Part A – Evaluating a project case study and selecting a methodology Part B – Systems Vision and cost benefit Analysis The details of the assignment is included in the file uploaded. I als

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2024-T1 COIT11226 Assessment 2— Written Assessment

Due date: Week 6 Friday (19 April 2024) 11:59 pm AEST Weighting: 20% Length: 800 to 1000 words. This word limit only applied to the MS Word Report

(exclude the MS Excel spreadsheet) Instructions Complete all tasks and submit the following documents on Moodle:

• An MS Word report containing answers for each task specified in this specification document. The report must include the unit code, unit name, student ID, student full name, campus (or distance), lecturer (or tutor) and word count on the front cover page.

• An MS Excel spreadsheet containing the answers for cost-benefit analysis. Note the screenshots or copy-and-paste of the spreadsheet must also be included in the MS Word report.

The above two files should be submitted separately. Please do not submit a ZIP file. This is an individual assignment, and it is expected that students answer the questions themselves. See CQUniversity policy and procedure on Student Academic Integrity. Your Tasks There are two parts containing three tasks for your assignment.

• Part A – Evaluating a project case study and selecting a methodology (Task 1). • Part B – System Vision and Cost Benefit Analysis (Task 2 and Task 3).

The detailed specifications are following. Part A (5%) Task 1 – you are required to

• evaluate the given project case study, and select the appropriate System Development Methodology.

Read the case study in this document and compare the two methodologies (adaptive and predictive) then decide which development methodology you will use to develop this project. You must provide detailed compelling arguments backed by facts from the case study and ICT industry standards for your selected methodology. Make sure the supporting argument makes very good use of examples and references to construct the argument.

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Part B (15%) Task 2 – you are required to

• develop a System Vision document.

For the given project case study, write a System Vision like the sample provided in week 4 lecture notes (slides 12 -15).

Task 3 – you are required to

• conduct Cost / Benefit Analysis

Conduct a 5-year cost/benefit analysis by using an Excel spreadsheet to do the following:

1) Calculate the breakeven period for the project. Why is the breakeven period an important consideration for the project?

2) Calculate the Net Present Value (NPV) for the project. Why is the NPV an important consideration for the project?

3) Based on your answer in 1) and 2) of this task, do you think that this project is worthwhile to proceed? Provide the reasons to justify your decision.

Notes:

• In your Excel spreadsheet, all calculations should be done using built-in formulae. Do not use a calculator to compute the results and then manually enter the numbers into your Excel spreadsheet (important).

• A hint file for NPV analysis will be provided on the unit website. You may take it as a reference.

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Project Case Study: Weight-Loss Club (WLC) John is opening his weight-loss club business. The club will provide services in staff consultation, healthy meal supply and several workout classes (such as Aerobics, Yoga and Martial arts). He needs to have an information system to support the club's operations. Although he is not completely certain about all the functions that should be provided by this information system, he believes that the following functions must exist in this system: Membership Management: Customers must register to become members of WLC. Member details should be kept in a database. Members need to pay a membership fee annually. Member Interactions: The system should provide features for interacting with members. Members should be able to track their club activities (e.g. class participation, diet program etc.). Online bookings and schedules: The system should allow members to book with staff and classes from the website. The website should be mobile phone accessible. POS (point of sales) and inventory: The system should support selling products (e.g. weight-loss meals) and tracking stocks. Automated billing: The system should support the collection of club fees by incorporating an effective and automatic billing system. The system should also enable the system Admin functions:

o Display product list o Edit product details (e.g. product name, description and cost) o Add new product o Display workout class list o Edit workout class details (e.g. time, tutor, cost) o Add new classes o View the list of members and track member activities.

To determine if the project is worthwhile to go ahead, John wants to consult a business analyst. John has provided the following expected information: The project investment cost is $21,000.00. Recurring cost of $7,000 per year. Expected benefits:

Year Amount ($) 1 19000 2 23000 3 28000 4 34000 5 40000

Assume the discount rate is 8% per year.

Note: This case study by no means is comprehensive, therefore students can make assumptions regarding unknown or otherwise ambiguous information in consultation with their instructors.

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Part A- Marking Criteria

Tasks Excellent (>85%) Good 70-85% Needs Improvement (50-70%)

Unsatisfactory <50%

Total Mark s

Marks awarded

Comment

Methodologies are correctly compared in terms of their use in different cases

The comparison is both comprehensive and insightful and very effective use is made of supporting examples to highlight the main differences.

The comparison highlights the main points and provides a good range of supporting examples which support the arguments.

A comparison between the methods is given but the examples used to support it need to be better chosen or used more effectively.

The details of the two methodologies are provided but there is little or no effective comparison. Examples are not use effectively to build an argument.

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A methodology is selected for this project and appropriate arguments are presented supporting the selection.

An appropriate methodology is chosen, and a very clear explanation is given for its selection. The supporting argument makes very good use of examples and references to construct the argument.

An appropriate methodology is chosen, and a good argument is given for its selection. Appropriate examples / references are used to support the case.

An appropriate methodology is chosen for the project, but the justification needs to be improved.

Little of any justification is given for the choice of methodology for the project and/or the methodology is not appropriate

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Part B – Marking Criteria

Tasks Marks System vision is created and contains all the required information (see sample on the week 4 lecture) 5

Submission of an Excel spreadsheet with calculation formulae (1 mark) and proper format (1 mark) 2

Correct calculation of the breakeven period (1 mark) and discuss its importance (1 mark) 2

Correct calculation of the NPV (2 marks) and discuss its importance (2 marks). 4

Discussion of the worthiness of the project 2 Assessment Total 15