Project Requirements
Project Topic: Video Game Rental System
Project Deliverables
The project requires three phases:
(a) requirements analysis,
(b) system and database design, and
(c) a project plan. Note that in the phase 3, you are required to use the MS Project software for their project schedule.
The following layout format covering a title page and all three phases is recommended for the project.
Title page (project name, author, and date)
Phase 1: Requirement analysis
A. Problem definition
B. Issues
C. Objectives
D. Requirements
E. Constraints
F. Description of the proposed system
G. Logical model design
Data flow diagrams
Context diagram
Diagram 0
Diagram 1 (Diagram 1 is optional)
Descriptions of processes in each diagram
Descriptions of outputs/inputs/performance/security or controls
H. Specific requirements, if any (interface, operational, resource, performance, etc.)
Phase 2: System and database design
A. User interface
Design an overall user interface consisting of screens, commands, controls, and features to enable users to use the system.
How data will be input to the system?
The physical layout for each input
The input design and procedures
How data will be output from the system?
The physical layout for each output
The output design and procedures
B. Data design
Develop a plan for data organization, storage, updating, and retrieval.
Database design
Database tables with their attributes should be presented
Primary key(s) should be identified in each table, if any
Three steps of normalization should be included.
Entity-relationship diagrams
Data file storage and access
C. System architecture
Determine the architecture of the system as Web-based interface, client/server architecture, Internet/Intranet interface, network configuration, etc.
Phase 3: Project plan (MS Project Required)
A list of tasks or activities needed for implementing the proposed system
Estimating completion time and costs
A project schedule for performing those activities (Gantt charts or PERT charts)
Additional Q & A on Prject
Question 1:
For the project, I had no problem in completing the Phase 1. I created a realistic scenario as required of the project that is similar to the consulting opportunities problems in the book. Now, I am stuck with the Phase 2: system and database design. It asks for screens, commands, controls, and features to enable users to use the system. Does this mean we make screen-shot of what the database (web page) will look like? I am just confused on what the whole phase 2 requires. Can you please elaborate?
Question 2:
Could you clarify what you are looking for in the Phase 1 item: F: Description of the proposed system? Are you referring to the Systems Proposal on p.88 or something more general? It is easy to find a one to one correspondence to the text for A thru E, but F is not as clear to me.