Agile Delivery Framework

The Home Improvement Chain Store E-Commerce Website and Mobile Application Project aims at providing a platform that links buyers and sellers of the chain store services from different regions in the world. This is achieved through the website and related mobile application which enables the users to interact. The two tools work as one and therefore regarded as an ecommerce system. It is a system since the activities can be done either through the application or the website for the same purpose (Linatoc, 2020).

The system is integrated perfectly to ensure it works perfectly in all environments, that is to include Windows, Linux as well as the Android (through the application) Operating systems. The main reason of developing the application to support the website (which would rather still work perfectly) is to accommodate all devices and give the users a chance to choose between the two through flexibility. According to Appedology (2020) a well designed and developed application is highly reliable due to stability and easy to use for the intended users.

Successful implementation of this project would be a new dawn to the users and the community at large since it will provide a long-lasting solution to scarcity of chain stores in different places (Linatoc, 2020). With this project the users will be given a chance to choose the available stores based on a number of factors that they are comfortable with. The possible factors to be considered include cost, distance, quality among many others.

The main goals and objectives of the project implementation is as highlighted below;

The key goals of this project include the following;

1. To improve the home chain store facilities performance through automation of activities.

2. To solve the scarcity of chain stores in different parts of the region and in further research extend to cover globally.

3. To improve the security of commodities and the whole activities involved in the store chain.

The key objectives of this project include the following;

1. To develop and implement an online ecommerce system to manage the home store chains activities.

2. To link the store owners and the intended users of the stores in different regions.

3. To improve the chain store activities by considering quality, accuracy, reliability, fault tolerance among other factors.

Successful implementation of this project would require working in complete in milestones as per the Agile development life cycle (Kupp et la., 2017).

The key milestones of this project include the following;

1. Concept. Involves project concept definition.

2. Inception. Involves identification of the team, resource allocation and project requirements definition.

3. Construction or Iteration. Involves development and implementation of the working mobile application and website in defined on user feedback as per iteration.

4. Release. Involves quality assurance of the deliverables which include comprehensive testing of each component.

5. Production. Involves continuous support of the systems through repairs, updates and upgrades.

6. Retirement. Involves the end activities for instance customer notification.

From the above milestones the following deliverables are generated;

1. Concept: Project charter

2. Inception: Requirement document specifications, estimated project budget report and project baseline.

3. Construction or Iteration: Mobile application and website.

4. Release: Quality assurance reports.

5. Production: Updates and upgrades reports.

6. Retirement: Customer feedback reports.

The project timeline is summarized as shown in Table 1 below;

6 months, 60 activities.

Estimated time: 6 months.

Period: 1st March, 2021 to 31st August, 2021.

Table 1:Home Improvement Chain Store E-Commerce Website and Application Project Timeline.

NOTE: The employees do not work on weekends.

The figure below shows the proposed project timeline;

Figure 1: Proposed project timeline.

The successful implementation of the chain store ecommerce system would be based on the following estimated cost and resources (both staffing and non-staffing);

Table 2: Project cost estimation and resources

In conclusion, the Home Improvement Chain Store E-Commerce Website and Mobile Application Project implementation is very key to the current society. It has enabled to manage the current scarcity of the chain stores. The project has provided an improved methodology of running activities through automation of activities (Linatoc, 2020). In addition, the users would be provided with assistance on how to carry out the activities in the website and the mobile application. This would boost their confidence in using the application and would attract more users through this improved customer experience.

Appedology. 2020. Hardware and Software Requirements for E-Commerce Websites. Retrieved from https://appedology.com/hardware-and-software-requirements-for-e-commerce-websites/#:~:text=Hardware%20For%20E-Commerce%3A,CPU%3A%20Quad%202GHz%2B%20CPU.

John Linatoc 2020. Build an Ecommerce Database Schema. Retrieved from https://medium.com/@johnwadelinatoc/build-an-ecommerce-database-schema-3b5e04b4f8b6

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