ITS 3110 SUS Applied System Analysis Paper

This week, you will continue working on the solution you have envisioned so far. The work that will be added this week will increment the information you have produced so far, complementing it in a coherent manner.

Tasks

Using the Microsoft Word document created in W2 Assignment 2, add 3–4 pages to it by completing the following tasks:

Describe the requirements of the elicitation techniques you consider should be used.

Include documentation as required by the requirements elicitation plan.

Add a list of functional and nonfunctional requirements.

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Applied System Analysis
Chernae Dalton
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Applied System Analysis
Company description
Hospitality and tourism represent some of the largest sectors in the world. The sector has
adopted technology extensively which is responsible for its size due to high growth and
expansion. Despite adopting technology extensively, opportunities exist giving room for
innovations. Some of the challenges that tourists find when they visit a new region is an inability
to identify a hospitality establishment that meets their budget. Despite finding accommodation
within their budget, some people still struggle to find a place that will meet their needs as they
lack the support services they desire (Bryson, 2018). Therefore, the need to provide such
information to a client makes it a convenient experience as the customer will not waste time and
incur additional cots moving from one hotel to another seeking the hotel which offers their
needs.
Stakeholders of the project
The hospitality and tourism establishments are major stakeholders that need to be
consulted in the development of the application (Bryson, 2018). These stakeholders will offer
information that will be added to the application allowing the clients to be well informed about
the features of their desired hospitality establishment.
The customers will as well be involved as it will present them with the opportunity to
give their ideas on some of the features that need to be included or dismissed altogether. That
way, the application will be more desirable to them.
The government will as well be involved as it is the main body that regulates companies
by ensuring compliance with the set standards (Bryson, 2018). Involving the government will as
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well make it possible to identify the basis and means that will be observed when paying taxes
after customer engagement on the platform.
Statement of work
Purpose: To develop an app that will ease the process of finding accommodation that
meets the needs of the client (Bryson, 2018).
Scope of work: The process involves the collection of data from hotels, its organization,
and analysis as well as coding it to ensure it provides meaningful information when included in
the app (O’Reilly et al, 2017).
Period of performance: The project will start from January 5, 2020, to August 11, 2020.
The project will be carried out 8hrs daily 5 days in a week for the 8 months.
Applicable standards: The application meets the standards of a functional application as
required by the government through the IT department.
Acceptance criteria: The app will be accepted upon allowing the hotels and tourism
establishments to interact with each other effectively (O’Reilly et al, 2017).
Feasibility analysis
Ergonomic feasibility of the app will focus on the ability of the user and the service
provider, the tourist and hospitality sector making it possible for the client to solve their
challenges when the need arises (Bryson, 2018).
Organizational feasibility refers to the ability of the application to bring the stakeholders
together making it possible for them to interact in a way that leads to value addition to the parties
involved (Bryson, 2018).
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Technical feasibility of the app focuses on the ability of the app to run effectively without
developing challenges that give one of the stakeholders or both, the opportunity to take
advantage of the other (O’Reilly et al, 2017). For example, there should no lies or hidden
charges. Additional, the app needs to be designed in a way that its functioning is not affected by
a high number of users. That way, it will be possible to meet the needs of the involved parties
leading to their value addition.
References
Bryson, A. E. (2018). Applied optimal control: optimization, estimation and control. Routledge.
O’Reilly, M., Duffin, J., Ward, T., & Caulfield, B. (2017). Mobile app to streamline the
development of wearable sensor-based exercise biofeedback systems: system
development and evaluation. JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies, 4(2), e9.
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Project Design Phase.
SDLC Project Plan.
The systems development life cycle also known as application development life cycle describes
activities such as planning, developing and providing an experimentation on an information
system. This will enable me in the application of this skills. Its lifecycle concept is applicable to
numerous software and hardware configurations.
The project schedules.
The system development life cycle is composed of seven stages to be followed effectively to
attain our desired objective. The seven procedural steps are:
i.
Analysis / Analyzing. Input is gathered and the weaknesses / downfalls and strengths are
learned.
ii.
Design. Answers the question, “In which way will we obtain what we want?” Feedback
and opinions are offered.
iii.
Development. The generation of all the actual code is developed in this step.
iv.
Testing / Experimentation. This is done to ensure quality is produced and methods such
as code quality and unit testing are implemented in the process.
v.
Implementation. The system is put in operation to begin the intended purpose.
vi.
Documenting. Describes that the system is in operation.
vii.
