ISY00243: Initial Investigation Report for Natural Lee Business

This report presents an initial investigation for the Natural Lee business, as part of a System Analysis and Design assignment (ISY00243) at Southern Cross University. The student, MD Tanvirul Islam, analyzes the current state of the business, which focuses on organic food production, including fruits, vegetables, and eggs. The report includes an organizational chart, business requirements, and a system vision document. It also covers project management aspects, such as assignment tables, dependency identification, Gantt and PERT/CPM charts, and critical path analysis. Furthermore, the report addresses associated risks, potential benefits and costs of a new system, and a cost-benefit analysis. Recommendations for improvement are provided, along with a bibliography. The assignment aims to guide the fictional client in making informed decisions regarding a proposed computer application for the Natural Lee business.

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Student Name: MD TANVIRUL ISLAM
Student ID No.: 23526055
Unit Name: System Analysis And Design
Unit Code: ISY00243
Tutor’s name: Dr.Ilja Nastjuk
Assignment No.: 1
Assignment Title: Initial Investigation

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Due date: 13th December,2019
Date submitted: 13th December,2019
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Date: 12/12/2019

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Table of Contents
Part A: Initial investigation................................................................................................5
1. Activity1.........................................................................................................................5
1.1 Summary................................................................................................................................5
1.2 Organizational chart...............................................................................................................6
1.3 Information about the organizational area of the study.........................................................6
Activity 2......................................................................................................................................7
2.1 Functions of Natural Lee.........................................................................................................7
2.2.2 Business Requirement.........................................................................................................7
2.2.1.1 Background.......................................................................................................................7
2.2.1.2 Business opportunity........................................................................................................8
2.2.1.3 Customer and Market needs.............................................................................................8
2.2.2.1 Vision Statement..............................................................................................................8
2.2.2.2Major features...................................................................................................................8
2.2.2.3 Assumption and Dependencies.........................................................................................9
2.2.3.1 Scope of initial Release.....................................................................................................9
2.2.3.2 Stakeholders.....................................................................................................................9
2.3.3 System Vision Document for initial Investigation................................................................9
Activity 3..........................................................................................................................10
3.1 Assignment table..................................................................................................................10
3.2 Identifying dependencies and predecessor assignment completion.....................................11

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3.3 Gantt chart...........................................................................................................................12
3.4 Pert/CPM chart.....................................................................................................................12
3.5 Duration and Critical Path.....................................................................................................13
Activity 4..........................................................................................................................13
4.1 Associated Risk.....................................................................................................................13
4.2 The benefit of the new system.............................................................................................15
4.3Expected cost in the new system...........................................................................................15
4.4Cost Benefit analysis..............................................................................................................15
4.5 Assumption................................................................................................................16
4.6 Risk and Cost..............................................................................................................16
4.7Recommendation..................................................................................................................17
Bibliography....................................................................................................................19

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Part A: Initial investigation
1. Activity1
1.1 Summary
The Natural Lee is one of the finest company that has been using the fruits, honey,
nuts and certified vegetables with the help of the permaculture principles and the biodynamic
soils. The company has been started with Kevin Lee’s own background as a community
garden. The organic food growing and the eggs are the main attraction of their business. After
that situation, it can be said that horticulture and agriculture students are hired by them and
then the business has been grown enough to finish the procedure adequately. Kevin has been
concentrated his thought with the organic process, which will make the customer happy; that
is why the business has been taken places hugely. The info about the soil type, weather and
the crop are taken cared for by the Kevin. The pricing has been fixed with a premium mark in
the market, but the buyer is always interested to buy hygienic food against a large amount of
money. Also, Kevin loves to talk with the customer to take the feedback and the review.
After someday, Kevin has been started the home delivery business to the customers with fair
amount of pricing. After that, his wife also involved with the business, and various strategies
are needed to be finishd with the process of the assignment completion. So overall the
assignment has been finishd with the scenario with the process of the assignment completion.
There are huge scope can be identified to make the situation better. The product quality is
better because the owner uses the organic way of making the vegetables. That is why it can
be stated that those area and website are not familiar with this business, marketing is needed
to make the business area larger. It can be stated that the production is less because the
business has been started from the small area business. If the demand will increase, then then

