Online Group Project- System Analysis & Design

NOTE: Currently in week 2, the ANALYSIS PHASE (Due end of module 7); Group D ONLY.  Need to create applicable data models.  The more data models the better. 

 

Attached is our group project instructions, again I am in group D and we are in week 2 (due end of module 7)

 

Also, attached is week one’s full assignment my group completed, our project plan.  It may come in handy.

  

MGMT321Group Project

You were hired as an analyst to develop a new information system to automate the payroll transactions

in a mid-size organization. The proposed system will contain employees’ data and interface with the

organization’s General Ledger system (GL). The new system will include information such as Employee

ID, Employee Name (broken down into last name, first name), Employee SSN, Employee DOB, Employee

Number of Dependents, Employee Title, Employee Grade, Employee Gross Salary, Tax Deducted,

Employee Net Pay, Pay Interval, Cost Center, Payroll Account Number, etc.

The proposed system total financial benefits exceed the total costs by $65,000 a year over the next five

years.

Create the following documents for the proposed system and deliver each SDLC documents by the end

of each designated module, as shown below

1- The Planning Phase: (Due at the end of Module 6)
A- Create a system request
B- Create a feasibility study
C- Create a project plan

2- The Analysis Phase: (Due at the end of Module 7)
A- Requirement definitions
B- Create the applicable Use cases
C- Create the applicable process model
D- Create the applicable data models

3- The Design Phase: (Due at the end of Module 8)
A- Alternative matrix
B- Architecture report
C- Hardware and software specifications
D- Interface design
E- Physical process model
F- Program design
G- Database and file specifications including physical data model

4- The Implementation Phase: (Due at the end of Module 9)
A- Test Plan
B- Change Management Plan
C- Business contingency plan
D- Training plan

Be sure to read the instructions in the Module Activity for each group assignment.

Designate one person from your group to submit the assignment due that week. Be sure to include all

of the names of the group members in the document(s).

You can submit the Group Assignment by selecting the activity link in the appropriate weekly module, or

submitting it through your group.

Please Note: To access your group, select your group located in the “My Groups” area below the

course menu. You should see the group assignments for Modules 6-9, have the designated

team member submit the group assignment.

After the group assignment has been submitted, be sure everyone fills out the Peer Evaluation form

each week and submit those individually to your instructor using the activity link in your Blackboard

Course. The Peer Evaluation form can be accessed in the module activity in your Blackboard Course.

Project Plan

For our Project Plan, we are going to develop a new information system for a mid-size organization that will automate the payroll transactions. Since we already have all the information that the new system needed, we propose to use the Waterfall Development Methodology because we are going from one phase to the next.

Planning

System

Implementation

Design

Analysis

Estimated Projected Time Frame:

For Estimating the Project Time Frame, the project manager will develop a preliminary estimation of how long it will take to build the new system. There are several sources that the project manager uses to estimate the time frame. First is they can take it from projects that had similar tasks and technologies, an experienced developers can provided the estimation, or the type of methodology that is being used. It is a good practice to keep track of actual time and effort values during the SDLC so the data can be redefine and are used as a guide for future projects. For now, I will use the Industry standard to estimate the project time frame. Within the Industry standard for a typical business application system, they will spends 15% of effort in the planning phase, 20% in the analysis phase, 35% in the design phase, and 30% in the implementation phase. With the planning phase take 5 month to complete, then for the total project time is 33.3 person-month to complete the project.

Project time line

Planning

Analysis

Design

Implementation

15%

20%

35%

30%

5 person-month

6.66 person-month

11.66 person-month

10 person-month

Developing the Work Plan:

Once the project schedule has been established, the project manager can start creating a work plan for the project. The work plan is a schedule that he projects manager use to keep record and keep track of all the tasks that need to be accomplished over the entire project. The project manager will need to identify the entire task that are needed and determine how long each of the tasks will take. Then the task will be organized within the work breakdown structure. For the main task to be complete, the subtask has to be completed first.

Staffing the Project:

The project manager needs to figure out how many staff is needed for the project. The amount of staff is needed depend on how fast they want to finish the project. Increase in staff does not mean increases in productivity. If more staff is needed, make sure to have some kind of reporting structure. The project manager needs to know the staff capabilities and assign task according to their skills. Project manager needs to know how to motivate the staff for a project success.

Coordinating Project Activities:

The project manager needs to have activities put in place during the entire SDLC. Activities are tools that is use to ensure that he project stays on track and that the chance of failure is kept to a minimum. Case Tools (computer-aided software engineering), Standards, and Documentation are all activities that are use within the SDLC cycle.

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