Designing a New Direct Sales and Accounting System
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Technical Paper
Final Project Plan
Submitted by: Angel Martinez
INTRODUCTION
In this paper, I will be simulating, that as a project manager, I have been designated to design a new Direct sales and Accounting System for up a coming business “Especially for you Jewelers”, or EFYJ. I will be assessing Business benefits, explaining the capabilities, and giving examples of three (3) possible scenarios. I will attempt to create a Vision Document, Activity Diagram, and a Use Case Description.
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
When designing any new system special considerations, guidelines, and specification should be taken into consideration. It is best practice that as many people as possible participate in the project, adding some sort of input so that the end result produced is one that all actors involved will be satisfied with. The actors involved can include the client, oversight committee, customers, and users (people that use the actual system). First we need to define the scope of the mission, problems, propose quick fixes, and implement them in a way that will create a smooth and natural flow of process. Many times a project is developed in Iterations or phases. This way, in theory, the system will only get better with time, and eliminate, or develop needed capabilities. It is best, in my opinion, to proceed with an agile approach.
To start us off, I have thought of a couple business benefits that would enable the company to move forward, meet current demands, and take a competitive advantage within the industry.
Help customers pay promptly
Having a well-designed, precise, and easy to read accounting system, the company would be able to simplify how customers make payments. Helping customers to identify when payments of items purchased needed to start being paid off.
Increase customer loyalty
This would benefit the business by being able to track what certain customers have bought, and send out sales information and special offers tailored to them. This
Technical Paper
Final Project Plan
Submitted by: Angel Martinez
INTRODUCTION
In this paper, I will be simulating, that as a project manager, I have been designated to design a new Direct sales and Accounting System for up a coming business “Especially for you Jewelers”, or EFYJ. I will be assessing Business benefits, explaining the capabilities, and giving examples of three (3) possible scenarios. I will attempt to create a Vision Document, Activity Diagram, and a Use Case Description.
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
When designing any new system special considerations, guidelines, and specification should be taken into consideration. It is best practice that as many people as possible participate in the project, adding some sort of input so that the end result produced is one that all actors involved will be satisfied with. The actors involved can include the client, oversight committee, customers, and users (people that use the actual system). First we need to define the scope of the mission, problems, propose quick fixes, and implement them in a way that will create a smooth and natural flow of process. Many times a project is developed in Iterations or phases. This way, in theory, the system will only get better with time, and eliminate, or develop needed capabilities. It is best, in my opinion, to proceed with an agile approach.
To start us off, I have thought of a couple business benefits that would enable the company to move forward, meet current demands, and take a competitive advantage within the industry.
Help customers pay promptly
Having a well-designed, precise, and easy to read accounting system, the company would be able to simplify how customers make payments. Helping customers to identify when payments of items purchased needed to start being paid off.
Increase customer loyalty
This would benefit the business by being able to track what certain customers have bought, and send out sales information and special offers tailored to them. This
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