1.0 Introduction A team of Electronic Commerce consultants has been invited to assess, design and build a small intranet application for Superior Builders Merchants (SBM) for part of its business operation.1.1 General Description of Project Superior Builders Merchants (SBM) is small private merchandising company selling building materials to the construction industry. With its increasing sales and inventory, the management of SBM would like to keep track and record of what are the saleable products and not saleable products. In addition, to improve their collection of debts from their customers, SBM would also like to monitor their customers by looking at how often they patronized SBM, w ...view middle of the document...
4.2 Database Designer · To collect data from client and analyse it · To create and design database · To implement and maintain the database · Implement user manual 1.4.3 Documentation Manager · To compile and record of all materials or resources that we used · Writing all agendas, journals, final report · Implement user manual 1.4.4 Presentation Co-ordinator · Creating Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs) and Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERDs) · Consolidating and preparing of final materials for presentation · Designing and creating of web page using Dreamweaver or Microsoft FrontPage 2.0 Detailed Analysis 2.1 SWOT Analysis of SBM StrengthsEstablishedWide selection of productsStrong customer baseExtensive distribution network WeaknessesManual operation leads to more human errors and slow in operationsInflexible rulesLow customer goodwillPoor inventory control OpportunitiesAdopting Electronic BusinessReduce repetition of works/data flowsEliminate redundancy in data flowsImprove work efficiency and productivityImprove customer service and goodwillSetting of flexible rules ThreatsIf not adopting Electronic BusinessPhase out by competitionPossible acquisition, merging by competitorsOver reliant on manufacturers 3.0 Project Phases and Time Schedule 3.1 Flowchart This flowchart describes the different phases of the project and their schedules. The schedule, main tasks and documents produced of the phases will be described in more detail in each phase below.The project starts on 12-3-2001 and ends on 27-4-2001.This project is divided into 6 phases: 3.2 Gantt Chart This chart is to show a graphical presentation of the project that shows each phase as a horizontal bar whose length is proportional to its time for completion. Microsoft Project software will be used to create the chart.Task Name Week 519/3-25/3 Week 626/3-1/4 Week 72/4-8/4 Week 89/4-15/4 Week 916/4-22/4 Week 1023/4-29/4 Project Planning Phase Study & Analysis Phase Database Development Phase Screen Designing Phase Documentation Phase Demonstration Phase 3.3 Project Planning Phase Project planning phase is normally informal, and does not require a lot of resources.Duration of this phase: 19th March 2001 - 30th March 2001.Practical things will be handled at this phase: · Agreement on regular meetings times with and without the customer · Agreement on working methods · Agreement on working tools · Determining roles for the members of the group At the end of this phase, the following deliverable(s) will be submitted for review and approval: · Project Management Plan (PMP) This document includes information about the phases of the project, schedule, and general arrangements of the project.3.4 Study & Analysis Phase Study & Analysis Phase studies and analyzed the requirements of Superior Builders Merchants (SBM). The purpose of this phase is to define the software implemented during ...