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it can be stated that the less production of the vegetables may create a negative impact in the
business.
1.2 Organizational chart
1.3 Information about the organizational area of the study
The business has been grown enough for the best product quality and proper
marketing. It can be stated that there is various assignment that has to be managed properly to
get the solution finished. Kevin has been spread its business into the food forest to finish the
proper process. The business analysis has been taken cared to make the situation finished.
The sheep and the cattle are used to make the system better with the completion of the
business. The fertilization process has been started for growing egg production. Except for
this process, Kevin has been taken care of the business with the information of the soil
preparation, crop rotation, season and the weather. Another point is needed to be modified
that, grid electricity and the water feeding. Kevin has especially focused on the product
quality, as the pricing is very high for the organic product. Also, the delivery service has been
started in such a way, that the customer will get the product at home. For this reason, the

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Customer book has been created to make the record of the student properly to get the
assignment done. The fruit and the vegetables are finished taken cared for by Kevin and his
wife properly. So it can be stated that his wife is supportive of the business. The Horticulture
aspect has been taken cared for by Kevin, and his wife Betty is skilled with the service and
customer relation. Also, the farm animal’s activity should be maintained to make the situation
better. Kevin has hired four experts to make the planting, weeding, watering and the
fertilizing adequately. Except that two other people are recruited to maintain the farm
machinery properly. That is how it can be stated that the business should be grown enough to
make the situation better with the completion of the assignment process to make the system
better. That is how the business will grow more.
Activity 2
2.1 Functions of Natural Lee
There are several functional areas that have to be maintained properly to get the
solution. Marketing, research, development, production, Customer satisfaction, Weather and
water supply calculation, Research, finance are the main functional area which is needed to
modify and accumulate properly.
2.2.2 Business Requirement
2.2.1.1 Background
There is the various requirement that has to be maintained to finish the process of the
assignment completion. The business in future work opportunity and the Customer need will
specify the interest to finish the process of the upcoming requirement.
2.2.1.2 Business opportunity
The business opportunity in future will help to grow the business properly. It can be
said that home delivery with long distance will help to grow the business. In the other hand, it

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can be stated that there will be a various website which will sell online fruit and vegetables.
This website should be added to this business.
2.2.1.3 Customer and Market needs
Those vegetables and fruits with high vitamin and demanding should be farmed in
this Natural-Lee company. Except that, good quality eggs are in the demanding position
always, that is why good bred of chicken should be collected to grow the business properly.
The home delivery and the rejected or wasted vegetables should be avoided to make the
system better. 2.2.2 Vision of Solution
2.2.2.1 Vision Statement
The main vision of the business is to grow more in the area, in fact, if the production
level will high, then it can be stated that the product should be exported to the other countries
properly.
2.2.2.2Major features
Various features like the separate team for the machinery and the horticulture should
be divided into the separate team members. Also, marketing should be modified through the
process of the assignment. It can be stated that the objective amount of assignment should be
finished with the proper good quality product and the home delivery features.
2.2.2.3 Assumption and Dependencies
It can be stated that the objective amount of assignment should be maintained to finish
the process properly to get the solution done. The owner will try to make the business more
border aspect, which will be needed to be finished properly to get the solution done.

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2.2.3.1 Scope of initial Release
Acceding to the modification of the business, the productivity will help to finish the
process of the assignment properly to get the business profitable.
2.2.3.2 Stakeholders
There are various stakeholders which are needed to make the situation better with the
proper business spreading technology. The investor, employee, environmental partners, local
authorities, community partners are needed to be added to finish the process of the
assignment in such a way, that the assignment should be finished properly to get the
assignment done.
2.3.3 System Vision Document for initial Investigation
Stakeholder
Major
Value Attitudes Major Interests Constraints
Executive improved
revenue
Growing business
from past hugely
New feature and
Marketing
maximum
budget =
$73850
Developer,
Editor
fewer debug
in work
highly interested
and high usability
Monitoring and error
detection
must run on
low-end
workstations
Legal quick access
data
Resistant current
system
Handle large database
with proper
protection.
less budget
against
retraining

