Project Report: Mobile Based Farmer Support Application Development

This report details the development of a Mobile Based Farmer Support Application (MBFSA) by Virtucon for Globex Corporation. It outlines the team charter, including roles, responsibilities, skills, and communication methods. The report further explores the learning cycles, detailing meeting schedules and discussion points. A comprehensive communication plan is presented, specifying information exchange frequency, stakeholders, and mechanisms. The project aims to assist farmers in crop selection using a GPS-based application. The report concludes with a personal reflection on the project management experience, emphasizing leadership, team dynamics, and the importance of experienced project leaders. The project's success hinges on effective communication and Virtucon's expertise.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Part 1: Team Charter..................................................................................................................2
Part 2: Learning Cycles..............................................................................................................4
Part 3: Communication Plan......................................................................................................4
Part 4: Reflection........................................................................................................................5
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................5

Introduction
A report has been prepared that discusses the development of a new application named
Mobile Based Farmer Support Application (MBFSA). The report provides an idea of the
team that is formed for the project along with the roles and responsibilities of each team
members. The report further provides an idea of team rules and expectations and
communication plan that is followed in the team. The report concludes with a personal
reflection.
Part 1: Team Charter
1.1 Project name: Mobile Based Farmer Support Application (MBFSA)
1.2 Team details: The details of the team that is opted for the MBFSA project is indicated in
the table below-
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1.3 Project description: The project aims in developing an application that will be helpful
for the farmers to decide which crops will yield them a maximum profit. This is a project by
Globex Corporation that have been working over 30 years to provide farmers with the
necessary help regarding their crop productivity and cost. The MBFSA project aims in
development of an application that is based on GPS system. The application will be
collecting the details of the location to suggest the crops that is needed to be grown in a
particular growing season. The project has a purpose of solving the problem related to
overgrowing of the crops that the farmers of the region have been facing over the years. The
application that is being developed will allow the whole seller or the manager of the market
to register on the application. The application can be used by the wholesaler and farmers
which will enable effective buying and selling of the crops. Virtucon will develop this
application to assist Globex with their project.
1.4 Team charter: The details of the team formed is indicated in the following section. The
team charter is incorporated with the details regarding the skills and the knowledge inventory,
the detailed roles and responsibilities of the team and the communication process that the
team will be following, to deliver the important details to the team members.
Skills & knowledge
inventory
Member 1 Application programming
and Coding
Member 2 Project management and the
Resource Management
Member3 Database Management
Member4 Decision making and

communication management
Roles and Responsibilities Member 1 The role of this member is
that of a coder. The
knowledge about various
programming languages will
help in designing the
application as per
requirement
Member 2 The management skills that
this member possess will
contribute to the team
management.
Member3 The knowledge of database
administration and the
experience that this
particular member have in
this field will be beneficial
for the project.
Member4 Decision –making is an
important project need that
will enable the team to
decide the steps to be taken
if any problem arise in the
team.
Team communications Week-5 The project site at 11 am
Week-6 The campus at 10 am
Week-7 Location of project
implementation at 3 pm
Communication and sharing methods
The communication and sharing methods that is indicated
for the project involves communication through telephone,
email and face to face communication as well.
Team rules & expectations Member1 The team expects this
member to assist Virtucon in
understanding the
specifications of the project
Member 2 The team expects this
member to follow the code
of ethics in management of
the team and allocation of
the resources in this project
Member 3 This member is expected to
supervise the database
development and the linking
process
Member 4 The team expects this

member to assist Virtucon in
decision making.
Signatures Member1 <list here>
Member2 <list here>
Member3 <list here>
Member4 <list here>
Code of Ethics
It is expected that the team formed will maintain honesty and integrity in their work. The
team members will respect all the other team members and will be supportive towards faster
completion of the project.
Team Values
The team will work their best in achieving the desired goal. It is vital for the team members
to remain focused to thei work according to the team value set for the project.
Part 2: Learning Cycles
The learning cycle provides an idea of the meetings to be held among the team along with the
discussion points of the meeting. The details of the meeting is indicated in the table below-
Week-5 Organiser Scribe
Meeting for Planning and
Management
Member 1 In this meeting the plan for
the MBFSA project will be
made that the team formed
will follow
Week-6 Organiser Scribe
Meeting for Design and
Documentation
Member 3 The design for the
application that is prepared
will be developed. The
design will be documented
in order to finalize the
project to be developed
Week-7 Organiser Scribe
Meeting for Project Start Member 4 The meeting will discuss
the authorization process
needed to start the project.
Part 3: Communication Plan
The table below indicates the plan that is documented to understand the frequency and the
purpose of communication. The mechanism to be used in the communication is further
documented in the table.
Stakeholde
r name
Information to
be shared
Frequency
of
informatio
n exchange
Location
of
informatio
n exchange
Purpose of
communicatio
n
Mechanism

Who what when Where Why How
Globex The
characteristics
of the
application to
be developed
Start of
each week
From the
Globex
office
For
communicatin
g the
expectations
they have from
Virtucon
The
communicatio
n will be
documented in
pdf and ppt
format
Team
Members
The
information
that are needed
to be
communicated
to the
stakeholders
Daily From the
place of
working
To
communicate
the issues they
have faced
The
communicatio
n will be
documented in
doc format
Farmers In information
regarding the
usability of the
application
Once in a
Month
In the
Globex
office
To
communicate
the problems
that the
application
should address
The
communicatio
n will be
documented in
hard copy
Virtucon The process in
which the
implementatio
n of the project
is planned
Weekly From the
place of
working
To
communicate
the process of
project
implementatio
n
The
communicatio
n will be
documented in
pdf format
Part 4: Reflection
This particular project has provided me a learning opportunity regarding the skills and
knowledge a project manager needs to have. The leadership qualities that should be present in
a leader is necessary to be understood so as to choose a correct leader for the team. I have
learnt about various leadership styles and their form of working while working in this
assignment. Along with the leadership styles, I have learnt about the skills that a manager of
an IT project should possess. The manager of the team should at first think about the
motivational factor of the team members to make them work for the project. Dispute
resolution capabilities should be possessed by the manager and the leader so that the internal
disputes within the team is resolved in an efficient manner. I have understood the importance
of an experienced leader in team management and achievement of the team goals.
Conclusion
The report provides an idea of the implementation approach followed in the project. The
proposed project aims in helping the farmers to plan their crop. The project description
provides a detailed description of the tasks to be implemented in the project. The
communication plan that is prepared will ensure effective communication among the project
team. Since the project is undertaken by Virtucon, it is expected that the project will be
completed in a successful manner.

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