need to make a Functional Requirements Specification document for my system engineering project "RFID tags with phone applications ". I already finished doing the scopedocument and system requirements specification which will be attached below to have an

The project will be based on an improvement of services offered by an organization through designing a RFID tag that will be attached to each and every car at every parking spot. The organization which will accommodate the project is a mega mall that has an approximation of 750,000m2. The mega mall accommodates 640 retail spaces, a screen cinema complex, an exhibition area and a parking space that accommodates 6000 vehicles. Due to the large size of the mall, RFID tags are the best for use in the location of cars after a keen analysis of the advantages of using the tags in other organizations. The tags will be majorly located in the parking slots where they will be attached to each and every vehicle that is parked and linked to a phone application that is capable of sending information on the location of the vehicles and other information concerning location area of retail stalls and routes to follow. Moreover, the application will also be able to locate the entry points and exit points of the mall as well as other shopping centers that are around the mega mall.

The mega mall is a very large spaced organization with numerous of activities that are carried on. Several customers averaged at 450,000 per week visit the mega mall for shopping and other services. Moreover, the routes to follow within the mall are numerous and may end up very confusing. Due to the lots of activities that take place within the mall, it is common to have cases where customers forget the spaces they have parked their vehicles and may go a very long period trying to locate their vehicles. The mall is also very big and searching for routes to entry and exit may be confusing. There are a lot of visitors in the mall daily which makes it hard for most customers to locate their way in and out of the mall easily. Due to the problems experienced by the mall on the location of vehicles in the parking lots, the location of routes and retail shops, the introduction of RFID tags would provide a major solution and reduce the problems as mentioned.

The project has the main objective of optimum satisfaction of customers who visit the mega mall each and every day. The objectives will be achieved after introducing RFID tags on the cars at each parking spot to ensure easy tracking of vehicles by customers at the parking lots. Moreover, the application that will be developed will implement other functions such as access to routes to specific retail shops and routes to entry and exit from the mega mall. The success of the project will lead to the realization of the objectives set above. However, any interference with the process would be due to improvement of the system to allow for a more efficient program that will be better than the use of RFID tags on vehicles (Weinstein, 2005). In addition to that, if the system does not prove to be efficient, more research will be based on the possibilities of its failure and new methods devised for a more efficient program. The processes will, therefore, lead to the achievement of the main objective of the organization upon introduction of RFID tags on vehicles at parking slots.

The project is based on enhancement of efficiency in the location of vehicles as well as routes within the organization. A phone application must be developed to help in communication with the customer. A RFID tag should also be available to enable location of a vehicle or an item (Weinstein, 2005). The radio frequency identification tag will be able to send its location after being tagged on a vehicle to the user. The tag has a series of numbers that needs to be fed into the application for access to the location services of the vehicles. Development of the application will require a skilled outsourced expert who will be able to develop an accurate phone application. The application should have a connection to the waves sent by the RFID tag (Weinstein, 2005). To develop the application, the expert requires a range of computer programs that will help in generating an effective application that can communicate to the radio-frequency identification tags irrespective of their locations. The tags used should have radio frequencies enabled that is capable of directing signals to a specific user (Weinstein, 2005). The tags are activated as the phone applications are activated and connected to allow for location of the tag. Therefore, the major functionalities that will be required to start up the project will include Radio-frequencies identification enabled tags, experts to develop a phone application and range of computer program assisting in the development of phone application (Weinstein, 2005).

The entire project should take a range of three weeks to two months. The entire project will involve the development of the phone application, development of the RFID tags and encoding of information into the tags for easy identification by the phone application (Pentilla, 2005). The last procedure for the project would involve its testing to identify the weaknesses, strengths, and possible fallouts during implementations. The project will, therefore, be sectioned into different time periods which will allow for completion of specific sections within given time limits. The program of the project is divided into four sections. The first section would involve sourcing of information to build up a phone application. The second section will involve activation of radio-frequency identity on the tags and creation of phone application. The third section would involve testing of the compatibility of the two services through radio frequencies. The fourth section involves addition of services into the phone application and correction of any fall outs that might have been realised in the third section. The time frame for the sections as named are, the first section would take one week, the second section will cover two weeks, and the third section will cover one week while the fourth will cover two weeks. A total of six weeks will be required for full completion of the entire project and its implementation. Moreover, the time limits might be extended when technicality issues arise to the system. The technicality issues include faulty tags and unresponsive phone applications. The project would, therefore, consider extension for the time period to allow for development of effective system. The following is a summary for the time schedule for the project.

