MBFSA Project: Mobile Based Farmer Support Application Report

This project report details the development and management of a Mobile Based Farmer Support Application (MBFSA) for Globex Industries, undertaken by Virtucon. The report encompasses various project management methodologies, including defining the Measurable Organizational Value (MOV) by identifying areas of impact such as customer, social, financial, operational, and strategic aspects. It outlines the scope management plan, detailing in-scope and out-of-scope elements and the associated resources. A Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is developed, along with deliverables, milestones, and a Gantt chart to illustrate the project timeline and budget. The project also addresses risk analysis, quality management, and closure procedures, providing a complete overview of the MBFSA project from inception to completion. An appendix includes an annotated bibliography supporting the project's methodologies and findings.

Running head: MBFSA
Project Management: Mobile Based Farmer Support Application (MBFSA)
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Table of Contents
Part 1: MOV....................................................................................................................................3
1.1. Overview and description of the project............................................................3
1.2. Identify the desired area of impact.......................................................................................3
1.3. Identified Value of MBFSA.................................................................................................4
1.4. Target and Expectation of Stakeholders associated with MBFSA.......................................4
1.5. MOV Timeline developed for MBFSA................................................................................5
1.6. MOV summary for MBFSA.................................................................................................6
Part 2: Scope Management Plan......................................................................................................7
2.1. Scope Management Plan.......................................................................................................7
2.1.1. What is Scope................................................................................................................7
2.1.2. In Scope and Out of Scope and In-scope of MBFSA....................................................7
2.2.3. Process for Scope Management/Verification................................................................8
2.2. Resources Associated with MBFSA.....................................................................................8
Part 3: Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).....................................................................................9
3.1. Work Breakdown Structure for MBFSA..............................................................................9
3.2. Deliverables and Phase Milestone......................................................................................10
3.3. Gantt Chart..........................................................................................................................11
3.4. Project Budget / Cost..........................................................................................................12
Part 4: Project Risk Analysis and Plan..........................................................................................13
4.1. Assumptions.......................................................................................................................13
4.2. Risk Identification Framework developed for MBFSA.....................................................13
4.3. Analyze risk and mitigation plan........................................................................................15
Part 5: Quality Management Plan..................................................................................................17
5.1. Team’s Philosophy.............................................................................................................17
5.2. Ensuring the Quality...........................................................................................................17
5.2.1. Activity Verification....................................................................................................17
5.2.2. Activity Validation......................................................................................................17
Part 6: Closure and Evaluation......................................................................................................18
6.1. Checklist for MBFSA Closure............................................................................................18
6.2. Evaluation of MBFSA........................................................................................................18
Bibliography..................................................................................................................................19
Appendix........................................................................................................................................22

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Appendix 1: Annotated Bibliography........................................................................................22
1.1. Article 1: Method for Adaptation and Implementation of Agile Project Management
Methodology..............................................................................................................................22
1.2. Article 2: The Relationship Between Project Success and Project Efficiency...................22
1.3. Article 3: Key attributes of effectiveness in managing project portfolio...........................23

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Part 1: MOV
1.1. Overview and description of the project
Reducing time and cost while increasing the productivity of the farmers has been the
significant mission of the Globex industries over the years. The years of experience in the
agricultural business along with the technological innovation has turned their business as one of
the Largent in the Riverina Region. Furthermore, currently to increase the crop performance and
to help in the strategic decision making process, Globex has decided to develop a mobile
application for their farmers. Therefore, Globex Industries has appointed Virtucon for
management and implementation of the application.
In this report, various standard techniques and processes of project management has been
applied for identification of the detailed scope, schedule, cost, objectives and risks that might me
associated with the development of MBFSA.
1.2. Identify the desired area of impact
Customer: The MBFSA project will be developed based on the collaboration of the four
major entities Globex, farmers, wholesalers and the Riverina Government. Therefore, the
significant customer is the Globec Industries. Through the MBFSA, the Globex industries will
extend their commitment towards the agricultural industries while assisting the farmers for
strategic planning of the crops.
Social: The MBFSA project will require the smooth collaboration of the wholesalers,
farmers and the government. The successful development of MBFSA will help in building easy,
effective connection between the farmers and wholesalers that will help in increasing the sales.

