Developing an Online Application for Farmers

This document provides information about the development of an online application for farmers to increase efficiency in crop growing and selling. It includes details about the project name, team members, project description, and team charter. The document also discusses the roles and responsibilities of each team member, communication plan, and stakeholder information.

Assignment-2
Coversheet (All members’ details – student id, name, lecturer name)

Part 1 (Group)
1.1 Project name: The project is related to developing an online application. The
project name is “Mobile Based farmer Support Application of MBFSA project”
1.2 Team details: A project team of four skilled individuals is developed who will
handle the implementation and execution of the MBFSA project. The following table
provides the details of the name and contact number of the members. Each project
team member is assigned with a particular role in the project implementation
process. The roles have been assigned to the team members on basis of their skills
and knowledge.
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1.3 Project description
The project of development of MBFSA is related to the development of an online
application that will increase the efficiency of crop growing and selling of the crops.
The organization Globex mainly works with an aim of increasing the productivity of
the associated farmers. The positive change is brought by helping the farmers to
grow their crops in a more systematic and planned manner. The proposed project
adds to the precision in managing and handling the project. The organization Globex
has 30 years experince in agricultural business. The business processes managed
by Globex in considered to be the biggest in the Riverina region as, it has vast
inventory and significant years of experience in this field. One major success criteria
of the projects managed by Globex Corporation is that the organization has largely
invested in the product supply and their supply chain network.
The Globex Farm is known for their precision in agricultural business and the
organization provide necessary support to the farmers throughout their operation
process. The organization brings about this precision by integrating a wide range of
products and technologies, which include GPS, laser and optical technologies. The
application software and wireless communication helps ti provide optimised services
to the farmers. The integrated solutions offered by the Globex Farm allows the
customer to collect and effectively manage the complex information in a more
profitable manner.
The Globex Precision Framing has proposed a mobile-based application that is
expected to manage the MBFSA program. The aim of the MBFSA program deals
with the developing of a software system that will helps the farmers plan their crop
effectively in all season. The proposed program is mainly aimed in helping the
farmers reduce the problem of overgrowing of a particular crop. The application to be

launched will help in minimizing the losses that the small farmers face due to
growing a wrong crop. The specifications of the application include collecting the
weather data and the data about the demand of a crop. The program intends to help
the farmers to address the problem of over growing of a particular crop. The app will
therefore enable the farmers to plan their crops in every season so that the losses
due to growing of the wrong crops can be minimized. Since Vitucon have been a
loyal client of Globex for a long time, the responsibility of executing this project is
given to Virtucon. Virtucon will be responsible for planning and execution of the
entire project.
It is expected that the MBFSA application that is developed will be interacting with
the local government on weather conditions and market demand of a particular crop.
Although the entire project will be managed by Virtucoan, the Globex representative
has the responsibility of collecting the necessary information that will facilitate the
growing of a crop in that season. After the launch of the application, the Globex will
provide training to the farmers regarding the use of the application and it is the part
of the entire MBFSA program. Since Virtucon is a loyal client of globex, it will charge
Globex only 50% of the management cost of the project. It is expected that the
project will be well executed by Virtucon.
1.4 Team charter:
Team charter can be described as a document that is mainly developed in a group
setting. Development of team charter is essential to clarify the team direction while
establishing the boundaries set for the team members. It is essential to develop a
team charter particularly because in helps in identifying what values people are
drawing and the problems that the project team might face in future. The amount of
time that a team will be spending is further stored in the charter. The team charter
helps scope identification related to team members of the project
A team is prepared for the Mobile Based Farmer Support Application project that
details the roles, responsibility, knowledge as well as skills of project team. The table
below identifies the roles, responsibility of each of the four members associated with
the MBFSA program. The skills, knowledge and inventory, responsibilities and team
communications are indicated in the table following- .
Skills & knowledge
inventory
Member 1 Skills and
Knowledge: This
individual has strong
management skill. The
team member is able
to manage the entire
implementation
process including
planning scheduling
budget estimation and
development of team.
The MBFSA program

