Mobile Based Farmer Support Application

Running head: MOBILE BASED FARMER SUPPORT APPLICATION
ICT project management: Mobile Based Farmer Support Application
(MBFSA)
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Assignment 2
Overview of the project
The mobile based farmer support application is referred to as a system that helps any
business organization to increase their business efficiency, competitive advantages and
commercial benefits. This mobile based application system is designed to make the farming
system user friendly, less time consuming and cost effective as well. Currently the company has
two major products for implementation such as farm equipment and precision farming. In the
field of agricultural business the farm has over 30 years of experiences and this one of the largest
in the Riverina regional area. With the help of the system the farmers would be able to take
effective decisions to serve the farming operations.
The precision farming has integrated wide range of technologies in terms of application
software, wireless communication, GPS, lased optical etc. The integrated solution developed by
the company will allow the consumers to insert, manage and analyze all details complex
information in details. The integrated solution will reduce the complexity and increase the
business efficiency. The final reporting system include Crops required per geographical area,
registered farmer per geographical areas and requirements produced for all the registered
wholesalers and markets. The project is divided into four subparts and the four team members
are assigned to each of the project sub parts. Four project team members are required to
accomplish the team charter, scribe and communication plan successfully within assigned
timeline and budget.

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Project objectives
The objectives for the project are as follows:
 To improve the farming capabilities among the farmers so that they can get the
answers of different agriculture related questions
 To save the overall input costs, crop performance and productivities as well and
accomplish the project within 6 months and the first prototype within 2 months
(after a Pilot study)
 To produce requirements for all registered wholesaler and markets in each
geographical areas
1.1 Project name: Mobile based Farmer support application
1.2 Team details
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1.3 Project description
THE Globex system developers has requested to design and develop a mobile based
application system for managing the complete MBFSA program for the farmers and field of
agriculture. The system is assumed to be operated by all the project associates and entities in
terms of farmers, government, wholesaler, Globex own representatives. For any particular crop

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the MBFCA would interact to the local government considering market demand and condition of
the weather. The system allows the wholesalers and markets to insert needful information that
are to be collected and used for the farmer’s improvement.
1.4 Team charter
Skills and knowledge
inventory
Member 1  Good communication
skills
 Operation management
skills
 Political sensitivity
 motivation skills
Member 2  Has huge tolerance for
ambiguity
 Credibility
 Flexible managerial style
Member 3  Leadership quality
 Team building
 Team management
Member 4  Can find creative
solutions for different
issues
Roles and responsibility Member 1  To control and monitor
the project throughout the