Implementing A Teaching And Learning System In High Quality Institute: An Agile Methodology Approach

System Development Life Cycle

The following assignment would consider the project of “Implementation of Teaching and Learning System in High Quality Institute” and the report would comprise of system development lifecycle, work breakdown structure, Pert Chart, Entities and their attributes, ER diagram, NPV, Payback Period, and ROI Calculation.

The development of the effective project plan for the project of “Implementation of Teaching and Learning System in High Quality Institute” can be developed by using the traditional agile methodology for system development life cycle. The development of the agile methodology would be helpful for forming the development of the effective implication of the Business processes and formation of the unique support for the development. The following diagram would show the iterative agile software development lifecycle for the project,

Figure 1: Agile Software Development Life Cycle

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The agile software development lifecycle comprise of 6 phases namely requirements, plan, design, develop, release, and track & monitor phase. The completion of the phases would be based for the development of the final deliverable for the project. The phases has been explained below,

1. Requirements:It is the first phase of the agile methodology that helps in realizing the requirements for the development of the project and completion of the activities. The phase involves the activities of analysis of requirements, initiation documentation, and charter documents for the project of “Implementation of Teaching and Learning System in High Quality Institute”.
2. Plan:It is the second phase of the agile methodology that helps in realizing the planning requirements for the development of the project schedule plan from the activities. The phase involves the activities of outline of plan, activity scheduling, and complete planning for the project of “Implementation of Teaching and Learning System in High Quality Institute”.

• Design:It is the third phase of the agile methodology that helps in realizing the design requirements for the development of the TLS, PLS, and ULS integrated system. The phase involves the activities of design outline, design review, complete design development, and design simulation for the project of “Implementation of Teaching and Learning System in High Quality Institute”.

1. Develop:It is the fourth phase of the agile methodology that helps in executing the activities of the project and forming the reciprocal development of the final project plan. The phase involves the activities of IT infrastructure development, server development and network device installation, switches and routers are installed, software development for ULS and PLS, testing procedure development, and database system is developed for the project of “Implementation of Teaching and Learning System in High Quality Institute”.
2. Release:It is the fifth phase of the agile methodology that helps in implementing the systems (TLS, PLS, and ULS) for the High Quality Institute. The phase involves the activities of registration system is developed, tracking system is formed, bug and error is reviewed, and final system development for the project of “Implementation of Teaching and Learning System in High Quality Institute”.
3. Track and Monitor:It is the last phase of the agile methodology that helps in realizing whether the activities of the project are executed successfully for defining the completion of the project. The phase involves the activities of monitoring system is developed, review of processes, and tracking function development for the project of “Implementation of Teaching and Learning System in High Quality Institute”.

WBS	Task Name
0	Implementation of Teaching and Learning System in High Quality Institute
1	Requirements
1.1	Analysis of Requirements
1.2	Initiation Documentation
1.3	Charter Documents
2	Plan
2.1	Outline of plan
2.2	Activity Scheduling
2.3	Complete Planning
3	Design
3.1	Design Outline
3.2	Design Review
3.3	Complete Design Development
3.4	Design Simulation
4	Develop
4.1	IT infrastructure development
4.2	Server Development and Network Device Installation
4.3	Switches and Routers are installed
4.4	Software Development for ULS and PLS
4.5	Testing Procedure Development
4.6	Database System is developed
5	Release
5.1	Registration system is developed
5.2	Tracking system is formed
5.3	Bug and Error is reviewed
5.4	Final system development
6	Track and Monitor
6.1	Monitoring system is developed
6.2	Review of processes
6.3	Tracking function development

The work breakdown structure for the project of “Implementation of Teaching and Learning System in High Quality Institute” is shown below,

Figure 2: Work Breakdown Structure

The pert chart development would require the use of the activities, their early start date, early finish date, late start date, late finish date, and total slack. The following table would be used for the development of the pert chart for the project of “Implementation of Teaching and Learning System in High Quality Institute”,

