COIT20248: Information Systems Analysis and Design , COIS 20025: Systems Development Overview

Assessment 1 - Systems Development

Systems Requirements

Based on the case study, the system requirements are as follows:

3.1Functional Requirements

Functional Requirements of the project are as follows (Satzinger, Jackson& Burd, 2010):

• Registration

Customers must register first to use the system.

• Authentication

Customers, staff and admin must have valid user name and password for accessing the system

• Authorisation levels

Different user have different roles in the system. User can be admin, staff and customer. Admin can have all the access to update the records whereas staff can insert the data and read them but cannot edit them. But the customer can only read the data.

• Order Book

Customer can order the book online. Staff can order the book to the publisher.

• Reserve book

Customer can reserve the book they want.

• Payment

Payment can be done through the system.

• Deadline Notification

Deadline details can be managed by the notification in the system.

• Administrative functions

It is possible to save, view and update details according to authorisation levels.

• Reporting

Report generation for the analysis and evaluation of the business can be done.

3.2 Non Functional Requirements

The non-functional requirements are (Satzinger, Jackson &Burd, 2010):

• Secure Authentication
• Faster data retrieval, storage and update
• user friendly interface
• Easy to maintain and extend the project
• Compatibility
• Data Backup
• Reliable deadline notification
• Safe and secure payment
• Accurate report generation

4.Project Cost Benefit Analysis

Cost benefit Analysis is the process for decision making by comparing cost and benefit of an information system to check whether it is convenient to invest in any project or not. It is performed if the information system project is economically feasible and compare alternative solutions (Shelly & Rosenblatt 2012).

In this Broadway Book Shop project, the cost benefit analysis is performed to check economic feasibility. For this, Net present value (NPV) of the cost is determined. Along with this, return on investment (ROI) and payback period after which project gains profit are calculated. According to the calculation, Net present value is positive, net Return of Investment is 22% and break even occur between 2 and 3 years which is 2.99 years i.e. payback period of this project is around 3 years. From this analysis, the online project of Broadway bookshop is feasible and project can be initiated.

4. Project Schedule

According to Satzinger, Jackson and Burd (2010) a work breakdown structure is list of all the required activities for the project. There are number of tasks sub divided into sub tasks. It identifies the outline of the project by giving general information.

Figure1 shows the work breakdown structure of the project. There are tasks divided into initial planning, requirements analysis, design, coding and testing, Implementation and documentation. These are also further divided