The project may experience series of risks. The risks can be classified as either high-level risks or insignificant risks. The risks are any problems that are foretold that may take place to the project upon its development and implementation. The next is an illustration of the high level risks.

The high-level risks involve very significant risks that may take place to a project that involves the availability of resources, skills of a person, changes in priorities and time period changes. Over the development and implementation period, the period might experience different risks that prevent its success hence slows down the implementation. Since development of the RFID tags involves technical know-how, selection of the experts should consider their past experiences (Wood, 2008). The development process may face wrong application of devices which leads to errors in connection of the tags to the phone applications. Moreover, the development process may also face delayed progress due to the experience of the experts used in the process and availability of enough resources (Cooper, 2009). Resources used in the project should be ready to avoid any delays. Moreover, the project may face a risk on the priorities of the organization in the creation of the program. The organization might priorities on other requirements that might slow down the success of their system or reduce the concentration on the development of the system leading to its failures (Cooper, 2009).

The risks do not have much impact on the project (Ekinsmyth, 2002). The risks include documentation of the process and record keeping. During the process of developing the system for RFID tags, it should be documented for easy retrieval of the entire process for future use. However, the organization might face the risk of lack of documented reports on some procedures that have been conducted. The documentation does not directly affect the project but has future effects on the project (Ekinsmyth, 2002).

The project has several key issues that may result in its success. However, there are some other outstanding issues that, when not realized, might lead to failure of the project. The outstanding issues that result in reduced success include the extent of the cooperation of the organization to the demands of the project managers. The organization should be swift in responding to the demands of the project managers to ensure effective issuance of information to the project managers (Ekinsmyth, 2002). The information helps in developing an effective system. The next part illustrates the assumptions that have been used by the project.

The project, during its development, will implement a number of assumptions. The assumptions will help in generate successful result for the entire process of its development and implementation. During the start-up of the project, it is assumed that the resources are easy to find or they are available (Ekinsmyth, 2002). The resources should be easily available so as to have a smooth process of developing the entire phone application and linking it to the RFID tags. The project will also assume that there will be customers who own vehicles in the mall. Most of the customers do not own vehicles but in most cases, the parking slots have several parked vehicles. Therefore, the project assumes that the customers that attend to the mall have vehicles or that there will be vehicles present every day at the mall. In addition to that, the project will have an assumption that the radio frequencies have a very wide area of signals that are capable of helping the customers to locate the position of the tagged vehicles and also give direction even on long distances.

Development of the project will experience some constraints that will reduce the efficiency of the process of development. Constraints can be as a result of financial fall outs, increase in prices of resources. Labor costs and efficiency of the devices used in the development of the project. Since the project requires skilled personnel, there will be constraints in the labour provided by the employees of the organization do not have enough knowledge on the development of a phone application and setting up of a RFID tag that is accessible by the phone application (Pentilla, 2005). The organization will have to outsource a skilled individual who will increase the expenses on labour. Shortage of skilled and experienced labour is a source of constraint on the process of development of the project. Moreover, financial constraints can also slow down the process of development as the organization has to buy many tags that will accommodate all the customers. Purchase of the tags would also come along with replacement tags. The organization, therefore, has to plan for the expenses of the tags and other resources that are required which may lead to a change in priorities due to financial constraints. However, the restrictions do not lead to failure of the process, but they just slow down the whole process. Therefore, the process will still be a success in the long run.