needs a leader who
could effectively
manage and lead a
team to ensure
successful project
completion. The
Member 2 Skills and
Knowledge: This
member possesses
necessary technical
skills and knowledge.
The project involves
development of an
application that will
operate online. This
member can
significantly make use
of the technical skills
and knowledge to
assist the coding team
in development of the
MBFSA software. This
team member is an
important resource of
the project team as
this member will be
assisting the team in
identifying the
technical
specifications of the
project along with
assisting the team in
coding the software.
Member3 Skills and
Knowledge: This
member is an
important part of the
project team as well.
This member has
sound technical
knowledge about the
process of software
testing and therefore
is considered to be an
important resource of
the project team. This
team member can
closely work with the
project

implementation team
of Virtucon to design
and deliver the
proposed application
with all the proposed
specifications.
Member4 Skills and
Knowledge: This
individual is
responsible for
creation of the initial
design of the
application. The
members has
designing skills that
can be a good use for
management and
execution of a project.
These skills will be
utilized during the
planning and
execution of the
MNBFSA project.
Roles and
Responsibilities
Member 1 Role: Project
Manager
This member is
responsible for
planning the entire
execution process of
the MBFSA project.
The project manager is
provided with the
responsibility of
effective project
scheduling and
management that will
enable the team to
complete all the
project related works
in a sequential
manner.
Member 2 Role: Application
Developer
This individual is
responsible for
assisting the project
team in development

of an application to
assist the farmers in
scheduling their crops.
This particular
member is
knowledgeable about
various programming
languages and coding.
This member can
therefore assist the
Virtucon team is
developing the
application that is
being proposed.
Member3 Role: Tester
This member is
responsible for
handling the entire
testing phase of the
project
implementation. The
member will be
responsible for
effective execution
and management of
software development
project.
Member4 Role: Application
Designer
The application
designer has the
responsibility of
managing the
designing and the
implementation of the
system that is being
proposed. Since the
team member has a
sound knowledge
about various
designing frameworks,
it can assist the
project team in
successful execution
and management of a
project.

Team communications Week-5: Time and location:
The team
communication in
week 5 will be take
place in the campus at
11:30 am in the
morning.
Week-6 Time and location:
The team
communication
meeting will be
conducted in the
project site at 2 pm
Week-7 Time and location:
This week’s meeting
will be held in the
campus at 10 am in
the morning,
Communication and sharing methods
The team is a major characteristics of project
management. Communications within the team
helps in effective managing and execution of a
project and therefore, it is vital for the project
team to engage in frequent communication. In
order to do so, a communication plan is
developed that helps the project team in
effective management of the proposed project.
The communication sharing method include
use of communication channels such as email,
conversation in telephone, conference and
other suitable techniques.
Team rules &
expectations
Member1 This member is
experienced in
managing a project
team. It is therefore
predicted that the
member will be
successful in
effectively managing
the current team
formed. As a part of
team value, this
member will involve all
the team members in
decision making.
Member 2 This member is quite
experienced in the
field of application

development and
therefore, it is
expected that this
team member will help
the virtucon team in
development of the
MBFSA application
proposed. As per the
team value, this
member will ensure
development of an
error free software.
Member3 This team member is
experienced in the
field of software
testing and has a
sound knowledge in
software testing
processes. It is
anticipated that this
team member will help
the project team of
Virtucon in testing the
application that is
developed.
Member4 The team member is
skilled in effective
application
development. It is
anticipated that the
project team member
will assist the virtucon
team in effective
execution of the
proposed project.
Code of Ethics: All
the team member is
anticipated to
maintain honesty,
integrity ain project
execution process.
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Part 2 (Group)
Learning Cycles
Week-5 Organiser Scribe
Project Design
specifications
Meetings
Member 1 This meeting aims in
discussing the design
specification of the
MBFSA project. This
project aims in
development of an
application for the
farmers. This meeting
is an important
meeting as it will help
in development of the
project plan.
For ensuring that the
project is delivered as
per the specifications,
it is decided that an
initial design will be
prepared. On approval
of that particular
design, the virtucon
team will work further
on the execution and
the implementation of
the project.
Week-6 Organiser Scribe
Discussing the Risks in
the project
Member 3 This is an important
meeting related to the
project as this
particular project aims
developing an
application for the
farmers. Therefore,
appropriate risk
management is
necessary for
managing successful
execution of the
project.

