is the need of the mobile app to
easy update of these reports and this can be done by developing the mobile application and as per
the project, the company need an app developer to develop an app so that the search for the
developers has to be done and for developers the requirements has to be given to understand the
what type of the app development they have to develop. The requirements can be made with the
help of the MIS concepts which is flowcharts, sample templates and other things with respect to an
app developer. The main use of this app is that the site supervisors which are in the particular
project they can easily update the data without any extra work on the excel.

 Problem Identification
Pyrox I-City uses a project management and task management tool called trello which is
used to update the reports and it can be accessible by commission engineer, operation team
and sales team. The problem was found by the company is that, it takes times to update the
report in trello and site supervisor have to do the extra work to update the reports. This is
the main problem that has been identified by the company and we have to search for mobile
app developers to develop an app and by app the direct update can happen without any extra
work and waste of time.

 External factors

The external factors to this project are, an app developer.

 Internal factors

Internally, system managers, commission engineers and sales team.

 Technology factors

Technically, the app development language and the methods to do the requirement analysis.
 CHAPTER 3-
PROJECTMETHODOLOGY
3.1 Background of the study
Pyrox I-City Pvt. Ltd. provides an integrated security and fire safety solution including smoke
detection, LPG gas leak detection, CCTV surveillance, panic-emergency, public address to
residential apartment and industrial segments.
Improve the efficiency of project site activities through daily monitoring, online system development
and communication improvements.
As per the study, the mail goal is to improve the efficiency of the project site which can be done with
development of mobile application and simplify the updating method for daily monitoring reports.
1. Dispatch Tracker
 Material
 Consumables
 Tool
2. Tower wise work report
3. Day wise material tracker
4. Commissioning
5. Credit control
6. Project wise execution report

 Problem definition
Currently, these reports are updating with the help of trello software, but the problem by using
trello is that which takes more time to get the entire report and user must work extra.

3.2 Project Methodology

3.2.1 Objectives
Improvement of the system by development of application software with the use of MIS
(Waterfall Model, Vendors Management) concepts.

3.2.2 Waterfall Model

1. Project requirements
The project requirements provide a road map for the project, with the budget and time frames
details.
 The purpose is to define the requirements for creating a downloadable mobile application for
Android application for daily monitoring of the report. This will outline all the necessary
information to start development.
The intended audience for this document is Pyrox I-City commission engineer, operation team
and the sales team. Throughout the rest of this, the project will be broken up into sections for:
Project Description, System Features, External Interface Requirements, and Non-Functional
Requirements.
This project is to take the existing online catalogue that is trello software and convert them to
a mobile application. The benefits of this project are to be able to use a mobile device to make
the reports more assessable. The goal is to make it as easy as possible to view and update
reports with anyone using the application. This will allow for users to view and get the daily
monitoring reports on the go.
This program will allow users to be able to review and update reports from their mobile phone.
Any phone that supports Android 2.2 or higher will be able to install the applications and run
the application from their phone. This app will allow users to have a seamless experience as
if they were doing so on their pc through their software trello.
Time line analysis
The time taken for design and implementation.

2. Analysis
Users are interviewed by the analysts to understand the needs from the system. Output from
this step is a detailed requirements document that specifies the objectives.
The requirements can be analysed by using of flow chart, data flow diagram (DFD) and user
case.

The software will run on the Android operating system version 2.2 or higher. All devices that
support this version of the Android operating system will be able to run the application, the
application is developed by Android SDK. The intent of this application is to utilize the data
on a mobile device but with the functionality and interface designed for mobile phone. The
application should be integrated with the existing catalogue for easy updates. The software
must run on the Android operating system. The mobile phone has existing hardware/software
constraints. The software must also use the language supported by the Android development
environment, java plus the Android SDK.
 Compared to older system (trello software) the new system will improve the performance and
expected increase in the efficiency with frequent update in the system.
Data has been stored in the system that are entered in the system and user can retrieve the data
as per their requirements. The different kind of reports will be created for external entities
that is in form of excel and pdf file. Other systems that are in the organization is that trello
software that is less efficient as compared with new system (mobile application) which will
be less interact with trello software.

3. Design
The goals can be achieved with providing the clear and precise guidelines as to how the
system will be built to the vendors (app developers).
Details has to give to the vendors about the logic to be used, the screen, decision manner,
rules followed in the system and how the collections of data inputs entered to the system. The
details about the user interface with the menu option will be provided. The final data will be
stored and can be retrieved in the form of excel and pdf file and exact logic and architecture
will be provided.

