Rationale: The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate your ability to apply all the concepts of planning and project management to a practical scenario involving a business information system....

Rationale:

The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate your ability to apply all the concepts of planning and project management to a practical scenario involving a business information system.  You are required to thoroughly analyse and design your proposed information system.

Task:

You have been contracted by a company to develop an information system for $50,000.  During this assignment, you will undertake a thorough systems analysis and design on the proposed system.

The business that you design the information system for is of your own choosing.  Preferably develop a system for an area that you are interested in, have had prior experience, or perhaps for a company you work for.
You cannot design the system for the same company that another student has chosen, nor can you reproduce a design for an existing well-known company.  The information system you chose should be of small to medium size/complexity.

You are required to deliver the following specifications before the project can commence:


1.    Identify the Problem – Provide a system vision document that outlines the problem description, system capabilities, and the expected business benefits (minimum 300 words).
2.    Quantify Project Approval Factors – Complete the following tasks (minimum 500 words):
a.    Provide a table with a breakdown of the estimated time for project completion using excel or a similar program.


b.    Provide a table with a summary of the development costs for the project and system using excel or a similar program (use Australian dollars).
c.    Provide a table with a summary of the estimated annual operating costs using excel or a similar program (use Australian dollars).
d.    Undertake a cost/benefit analysis:
i.    Describe the anticipated benefits from the deployment of the new system (outline tangible and intangible benefits).
Provide a table with a summary of estimated annual benefits
3.    Perform a Risk and Feasibility Analysis – Complete the following tasks (minimum 500 words):
a.    Determine organisational risks and feasibility.

b.    Evaluate technological risks and feasibility.
c.    Assess resource risks and feasibility.
d.    Identify schedule risks and feasibility.