Risk Management is
quite necessary in a
project particularly
because it helps in
discovery of certain
risks in the system.
Risk management is
important
consideration of
MBFSA project
particularly because it
will help in effective
management
odeliverables and
scope. The project will
develop and
application for the
farmers and therefore,
it is vital to ensure
that risks related to
the MBFSA project are
identified, analysed
and mitigated in an
efficient manner.
Therefore, it is quite
necessary to design a
plan for risk
management
Week-7 Organiser Scribe
Meetings related to
status and decision
making issues
associated with the
project
Member 2 This meeting will be
discussing the issues
and the project status.
This meeting is vital
for managing the
execution of the
project. This meeting
is quite important to
manage the decision
making processes
associated with the
project. These
meetings will help in
easier understanding
of the project
specifications. This

meeting is organized
by member 2.
Part 3 (Group)
3.1. Stakeholders and Communication Plan
Stakeholder
name
Informatio
n to be
shared
Frequenc
y of
informati
on
exchang
e
Location
of
informati
on
exchang
e
Purpose of
communicat
ion
Mechani
sm
Who what when Where Why How
Virtucon
Representat
ives
The plan
for
execution
of the
undertake
n project.
Weekly Virtucon
Office
To make
sure that a
plan is
followed in
project
execution.
This will
further
ensure that
the
specificatio
ns of the
software as
outlined by
Globex will
be followed
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copy and
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Globex
Representat
ives
The
specificati
ons that
the project
should
involve
Monthly Globex
Office
The Globex
representati
ve will
specify the
requirement
of the
project
considered
by the
MBFSA
project
team. This
communicat
ion is vital
to ascertain
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that the
said project
team is
executed as
per the
developed
plan.
Farmers The
expectatio
ns from
the project
and the
project
team
Monthly Project
Site
This
stakeholder
group is
responsible
for
communicat
ing the
needs of
the project
to the tem
who is
executing
the project.
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Governmen
t
The
expectatio
ns from
the
project.
Monthly Project
Site
The
government
is the
governing
body of the
project.
Governmen
t will check
if the
identified
project
specificatio
ns are met
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The table above represents a basic communication plan that is developed for the
MBFSA project. This communication plan will make sure that all the stakeholders
involved in the project are communicating effectively during the planning and
execution of a project. The plan for communication that is developed will add to the
efficiency in process of project execution and control.
Part 4 (Individual)
4.1 Reflection
Leading and managing a team requires certain necessary skills. A team leader or
manager of a team should possess these skills to ensure that the said project is
executed in a proper manner. It is necessary for a project leader to understand and
identify the concerns of the team. A project manager is expected to be a good
communicator. Communication is important for a project team management.

Furthermore, a leader should have an ability of sharing clear vision to inspire others.
A positive attitude is need in a leader in order to keep the enthusiasm intact. Apart
from this, a leader is needed to be an effective decision maker. The cool and calm
disposition attitude in a leader makes an individual a great project leader. A project
manager generally has strong management skills to gain experience and practise. A
situation of honesty and integrity should be maintained among the project team. A
leader is expected to motivate a team in making the team work towards successful
execution of the project.
This assignment helped me in identifying the major skills a manager should possess
and a leader should possess in successful execution of project. I have understood
that good communication is needed to ensure that project stakeholders are engaged
with a given project. With this assignment, I could identify the skills that a project
manager need to have and the skills of the leaders. The project team should be
creative enough to handle even the complex projects. Leadership is a vital aspect of
management of a project since it enables the team members to work efficiently and
in effective manner.
Apart from that I have understood that project managers need to possess clarity and
vision of effective management and project execution. It is expected that the project
undertaken by Virtucon will be a complete success. It is expected that the leader will
be able to act as a good motivator as well. The team formed is efficient enough in
understanding the requirements of MFBSA project and therefore it is anticipated that
the project will be executed successfully.

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