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Financial: MBFSA will allow the farmers to strategically plan the production of crops
and reach to potential wholesale buyers thus enhancing the productivity.
Operational: MBFSA will assist the farmers in reducing the surplus production of crops
and efficiently increase the deliveries to the wholesalers willing to buy any particular crop.
Strategy: MBFSA will enable the famers to have detailed insight about a particular crop
to grow based on the demand and environmental criteria each season.
1.3. Identified Value of MBFSA
Impact Area
Value
Customer Social Financial Operationa
l
Strategy
Better 
Faster 
Cheaper  
Do More 
1.4. Target and Expectation of Stakeholders associated with MBFSA
Stakeholders Expectation Target
Virtucon Team The team members associated with the MBFSA project will be able
to effectively build the application within the allocated timeline set
by Globex
High
Globex
Representative
Globex Technologies has set their expectation of enhance the
productivity of crops in the Riverian Region while leveraging the
latest technologies.
High
Wholesalers The wholesalers would be effectively reach to the particular
farmers producing a particular quality of crop for a particular
quantity.
Medium
Government The target for the Riverina Government is to share the
environmental data for various geographic region to increasing the
Low

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Stakeholders Expectation Target
agricultural productivity.
Farmers The significant target for the Riverina farmers is to reduce the cost
of farming and increase the profitability with strategic decision
making process.
Medium
1.5. MOV Timeline developed for MBFSA
start project Phase 1:
Requirement
and Analysis
Phase
Phase 2:
Design Phase Phase 3:
Development
Phase
Phase 4:
Testing Phase Phase 5:
Closure Phase close project
0 hrs
100 hrs
200 hrs
300 hrs
400 hrs
500 hrs
600 hrs
0 hrs
160 hrs 112 hrs
248 hrs
560 hrs
88 hrs
0 hrs
Remaining Work
Work (hrs)
Figure: MOV Progress

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1.6. MOV summary for MBFSA
No MOV Description
1 Overview and
Description MBFSA
Development of mobile application for famers that will assist in
crop planning and strategic decision making in agricultural
industries
2 Area of Impact Strategy has “Do More”, Operational has “Cheaper”, Financial
has “Cheaper”, Social has “Faster” and Customer has “Better”
impact
3 Value of project Including technology innovation while enhancing productivity,
reducing cost, increasing crop production and profitability
4 Expectation and
Target of
Stakeholders
Farmers has medium, government has low, wholesalers has
medium, while Globex and Virtucon has High interest with the
project
5 MOV Timeline 2 months for the prototype model and 6 months for the complete
project

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Part 2: Scope Management Plan
2.1. Scope Management Plan
2.1.1. What is Scope
Scope of the project is often defined as the detailed deliverables that needs to be achieved
for the successful completion of the project. This helps in easy understanding between the
different stakeholders that are associated with the project and determining its success factors.
2.1.2. In Scope and Out of Scope and In-scope of MBFSA
Project In-Scope:
 To understand the need and requirement for the farmers for better production and
increasing profitability;
 To test and develop a prototype MBFSA before launching the final product;
 To obtain the environmental data from the Riverina Government;
 To code the application and run proper functionality testing;
 To provide proper training to the farmers for using the application;
Project Out-Scope:
 To install the MBFSA application on the mobile devices of both the farmers and
wholesalers;
 To pursue the farmers and wholesalers to use MBFSA in the agricultural business;
 To promote the use of MBFSA;

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2.2.3. Process for Scope Management/Verification
Techniques and processes used for managing and verifying the scope of the project helps
the project team and the MBFSA project manager to allocate specific time required to complete
any deliverables defined within the project. Three division has been developed within the scope
management plan that includes detailed planning, controlling and closing. In the planning phase,
the specific scope and deliverable of MBFSA has been identified. During the controlled phase,
the approval, tracking, documentation and scope creep are being monitored. The final closing
phase includes the auditing of the entire development of MBFSA.
2.2. Resources Associated with MBFSA
Figure: Resource used in MBFSA

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Part 3: Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
3.1. Work Breakdown Structure for MBFSA
Mobile Based Farmer
Support Application
(MBFSA)
start project Phase 1: Requirement
and Analysis Phase
Meeting with Globex
Representative
Understanding the
needs and
expectation of the
application
Understanding the
Functionality
Developing the
Project aims
Signing Agreement
contact
Evaluating the
available technology
Conducting
Feasibility Analysis
Conducting
Preliminary meeting
with the farmers
Arranging the
project group
Completion of Phase
1
Phase 2: Design Phase
Meeting with the
Governmental
represenative
Obtaining approval
of using the
geographic and
enviornmenal data
Developing the use
case
developing the
system design
Developing the
database design
Obtaining the
hardware
technologies
developing the
implemenattion plan
Completion of phase
2
Phase 3: Development
Phase
integrating the database
enviornmental data
inclusion
geophraphic data
inclusion
crop data inclusion
Developing the UI
Code the
functionality
Code the usability
running funtionality
testing
completion of the
prototype model
launch of the
prototype model
completion of Phase
3
Phase 4: Testing Phase
obtaining data from the
prototype model
conducting white
box test
conducting black
box test
evaluating the
issues resolving the issue
code
implemenatation
launching the final
product
completion of phase 4
Phase 5: Closure Phase
Providing training to
the farmers
handover of the
application to
Globex
signing off team
members
documenatation
hand over
completion of phase 5
close project
Figure: WBS developed for the project