Session Management – Standard

 After installing the Application from the App store the user will be asked to login with
their details
 Upon successful login, the user can select from the following report options:
o Dispatch tracker
o Tower wise work report
o Day wise material tracker
o Commissioning
o Credit control
o Project wise execution report
 Once a report is selected user can update the details
 Finally, User will get direct report in the form of excel and pdf file.

Session Management – Search

 After installing the Application from the App store the user will be asked to login with
their details
  Upon successful login, the user can select from the following report options or use the
search function indicated by the search icon in the top right corner of the application.
 Once the icon is selected two open text field will be available to the user to search for
the report name - by report number or by keyword.
 Following a successful query, the search feature will query the application database
to display the search results. Following an unsuccessful query, the search feature will
display an error message that no matches were found.
 A user can select the desired report from the results and proceed to update the details.

Session Management – Sub Navigation

 After installing the Application from the App store the user will be asked to login with
their details
 Upon successful login, the user can select from the following options, search or use
the sub navigation to find the following items:
o About Company
o Reports
o Images/Videos
o Contact Us
 Should a user select to about the company, the company details will be on their mobile
device.
 Should a user select to download the excel or pdf file, it will be viewed on their mo-
bile device.
 Should a user select images/videos, the image/video list will display. Upon selecting
a image/video it will play on their device.
 Should a user select Contact Us, the call feature will open on their mobile device.

User interface

 All users shall be able to zoom into images using the standard gestures on mobile
devices.
 All Users will be able to update or view the reports by swiping left to right.
 All users should be able to go back to the report category page via the back button in
the top corner.
 All users should be able to search by keyword or report number.
  All users should be able to navigate using the sub navigation icons to access the report
pdf, images/videos, and to contact a representative.

Flowchart

4. Coding and Testing

To build the system the coding has to be done and this can be done with the programming
language that supported by the Android development environment, java plus the Android
software development kit (SDK).

Some of issues are:

The platform (combination of OS and programming languages) that will be used that has to
be support with all the version of Android. To reduce some of the conflicts while coding the
 practice of coding documentation will be done and testing like sub—testing and integration
testing can also be done.

5. Implementation and Integration

Once the system is ready the testing can be done that is, alpha test regarding the use of the
software in conditions that would be the case in actual case and beta testing-full capacity for
the purpose it is created for (production mode)

Integration of the software will be done with the everyday processes of the organization.
Onetime cutover – using the new system with abending the older software
Parallel cutover – old and new system exists for certain period of time, which allows the user
to use both

6. Maintenance
This phase initiated once the system has been tested and installed into production. This entails
recording problems and feature enhancements, problem to be attended and feature
enhancements are attempted when there are possible within the existing structure of the
system.
Maintenance is often outsourced to firms and agencies that have specialist skills in the task.
Some systems are often in continuous production for decades after they have developed. They
are maintained by agencies that have skilled employees who know the old technology and
can create updates and patches for the system to remain relevant.

 Alternative way
Agile Methodology can used for this problem, because this method relied on short-analysis-
design coding-testing-cycles, with the close user interaction and flexible team compositions
to build the software. This emphasis on reducing and controlling risk.
Shorter life cycles ensured that bugs and design flaws were detected early, and the user
involvement throughout the project ensured the requirement.
This method relay on creating program quickly and with close user interaction with the
customer.
3.3Approach Selected

3.3.1 Agile Methodology

In agile methodology the system’s risks will be controlled and reduced.

The direct interaction with the customers with quick response to the developers.
With the close interaction with the customers the requirements can change with the
customer’s needs.
This will improve the quality of the project.
This open working environment and limit on number of hours to remain motivate and
productive.

 Problem solving approach

We can implement this method by developing the mobile application for the internal users,
that helps the user to update the report frequently and directly get the report in form of
document and pdf file.

 Rationale and motivation

o Improve the efficiency and system of the company.
o Easily understandable and adoptable.
o Get the best vendors for app development (technical bid).

 Description of the approach

Problem can be solved with the help of MIS methodology; those are Waterfall and Agile
Methodology. These methods can get the required requirements, flowchart and blueprint for
the developers to understand about the situation and do the required system.

 Steps of execution
o Project Requirements
o Analysis
o Design
o Coding and Testing
o Implementation and Integration
o Maintenance
o Vendor Selection
o Vendor Contracts and Service Levels
3.4 Limitations/ Challenges
Limitations and Challenges would be is that, it takes time to develop the application software as per
the requirements given to the developers and changes as per the customer need.