WBS	Task Name	Early Start	Early Finish	Late Start	Late Finish	Total Slack
0	Implementation of Teaching and Learning System in High Quality Institute	Wed 8/1/18	Tue 10/9/18	Wed 8/1/18	Tue 10/9/18	0 days
1	Requirements	Wed 8/1/18	Wed 8/15/18	Wed 8/1/18	Fri 8/17/18	0 days
1.1	Analysis of Requirements	Wed 8/1/18	Fri 8/3/18	Wed 8/1/18	Fri 8/3/18	0 days
1.2	Initiation Documentation	Mon 8/6/18	Thu 8/9/18	Fri 9/28/18	Wed 10/3/18	39 days
1.3	Charter Documents	Fri 8/10/18	Wed 8/15/18	Thu 10/4/18	Tue 10/9/18	39 days
2	Plan	Mon 8/6/18	Fri 8/17/18	Mon 8/6/18	Mon 8/27/18	0 days
2.1	Outline of plan	Mon 8/6/18	Tue 8/7/18	Mon 8/6/18	Tue 8/7/18	0 days
2.2	Activity Scheduling	Wed 8/8/18	Fri 8/10/18	Wed 8/8/18	Fri 8/10/18	0 days
2.3	Complete Planning	Mon 8/13/18	Fri 8/17/18	Tue 8/21/18	Mon 8/27/18	6 days
3	Design	Mon 8/13/18	Mon 8/27/18	Mon 8/13/18	Mon 8/27/18	0 days
3.1	Design Outline	Mon 8/13/18	Wed 8/15/18	Mon 8/13/18	Wed 8/15/18	0 days
3.2	Design Review	Thu 8/16/18	Fri 8/17/18	Thu 8/16/18	Fri 8/17/18	0 days
3.3	Complete Design Development	Mon 8/20/18	Thu 8/23/18	Mon 8/20/18	Thu 8/23/18	0 days
3.4	Design Simulation	Fri 8/24/18	Mon 8/27/18	Fri 8/24/18	Mon 8/27/18	0 days
4	Develop	Tue 8/28/18	Wed 9/19/18	Tue 8/28/18	Tue 10/9/18	0 days
4.1	IT infrastructure development	Tue 8/28/18	Fri 8/31/18	Tue 8/28/18	Fri 8/31/18	0 days
4.2	Server Development and Network Device Installation	Mon 9/3/18	Fri 9/7/18	Mon 9/3/18	Fri 9/7/18	0 days
4.3	Switches and Routers are installed	Mon 9/10/18	Wed 9/12/18	Mon 9/10/18	Wed 9/12/18	0 days
4.4	Software Development for ULS and PLS	Mon 9/3/18	Mon 9/10/18	Tue 10/2/18	Tue 10/9/18	21 days
4.5	Testing Procedure Development	Thu 9/13/18	Tue 9/18/18	Thu 9/13/18	Tue 9/18/18	0 days
4.6	Database System is developed	Thu 9/13/18	Wed 9/19/18	Wed 10/3/18	Tue 10/9/18	14 days
5	Release	Wed 9/19/18	Mon 10/1/18	Wed 9/19/18	Tue 10/2/18	0 days
5.1	Registration system is developed	Wed 9/19/18	Fri 9/21/18	Wed 9/19/18	Fri 9/21/18	0 days
5.2	Tracking system is formed	Mon 9/24/18	Thu 9/27/18	Mon 9/24/18	Thu 9/27/18	0 days
5.3	Bug and Error is reviewed	Mon 9/24/18	Tue 9/25/18	Tue 9/25/18	Wed 9/26/18	1 day
5.4	Final system development	Wed 9/26/18	Mon 10/1/18	Thu 9/27/18	Tue 10/2/18	1 day
6	Track and Monitor	Fri 9/28/18	Tue 10/9/18	Fri 9/28/18	Tue 10/9/18	0 days
6.1	Monitoring system is developed	Fri 9/28/18	Tue 10/2/18	Fri 9/28/18	Tue 10/2/18	0 days
6.2	Review of processes	Wed 10/3/18	Fri 10/5/18	Wed 10/3/18	Fri 10/5/18	0 days
6.3	Tracking function development	Mon 10/8/18	Tue 10/9/18	Mon 10/8/18	Tue 10/9/18	0 days

Figure 3: Pert Chart

The ER diagram for the project would include the following entities and their attributes,

The ER diagram for the project of “Implementation of Teaching and Learning System in High Quality Institute” is shown below,

Figure 4: ER diagram

The NPV, Payback Period, and ROI for the project of “Implementation of Teaching and Learning System in High Quality Institute” is shown below,

Cost benefit analysis
	Year 0	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5
Value of benefits	$0	$7,000	$7,000	$7,000	$7,000	$7,000
Development cost	($20,000)	$750	$800	$770	$750	$730
Annual Expenses	$0	($2,000)	($2,000)	($2,000)	($2,000)	($2,000)
Net benefit/costs	$10,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Net cash flow	($10,000)	$5,750	$5,800	$5,770	$5,750	$5,730
Discount factors
Discount rate	6%
Year Index	0	1	2	3	4	5
Discount factor	1	0.94	0.89	0.84	0.79	0.75
Discounted flows
Cost	($20,000)	($1,887)	($1,780)	($1,679)	($1,584)	($1,495)
Benefit	$10,000	$6,604	$6,230	$5,877	$5,545	$5,231
Net	($10,000)	$4,717	$4,450	$4,198	$3,960	$3,736
Cumulative	($10,000)	($5,283)	($833)	$3,365	$7,326	$11,062
Net present value	$11,062
ROI	33%
Payback Analysis
Years	Months
1	14
Payback Period in Years	2.30

Conclusion

The following assignment had considered the project of “Implementation of Teaching and Learning System in High Quality Institute” and the report had been providing the details of system development lifecycle, work breakdown structure, Pert Chart, Entities and their attributes, ER diagram, NPV, Payback Period, and ROI Calculation.

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