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3.2. Deliverables and Phase Milestone
WBS Milestone Deliverable Level 1 Deliverable Level 2
0 Mobile Based Farmer Support Application (MBFSA)
1 start project
2 Phase 1: Requirement and Analysis Phase
2.1 Meeting with Globex Representative
2.1.1 Understanding the needs and expectation of the application
2.1.2 Understanding the Functionality
2.1.3 Developing the Project aims
2.1.4 Signing Agreement contact
2.2 Evaluating the available technology
2.3 Conducting Feasibility Analysis
2.4 Conducting Preliminary meeting with the farmers
2.5 Arranging the project group
2.6 Completion of Phase 1
3 Phase 2: Design Phase
3.1 Meeting with the Governmental represenative
3.1.1 Obtaining approval of using the geographic and enviornmenal data
3.2 Developing the use case
3.3 developing the system design
3.4 Developing the database design
3.5 Obtaining the hardware technologies
3.6 developing the implemenattion plan
3.7 Completion of phase 2
4 Phase 3: Development Phase
4.1 integrating the database
4.1.1 enviornmental data inclusion
4.1.2 geophraphic data inclusion
4.1.3 crop data inclusion
4.2 Developing the UI
4.3 Code the functionality
4.4 Code the usability
4.5 running funtionality testing
4.6 completion of the prototype model
4.7 launch of the prototype model
4.8 completion of Phase 3
5 Phase 4: Testing Phase
5.1 obtaining data from the prototype model
5.1.1 conducting white box test
5.1.2 conducting black box test
5.2 evaluating the issues
5.3 resolving the issue
5.3.1 code
5.3.2 implemenatation
5.4 launching the final product
5.5 completion of phase 4
6 Phase 5: Closure Phase
6.1 Providing training to the farmers
6.2 handover of the application to Globex
6.3 signing off team members
6.4 documenatation hand over

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3.3. Gantt Chart
ID Task
Mode
Outline
Number
Task Name
0 0 Mobile Based Farmer Support Application (MBFSA)
1 1 start project
2 2 Phase 1: Requirement and Analysis Phase
3 2.1 Meeting with Globex Representative
4 2.1.1 Understanding the needs and expectation of the application
5 2.1.2 Understanding the Functionality
6 2.1.3 Developing the Project aims
7 2.1.4 Signing Agreement contact
8 2.2 Evaluating the available technology
9 2.3 Conducting Feasibility Analysis
10 2.4 Conducting Preliminary meeting with the farmers
11 2.5 Arranging the project group
12 2.6 Completion of Phase 1
13 3 Phase 2: Design Phase
14 3.1 Meeting with the Governmental represenative
15 3.1.1 Obtaining approval of using the geographic and enviornmenal data
16 3.2 Developing the use case
17 3.3 developing the system design
18 3.4 Developing the database design
19 3.5 Obtaining the hardware technologies
20 3.6 developing the implemenattion plan
21 3.7 Completion of phase 2
22 4 Phase 3: Development Phase
23 4.1 integrating the database
24 4.1.1 enviornmental data inclusion
25 4.1.2 geophraphic data inclusion
26 4.1.3 crop data inclusion
27 4.2 Developing the UI
28 4.3 Code the functionality
29 4.4 Code the usability
30 4.5 running funtionality testing
31 4.6 completion of the prototype model
32 4.7 launch of the prototype model
33 4.8 completion of Phase 3
34 5 Phase 4: Testing Phase
35 5.1 obtaining data from the prototype model
36 5.1.1 conducting white box test
37 5.1.2 conducting black box test
38 5.2 evaluating the issues
39 5.3 resolving the issue
40 5.3.1 code
41 5.3.2 implemenatation
42 5.4 launching the final product
43 5.5 completion of phase 4
44 6 Phase 5: Closure Phase
45 6.1 Providing training to the farmers
46 6.2 handover of the application to Globex
47 6.3 signing off team members
48 6.4 documenatation hand over
49 6.5 completion of phase 5
50 7 close project
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Figure: Gantt chart for the project