Mobile Based Farmer Support Application (MBFSA) - Project Management Assignment-2

Mobile Based Farmer
Support Application
(MBFSA)
PROJECT MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENT-2
STUDENT ID- Please Insert

Introduction
Globex firm aims in increasing the productivity of the farmers by reducing the time allocated for work. The
Globex firm mainly has two major products, which includes Farm equipment and precision farming. The aim of
the report is to discuss the team details, provide an overview of the project and the meetings that are needed to
be conducted in the project. The report provides the details of the team communications and the meeting details
related to the project. The Globex firm has proposed a project of developing a mobile-based application system
that that will help the farmers in planning their crops every season and manage their delivery. The following
paragraphs of the report provides an idea of the team description, project overview, team charter, learning cycles
and other details of the project.
Part One
Project Name: Mobile Based Farmer Support Application (MBFSA) Project
Team Name: MBFSA Project Team
In order to successfully implement the project, a team of 4 members are formed. The details
of the team members is indicated in the following table-
S.
No
Team Member Name Contact
Number
Email Role
1 A (assumed) Please insert name
of the Team Member
Please Fill Please Fill Project Manager
and Resource
Manager
2 B (assumed) Please insert name
of the Team Member
Please Fill Please Fill Coding and
Testing
3 C (assumed) Please insert name
of the Team Member
Please Fill Please Fill Database
Management
4 D (assumed) Please insert name
of the Team Member
Please Fill Please Fill Scheduling,
financial
analysis and
documentation.
1. PROJECT OVERVIEW
The aim of the project is to develop and design a mobile based farmer support application (MBFSA) that will
help the farmers in planning the crop farming. Globex has always strived to improve the productivity of the
farmers by reducing the time required and the cost. The Globex firm has 30 years of experience in agricultural
business. The proposed mobile-based application will be interacting with the local government on weather
condition and market demand of a particular crop. This will enable the farmers in planning their crop. This
application designing and development will be entirely managed by Virtucon, who is a long standing client of
Globex. In order to ensure that the proposed application meets its objectives, Virtucon has undertaken a
preliminary study to contact the farmers in each geographical area to understand their preferences. A pilot study
has been conducted with the farmers to gather the information needed to implement a project.
2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION & OBJECTIVES
The project is undertaken by Virtucon, a long standing client of Globex. Virtucon is requested to manage the
development of a mobile based farmer support application. It is observed that Virtucon is quite familiar with
various fact finding techniques that will help in gathering required data and information about the project. In this
project a mobile application will be developed that will help the farmers in planning their crops. The main
objectives of this project are as follows-

 To ensure appropriate requirement gathering by interviewing the farmers.
 To develop an application that will be easy to use
 To design an application that will provide the farmers, an idea of the crops on demand in that region.
 To develop an application that is capable of collecting information from the farmers related to their
preferred crops and geographical location.
3. TEAM CHARTER
In order to understand the roles and responsibility of the team members, ta team charter is developed that gives
an idea of the skills and knowledge of the team member. Skills and knowledge of the team members are
indicated in the table below-
Team
Members
Role Skills and Knowledge Inventory
A Project Manager and
Resource Manager
This team member has skills of planning the tasks
and activities of the project and has good
understanding on resources required in a project.
B Coding and Testing This team member has good knowledge about
software coding and is skilled in effective testing
of the software
C Database
Management
This team member has the responsibility of
managing the database of the project developed.
D Scheduling,
financial analysis
and documentation.
This team member has knowledge about the
specific project needs such as scheduling and
financing. This member has management skills as
well.
4. Team Communications
One of the most effective needs of project management is team communication. A communication plan is
developed detailing the frequency, location and the documents storage used in team communication. The basic
communication plan that is developed in the project is indicated in the table below.
Communicatio
n Type
Frequency / Time Location Emails and Document
Storage Location
Meeting Weekly On Project Site Soft copy in Google
drive
Face to face
Meeting
Daily On campus Google Drive
Conference and
telephonic
communication
Bi-weekly Generally in a
location as per
convince
Local Drive
5. Team Rules & Expectations
In order to ensure effective execution of the project, certain specific rules are enforced that helps in achieving
the team goals. This section of the report highlights the team values and code of ethics followed within the team
that is set for the project.
The rules set for the team are as follows-