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Activity 3
3.1 Assignment table
Assignment Name Duration
FIS 82 days
Start Project 0 days
phase1: Planning Phase 10 days
Documentation 2 days
understanding the business requirement 2 days
identification of functional requirements 5 days
Identification of non-functional requirements 6 days
Phase2: Identification of Stakeholders 4 days
Creation of the communicational plan 1 day
Identification of Risk 2 days
Taking suggestions and gathering feedback 1 day
Phase 3: Design 2 days
Selection of tools and technologies 1 day
Selection of Editor 1 day
Phase 4: Development 53 days
Getting approval after design 3 days
Development of the system using a programming language 50 days
Phase 5: Maintenance 10 days
Software testing 7 days
Documentation 1 day
Uploading the system in live server 2 days
Phase 6: Project Closer 3 days
Documentation 1 day
Making payments to stakeholders 1 day
Project Sign-off 1 day
End Project 0 days
3.2 Identifying dependencies and predecessor assignment completion
Outline
Numbe
r
Assignment Name Duration Predecessor
s
0 FIS 82 days
1 Start Project 0 days
2 phase1: Planning Phase 10 days
2.1 Documentation 2 days 1
2.2 understanding the business requirement 2 days 3
2.3 identification of functional requirements 5 days 4

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2.4 Identification of non-functional requirements 6 days 4
3 Phase2: Risk management 4 days
3.1 Creation of the communicational plan 1 day 5,6
3.2 Identification of Risk 2 days 8
3.3 Taking suggestions and gathering feedback 1 day 9
4 Phase 3: Treatment management 2 days
4.1 Selection of tools and technologies 1 day 10
4.2 Selection of Editor 1 day 12
5 Phase 4: Development 53 days
5.1 Getting approval after design 3 days 13
5.2 Development of the system using a
programming language
50 days 15
6 Phase 5: Maintenance 10 days
6.1 Software testing 7 days 16
6.2 Documentation 1 day 18
6.3 Uploading the system in live server 2 days 19
7 Phase 6: Final testing 3 days
7.1 Documentation 1 day 20
7.2 Making payments to stakeholders 1 day 22
7.3 Project Sign-off 1 day 23
8 End Project 0 days 24

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3.3 Gantt chart
ID Task
Mode
Outline
Number
Task Name
0 0 FIS
1 1 Start Project
2 2 phase1: Planning Phase
3 2.1 Documentation
4 2.2 understanding the
business
requirmemnt5 2.3 identification of
functional
requirements
6 2.4 Identification of non
functional
requirements
7 3 Phase2: Identification of
Stakeholders
8 3.1 Creation of the
communicatinal plan
9 3.2 Identification of Risk
10 3.3 Taking suggestions
and gathering
feedback11 4 Phase 3: Design
12 4.1 Selection of tools and
technologies
13 4.2 Selection of Editor
14 5 Phase 4: Development
15 5.1 Getting approval after
design
16 5.2 Development of the
system using a
programming
language17 6 Phase 5: Maintenance
18 6.1 Software testing
19 6.2 Documentation
20 6.3 Uploading the system
in live server
21 7 Phase 6: Project Closer
22 7.1 Documentation
23 7.2 Making payments to
stakeholders
24 7.3 Project Sign-off
25 8 End Project
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IT expert,Project Manager
IT expert,Project Manager
Project Manager
Project Manager,Designer
Designer,Developer
Project Manager
Developer
Blackbox tester
Blackbox tester
Project Manager,Server team
Project Manager
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Phase 3: Design
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Start Project
Documentation understanding the
business requirmemnt
identification of functional
requirements
Identification of non
functional requirements
Creation of the
comm unicatinal plan Identification of Risk Taking suggestions and
gathering feedback
Selection of tools and
technologies Selection of Editor
Getting approval after
design
Developm ent of the
system using a
programming language
Software testing Documentation Uploading the system in
live server
Documentation Making payments to
stakeholders Project Sign-off
End Project