Project Brief Supermarket Online System

Question: Write about theProject Brieffor Supermarket Online System. Answer: Overview E-commerce is at the centre of all businesses today, this because it presents more flexibility and efficiency to both customers and suppliers. Similarly, this projects aims to develop a next level system that helps customers buy goods from supermarkets at the touch of a button. To meet this requirement, an elaborate user interface (UI) is needed. This interface will provide easy access to products and provide the customer with a direct understanding of the facilities used to execute their actions (Usability, 2017). In this case, the UIs used should serve all people irrespective of the demographic group they belong or device they use. Vision Consider having the ultimate access to multiple supermarket stores and the product they sell. As a customer, you have the room to make the best choice and are likely to make more purchases at a go to minimise your overall expenditures. This accessibility and availability are what the proposed system will provide. It will meet the customers demands in an efficient way which will translate to a higher customer satisfaction rate thus higher returns in terms of sales. Moreover, it will serve as an extra marketing tool because satisfied customers will influence their friends, relatives and neighbours thus increasing the customer base and the overall sales. Outcomes Overall, the project aims to deliver an interactive online purchase system that will enable customers to have a one on one interaction with multiple franchise supermarkets. This will be met by a visual presentation that will enable them to view, order and confirm purchases. Moreover, the system will serve as an advertisement platform while encompassing the needs of the supplier and consumer (Liu, 2013). To meet these outcomes, the following sequential objectives will be met: Delivery of the prototype system and interfaces for testing. Feedback from the test. Delivery of the final system and more of the active interface. Database system Integrating the system with the database system. Deployment Scope The project design will cover the following: Design of the overall system including the different interactive interfaces, security protocols (cyber security) and the underlying supporting database system. However, the logistics such as delivery options and supermarket product representation will be governed by the stores themselves. Objectives, Outputs and Targets To understand the user requirements, three techniques were used to determine and analyse them. First, surveys were done to determine what customers need in an online purchase system. Secondly, interviews (face to face) were done with willing shoppers. Finally, their ideas were discussed and evaluated by focus groups that comprised of different people from different backgrounds (Usability partners, 2017). User Requirements Functional requirements: Enable customers to view products, create and login to accounts. Enables customers to place orders. Enable customers to specify between picked and delivered products. Provide customers with visual confirmation of orders made as well as purchases. Enable customers to track neighbour by stores. Non Functional: Sufficient network requirements e.g. bandwidth Backup availability. Meet usability requirements. Objectives Determined from Requirements Easy usability The system should be simple with direct operational steps that do not confuse the customer. Efficient - Adequate resources such as bandwidth and server requirements will be needed. Moreover, backup will ensure the system is online at all times without interruptions General user interface Generally, the interfaces will have to be appealing and correspond with the customers need. Moreover, individual accounts will be customizable for users Outputs and Targets Outputs: An integrated system that combines the concepts of e-commerce with those of traditional business objectives. Furthermore, an interactive platform (user accounts) that offers customers an individual interaction with the products. Targets: Strategic planning resource determination Design Coding Prototype and Testing Deployment Maintenance Use Cases Users (Actors) Online customer, New User, returning customer Online Shopping: Manage shopping cart Delete product, Edit product and Add product View Items Authentication and Identity Purchase Identity, Product Checkout Identity, payment services Register ne client Authentication Success Criteria Milestones will serve as the primary criteria for assessing the projects success. Moreover, the user requirements and whether they are met or not will support the assessment criteria. A successful project will be characterised by adequately achieved milestones and user requirements. Key Assumptions All user are technologically competent i.e. with using online system and devices. Customers have access to online infrastructure, primarily the internet. The supermarkets have the necessary support systems (infrastructure and personnel). Finally, the administration has the necessary skills to maintain the developed system irrespective of platform or technology. References Liu. S. (2013). Building Online Shopping Website Based On ASP.NET and SQL Server. Retrieved 28 February, 2017, from: https://www.theseus.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/59337/Final%20thesis.pdf?sequence=1 Usability partners. (2017). User requirements analysis. Retrieved 28 February, 2017, from: https://www.usabilitypartners.se/services/user-requirements-analysis.php Usability. (2017). User Interface Design Basics. Retrieved 28 February, 2017, from: https://www.usability.gov/what-and-why/user-interface-design.html Wafula. K. (2015). Online ordering system project proposal. Retrieved 28 February, 2017, from: https://www.academia.edu/4935972/Online_Ordering_System_Project_Proposal