Principles of Business Process Analysis and Design
BUSA 415 – Project Milestone 2
Instructions
· Please upload your MS-Word document to D2L.
· The milestone document submitted by a group should include the peer evaluation information. One form per group is required.
· When submitting the milestone document please save the document using the following format (group name BUSA 415 Fall 2021). For example, if you are in group A then the document should be saved as A BUSA 415 Fall 2021.
· All submissions are to be typed using Times New Roman, font size 12 and single-spaced.
· This milestone is due on October 24, 2021 by 8:00 a.m.
Guidelines
· The milestone submission should be well organized, logical, and clear.
· This is a professional document, and you need to make sure you have checked your document for spellings and grammar before submitting it.
· You need to answer all the questions.
· Make sure you read the questions carefully before answering them.
· Focus on providing insights and answering in your own words. Do not copy (or repeat) from the case study.
Note: With each milestone, you will add to the work from the previous milestone. Ill grade the milestone by the end of the week it is due and email the feedback so that you can incorporate the changes in the next milestone. The objective is that by the end of this course you will have a comprehensive business plan (requirements specification and information systems architecture) for Francesco Cavarero.
1. We know that plagiarism is wrong and will result in an automatic fail. Plagiarism is to use anothers work and pretend that it is ones own.
2. We did not copy anyones work and did not share our document with any other group.
3. We are aware of the university academic integrity policy.
( https://www.tamuc.edu/college-of-business/integrity-policy/ ).
Plagiarism declaration:
Anil Kumar
@2022
Digital Transformation at Miroglio Fashion
Fashion industry can be characterized as a hard to predict industry as fashion trends and consumer tastes evolve quickly and continually. This means that both demand forecasting and inventory allocation processes are challenging for the industry. Francesco Cavarero seeks to bring analytical rigor to the companys planning and inventory management decisions leading to a digital transformation. The question becomes can artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning replace human intuition in this industry? More importantly, how will this impact the current business processes?
He has created a team of analysts to help him in this process. As the team of analysts charged with this task you are required to address the following issues.
1. What would you recommend to Francesco to transform Miroglios information systems? Create a visual map for the steps you identify and describe the specific steps for the path that the organization will traverse to transform their information systems. Highlight the assumptions you make and discuss why these steps will help Miroglio be successful in their digital transformation.
2. Use the steps identified to create a project plan to execute this project. The plan should include a work breakdown structure (WBS) and Gantt chart that depicts tasks, duration with start and finish times, predecessors, and resource names.
3. Please write down the lessons learnt from this project. What challenged you the most and why?
How you present this information to the CIO is important and you decide to create a report for Francesco. This report will follow the structure shown on the following page.
INTRODUCTION
Project summary in this part you discuss the overall goal of this project
Digital Transformation at Miroglio business (process) challenges, expected benefits, discussion of specific steps you recommend referencing the visual map in the appendix B.
PROJECT SCOPE
[Describe what work is in scope for the project, and specifically what work is out of scope. This is designed to prevent scope creep of additional features and functions not originally anticipated.]
In scope functionality (applications that are critical and need to be developed)
Out of scope functionality (applications that are important though not needed at this time) Project plan Discuss the Work Breakdown Structure and the Gantt chart that are created and included in the appendix C and D.
SYSTEM PERSPECTIVE
[Provide a complete description of the factors that could prevent successful implementation or accelerate the project, particularly factors related to legal and regulatory compliance, existing technical or operational limitations in the environment, and budget/resource constraints.]
Assumptions Constraints Risks
BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS
[A brief narrative on the importance of requirements for the proposed system.]
System improvement objectives (problem being addressed and the cause/effect)
System functional and non-functional requirements (to address the problem what does the proposed system need to do and how)
System data requirements (to address the problem what data needs to be captured and why?)
LESSONS LEARNT
What challenged you the most and why?
APPENDIX
Appendix A: Glossary of terms unique to your proposal Appendix B: Visual map
Appendix C: Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Appendix D: Gantt chart (for extra credit)
Appendix E: Cause effect analysis diagram
Appendix F: Functional and non-functional requirements (table)
Appendix G: Fully attributed data model (ERD)
Self & Peer Evaluation
Item
Group member name 1 (self)
Group member name 2
Group member name 3
Group member name 4
Group member name 5
Group member name 6
Participation
Collaboration
Preparation
Quality of input
Knowledge of subject
Communication
Total Score (out of 24)
The way in which this person participated was:
4- Contributes ideas. Actively speaks up. Brainstorms.
3- Contributes some ideas but is mainly passive.
2- Sits passively.
1- Does nothing.
When our group was collaborating together, this person:
4- Listens to others ideas. Gives broad ideas and expands on them or encourages others to do so. Builds on contributions of others.
3- Listens well. Contributes ideas but the ideas do not deepen the discussion rather maintain it at current level.
2- Listens fairly well but interrupts at times. Rarely deepens the discussion.
1- Overbearing. Interrupts. Doesnt allow discussion of ideas other than own and/or does not listen or contribute
This person was prepared in the following way:
4- Does more than required.
3- Does what committed to do.
2- Does some of what committed to do.
1- Does nothing.
The typical quality of input this person provided was:
4- Provides extensive accurate information to group members.
3- Information is usually accurate and is an adequate amount.
2- Mostly misinforms group or provides little information.
1- Provides group with no useful accurate information.
This person displayed a knowledge of the subject such as:
4- Attends class and demonstrates understanding of relevant topics. Takes good notes.
3- Misses occasional information, but is generally informed about material covered in class and readings.
2- Misses information often, but knows some class material and readings.
1- Misses class and expects others to inform him/her about material.
They way in which this person communicated was:
4- Reliably communicates progress to group. Reachable and regularly checks messages/email. Talks with others in group.
3- Stays in fairly good touch with the group, but is occasionally difficult to contact.
2- Is unreachable but initiates communication with others occasionally.
1- Is unreachable and does not communicate with group members about the project.
Source for the peer evaluation: Microsoft Word – Self & Peer Evaluations of Group Work.docx (csun.edu)
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