Evaluating. Assessing its performance is done to ensure that its performance is in check
and its output is the intended.
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Assessment of progress plan.
This assessment ensures careful planning and requires that practicability is observed. In this way
a plan is undertaken effectively and efficiently ensuring that the intended mission, objectives,
goals and visions are attained.
The assessment will involve undertaking the following activities:
A. Creating / forming a team. An active team is beneficial as it encourages innovation and
keeps the undertakings on track. Check-ins are performed within the team all throughout
the life of the project.
B. Goal and objectives visualization. The intended end output imposes reality and makes the
project lively. Procedures to be used to attain the endpoint are brought up.
C. Application of tools. These tools will help in progress measurement since they are simple
in its application and will ensure the team is performing.
D. Future planning’s. This will aid in scheduling into small portions easily to be measured
such as project on a huge scale.
E. Deadline establishment. Due periods are formed to ensure minimal time is utilized and
this will benefit in the attainment of various plans within their specified periods.
A Staffing Plan.
This plan ensures that there are various duties and responsibilities in place and ensures that every
employee is assigned duties and responsibilities according to his or her skills without any
discrimination. The workers are placed in various departments according to the requirements of
the departments. In the creation of the plan the following will be undertaken:
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i.
Establishment of various job descriptions. As such positions which relate to each other
are established which ensures that visions of every department are attained and makes it
easy for job distribution among the employees.
ii.
Assessment of workers. Association with workers is done to ascertain their skills and
know the areas they can perform best as well as examining their productivity in the
organization.
iii.
Alteration of previous staffing decisions. Undertaking this will ensure that the staff is
operating under the current business trends and the current technology and may be
performed by making calculations on the turnover trends of a company.
iv.
Creation of alternative staffing plans. This back up ensures that estimated number of
workers required during various periods of the year are met and flexibility is achieved.
A Communication Plan.
A proper communication plan ensures that messages disseminated to the audience is delivered.
Measurable results are obtained as information is specified and scrutinized. A proper plan to
attain the objectives includes:
A. Making an analysis of a situation. Gathering of various information should be done and
its analysis performed by brainstorming, taking surveys and issuing questionnaires
including formation of focus groups.
B. Establishment of the main audiences. The key audiences of the information to be
disseminated are defined and may be clients, members and non-members.
C. Establishment of media channels. Numerous channels of passing information are put in
place to make sure that the target audiences receive intended messages.
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D. Time tabling. To ensure intended outcome and objectives attainment, planning on
timing the steps should be prioritized for maximization of the results.
E. Evaluating various outcomes. Measurement of outcomes help identify if the objectives
were met and improvements and corrections may be made again.
A Risk Management Plan.
It includes strategies and various techniques for establishment and the confrontation of threats
that are likely to affect adversely. The plan should be less consuming and inexpensive, the
following should be put in place:
i.
Establishment of risk management philosophy. This will make sure that the company
provides status on the position it is on risk management. Such as ensuring long term
objectives and making sure that the various activities of management are pro-active.
ii.
Creating a risk management policy. This will aid in breaking down a philosophy into
precise with clear actions.
iii.
Formation of a risk management department. This department will be concerned with
identifying risks, undertaking risk control, making records and implementation of control
measures.
iv.
Providing for various techniques of risk identification. Risk identification will determine
risk that may face an organization and their characteristics may be noted. Methods which
will be used to identify such risks include:
a. Physical inspection.
b. Using checklists.
c. Information gathering techniques.
d. Hazard and operability study method.
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e. Documentation review.
v.
Establishment of risk evaluation technique. Likelihood of risk happening is stipulated
and identify which risk will pose great effects. Examples of the methods which will be
used are; the risk maps, probability theory and event tree analysis.
vi.
Managing risks through insurance. This will involve a contractual agreement, premium
payment and a benefit payment between the insurance firm and the organization.
References.
Verschuren, P., Doorewaard, H., & Mellion, M. (2010). Designing a research project (Vol.
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M., Glaser, D., & Sage, M. (1998). Improving staffing with a resource management plan.
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Ceschi, M., Sillitti, A., Succi, G., & De Panfilis, S. (2005). Project management in plan-based
and agile companies. IEEE software, 22(3), 21-27.
Zwikael, O., & Ahn, M. (2011). The effectiveness of risk management: an analysis of project
risk planning across industries and countries. Risk Analysis: An International Journal,
31(1), 25-37.
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