Introduction

As time goes on, the demand for technology in the business sector continues to increase (Fabian, 2010). The aim of this project was to prepare a system known as skydealer business operating system. The aim of developing this system is to assist retailers in managing their product based business without difficulties. The system will have various benefits especially to the Asian retailers who have ordinary computer knowledge. Some of the tasks performed by this application will comprise of expense management, purchase order, employee management, and inventory management among others. One of the key advantages of these system is that it will be easy to use, no time will be wasted on training, consultants or reading the manual.

Project scope assessment and management

This project involves development of software application aimed to solve various problems identified among the small and mid-level retailers in Asia. After conducting research, the team identified that the Asian small and mid-level business people were in a high demand for advanced system that could solve various business issues they had (Van, 2015). To come up with the best application, the project team ensured all steps involved in software development were adhered to. The team under the leadership of project leader also ensured that each step was undertaken to satisfaction.

For the team to attain its goal, there was a plan which comprised of the task name, status, start date, planned completion, estimated completion and actual completion. To meet the goal of this project, the team had to seek information from the users in order to identify the problems they were experiencing with the current system and what they were expecting to find in new ones (Litwack, 2014). Based on the steps so far undertaken, various issues which had a particular impact on the project came but the team came up with solutions.

Current problems/opportunities

The aim of this project is to introduce application software which will solve various problems which retailers and other business people experience. Some of these problems include challenges in tracking records, report generation, tracking current and sold stock as well as sales and profits. One of the opportunities available is that there is a demand in the Asian small and mid-level retailers for a system that can allow them to manage various activities efficiently (Wilbon, 2015). Developing this system will solve this problem and will make it to gain popularity within shortest time possible.

The unique features associated with this application system like for example being able to connect multiple computers, printer, web camera, and barcode reader, being able to automate 100% of the management process and having the ability to customize software interface and reports will make it one of the best software In the Asian business industry. This features will also make it to gain popularity without spending a lot of money and time in making the business people to know about its existence (Choi, 2015).

Methodology used with models

The aim of developing this system is to solve an already existing problem in the business sector. In order to address the problem in the best way possible, the project team ensured that all steps involved in system development process have been followed (Samer, 2012). The first phase of these development process was to identify user requirements in order to determine the needs of retailers in the Asian market. The process involved group discussions with sample group of people who use business software applications to identify the problems they have in their current systems and find out what they expect new systems to have. Various questions were also asked to identify the reading abilities of the users and to collect the words that they can understand.

The next step was designing system architecture and user interface. In this stage, there was designing of ER diagram (Gope, 2013). In this case, there was designing of pretty user interface to make the software application more user friendly, and also to ensure the user interface can be compatible with different gadgets like laptop, desktop and tablet computers.

The third step was system development (Boillat, 2013). In this case, the development process began by the use of netbeans Ide, making connections with MYSQL, using Java as the core language and Ireports to design reports.

After the system development, the next step was testing and evaluation. The aim of this step was to test for the technical functionality of the software to find out if it was working as expected (Chen, 2015). Some of the key factors considered in this case involved testing for the security of the application by trying to login to the system using different password combinations, testing connectivity using different computers connected to LAN and WIFI, and testing all buttons and features under different conditions to check if they operate.

Project results/work completed

The development process is currently at UI and code development. Based on the completed phases,  the will be  able to run  software special features like for example in windows OS,  java language and a device with a minimum of 2 GB memory capacity to handle graphics. For the sake of security, the final product requires the user to provide a user name and password in order to gain access (James, 2011).

Others features of the portal comprise of connection settings, customer management, product management and sales order. The connection contains information like host name, port number, database name among others. The sales order part gives information concerning stock availability, while the customer management part comprises of customer id, first name, user name, gender among others. Lastly, the sales order part comprises of order availability information like item id, item name, and barcode

Conclusion

In conclusion, this application software is quite fundamental for the small and mid-level business people because it is able to solve various problems. The application is easy to use, and can run in desktop, laptop and tablets. The requirements for this application to run are a minimum of 2 GB memory capacity, Java language and windows operating system.

Developing this software application follows various steps which included identifying user requirements, designing system architecture and user interface, system development and testing and evaluation. Developing these system was done based on a plan which comprised of task, status, planned completion, estimate to completion and actual completion. During various stages of developing this system, various issues which had a particular impact on the project emerged. To avoid interference with the other steps and the quality of the application, the project team established action plans to address them

Reflection and recommendation

Based on the user requirement identified and the features of this software application, the Asian small and mid-level business people will be able to have better experience with this application. It is recommended that all business people to consider using this application in order to realize better business operations. The users should ensure they are aware the features and requirements of this application software.

Terminologies

MYSQL- This is an open source rational database management system that is based on structured query language.

Java language-programing language that has developed its syntax from C and C++

System architecture- conceptual model that explains behaviour, structure and different views of a system

ER diagram- graphical representation of entities and how they relate to one another. Mostly used within databases in computing.

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