Tasks and Duties
Week 1 Task: Business Process Analysis:
Your first task focuses on business process analysis. You will need to select a company of your choice and map out its major business processes, emphasizing on the role of business applications. Your document should contain an introduction to the company, detailed descriptions of the business processes, the applications involved, and how these applications support the business processes. The aim of this task is for you to understand how business applications contribute to the smooth running of a company. The deliverable will be a Word document, which should not exceed 20 pages. The document will be graded based on the correctness, completeness and clarity of your analysis.
Week 2 Task: Application Requirement Gathering:
This week, you will play the role of a Business Application Manager and perform requirement gathering for a new business application. You are to select a potential business scenario for a hypothetical company and determine the application requirements. The deliverable is a Word document detailing the scenario, the application requirements, and how these requirements align with the company's goals. The document should have a clear structure, with each requirement explained in detail. The evaluation will be based on the relevance, completeness and coherence of the requirements.
Week 3 Task: Application Design:
This week, you will design a business application based on the requirements gathered in Week 2. The deliverable is a design document detailing the application's architecture, its key features and functionalities, the technologies to be used, and a high-level implementation plan. The document should also include wireframes or mockups of the application's user interface. The evaluation will be based on the relevance of the design to the requirements, the practicality of the design, and the clarity of the explanations.
Week 4 Task: Application Implementation Plan:
This week, you will develop an implementation plan for the business application designed in Week 3. The deliverable is a Word document detailing the tasks to be performed, their estimated duration, the resources required, and potential risks and mitigation strategies. The document should also include a Gantt chart showing the proposed timeline. The evaluation will be based on the feasibility of the plan, the thoroughness of the risk analysis, and the clarity of the explanations.
Week 5 Task: Application Testing Strategy:
This week, you will develop a testing strategy for the business application. The deliverable is a Word document detailing the types of testing to be performed (e.g., unit testing, integration testing, system testing, etc.), the test cases, and the expected results. The document should also explain how the testing will ensure that the application meets the requirements gathered in Week 2. The evaluation will be based on the completeness of the testing strategy, the relevance of the test cases to the requirements, and the clarity of the explanations.
Week 6 Task: Application Maintenance Plan:
In the final week, you will develop a maintenance plan for the business application. The deliverable is a Word document detailing the maintenance activities to be performed, their frequency, the resources required, and potential challenges and mitigations. The document should also explain how the maintenance plan will ensure the long-term effectiveness of the application. The evaluation will be based on the practicality of the plan, the thoroughness of the analysis, and the clarity of the explanations.