#problemstatement

PROBLEM STATEMENT

Problem statements can be divided into 2 parts, the first of which identifies the problem and states the solution, and the second of which focuses on the metrics to evaluate the success of the solution.

Here are a few versions of the first have that I am considering: 

For Penn students arriving in the US for the first time, it isn’t easy to navigate to campus and get around Philly. Penn’s new inPhilly tool will help them with the right resources to find their way around Philadelphia.

International students arriving in Philadelphia need a better resource to understand how to get themselves to campus and around the city, which will be solved through Penn’s inPhilly tool.

International students arriving in Philadelphia and the US for the first time struggle to get to campus from the Airport. Penn’s inPhilly tool will help them prepare for their arrival and help them better adjust to getting around the city of Philadelphia.

Chinese students in the US for the first time don’t have access to enough offline resources to navigate around the city upon around. Penn’s new inPhilly tool will provide both online and offline resources to make this transition easier.

Chinese students arriving in Philadelphia for the first time have an issue with reaching campus and getting around the city, which will be solved by Penn’s new inPhilly tool.

For the second part, I have chosen to go with the following: 

Its success will be measured on the % of international students using the tool and periodic interviews with new students to understand their arrival experiences.

Currently, the problem statement for inPhilly is the following: