<br/> OVERVIEW<br/>We want to launch a website to help people measure a range of stats, and then turn those facts and figures into Daytum.com-style visualisations.<br/><br/>THE TECH<br/>It's one part data capture (forms), one part filters / cross-referencing tools (comparison layer), and one part charting functionality (presentation layer).<br/>It could become rather whizzy, but at its simplest I think it's pretty straightforward.<br/><br/>HOW IT WORKS<br/>The app will provide a clear structure for measuring business performance.<br/>It will have a checklist of metrics which users can choose from to start tracking key facts and figures (they can also create custom metrics specific to their business).<br/>It will also have a range of filters, so users can cross-reference one metrics against another.<br/>And it will then provide users with Daytum.com-style tools for creating simple but visually pleasing charts, infographics and reports. This will be a highly visual presentation layer, e.g. line graphs, bar charts and so on, and perfect for presentations and pitches.<br/><br/>FEATURES<br/>Measure<br/>• 250+ business metrics<br/>• Define: choose metrics, add custom metrics<br/>• Snapshot: enter some data for a view of where you're at (this is the baseline)<br/>• Track: record key facts and figures over time<br/>Compare<br/>• Benchmark: historical performance data<br/>• Filter: cross-reference KPIs and metrics<br/>• Group metrics dashboard<br/>Evangelize<br/>• Bespoke infographics<br/>• Charts and graphs<br/>• Public and private stats pages<br/>• Slideshow Wizard<br/>Coordinate (some Basecamp-style tools for group collaboration)<br/>• Campaign calendar<br/>• Collaboration tools<br/>• Crowdsourcing resources<br/>• Group management<br/>• Jobs board<br/>• Private workspaces<br/>• Project tracker<br/>• Share assets, documents and files<br/>• Supplier directory<br/>• Workflow dashboard<br/><br/>WHAT ARE WE ARE LOOKING FOR?<br/>We're definitely want...<br/>* Good all-round programming and problem-solving abilities<br/>* At least some experience in Ruby &amp; Rails, with a passion for learning more (LRUG a big plus)<br/>* Healthy skills with standard web technologies and web application development<br/>* Competent front end / CSS skills (we're going down the typography as design route)<br/>* Grid devotee<br/>* The usual working knowledge of day-to-day Unix admin (Linux / OS X, Apache, MySQL) and version control (Git)<br/>* An interest in new technologies, techniques and programming languages<br/>Serious bonus points for experience in...<br/>* Advanced Ruby programming (DSLs all the way down)<br/>* BDD with RSpec and Cucumber<br/>* Object-oriented, domain-driven design<br/>* Cloud infrastructure (EC2 and S3)<br/>* Computer science and discrete mathematics<br/>* JavaScript programming with jQuery<br/>* iPhone application development<br/>* Messaging queues and NoSQL-style data stores<br/>* Front end visualisation techniques<br/>Thanks for reading.<br/>