The project would depend on the mobile phones with the phone applications built by the organization. A customer who does not have a cell phone may not be able to have the tags to locate their vehicles. Moreover, customers who have run out of power from their phones may also be inconvenienced by the method of finding vehicles. Therefore, the success of the project depends on the availability of a mobile phone and availability of power on the phone.

The third phase of the project will involve testing of the devices if they are capable of linking up and locating the direction and location of the tags. The phase will, therefore, test for the success of the entire project. The fourth phase will involve replacement of any defaults that might have been realized during testing of the system. However, for the success of the whole project, the procedures must be keenly followed. The procedures for developing the phone application and linking with the radio frequencies should be followed step by step to realize a responsive system. After connecting the tags to the phone application, the next procedure should ensure that the radio frequencies are sensitive even at long distances. The tests should make sure that the obstacles such as other vehicles do not interfere with the radio frequencies. Therefore, the step to step procedures of the entire project is the major key to its success. In addition to that, other critical factors include the skills and experience of the labor provided for the development of the phone application and the RFID tags (Pentilla, 2005). The skills and experience contribute largely to the success of a project since the labor will be able to identify the reliable procedures to undertake the process and how to connect the devices that will be used for the project.

Different businesses implement various policies that govern their day to day activities. The systems can act as a source of rules and regulations for the organizations that should be adhered by all the stakeholders of the business. However, some changes in business might lead to interference of the policies of the firm. The project will maximize on the plans of parking on the parking lot and also increase the payment of the taxes at the parking lots. It is the policy of the organization to tax on the vehicles that have been parked in their parking lots depending on the time taken by the owners. Using the application and the tags will help in indicating the time adopted by the vehicle in the parking garage and the taxes will be imposed on the owners of the vehicles. The taxes are as a source of income to the organization. Moreover, the parking spaces will also have a maximum attention as the owners of the vehicles will not be able to park their cars away from the parking area within the premises of the organization. Therefore, the policies of parking will be maximized.

The project will not interfere with the normal processes of the business as it will only ease the work of the owners of the vehicles other than affecting the activities at the organization. The normal procedures of the firm will be as usual.

The business should be licensed for the services they offer at a fee on the parking garage. The project will introduce a new source of income to the organization which must be indicated in their trading license as a source of revenue or business they conduct. Moreover, the project will also affect the regulatory measures by the organization on the entry and exit points. The customers will strictly obey the exit and entry routes of the premises to avoid commotions among themselves. The phone application will be indicating the exit and entry points of the building.

The project involves improvised technology that requires a technology expert. Since the device will be new to several customers, the employee of the organization who would act as a guidance should have better knowledge of the tools used (Wood, 2008). The employee has to learn all the basics that are required and have to train on how to use the tools to enable them to use them in the presence of the customers. The training process that is required by the employee is easy and takes at least two days to master all the operatives of the devices to be initiated by the project. Apart from the trainees who will be assisting the customers in comprehending the use of the devices, other employees are required for instructions on how and where to park to avoid wastage of space and congestion at the parking spaces.

The project will accrue several benefits to the organization. The mega mall is a huge building with several retail shops and customers who interact on daily basis. The number of vehicles that are used by the customers is relatively high and requires a method of locating their respective locations. The project will, therefore, result in several benefits which are explained below:

1. The project will reduce the risk of theft. The tags help in locating the position of the vehicles. Therefore, in case the vehicle is in motion, the owner is capable of knowing and identifying through the tag placed on the vehicle.

2. Reduced wastage of time by the customers. Customers can easily access the location of their vehicles without much struggle. The traditional method allows the customers to manually search for their cars which might be so much time and tiresome when the vehicles are so many in a place.

3. The project will help in the proper organization of the parking garage as the cars will be arranged in a suitable order ensure easy to search and location.

4. The project will also help in generating some income to the organization. The taxes that will be raised by the customers will be as a source of revenue to the organization.

The project is developed through a RFID tag and a phone application which will access the location of the vehicles that are labelled. However, the devices are not forcefully imposed on the customers as they are conducted on their willingness. Since the project will be a source of taxing the customers, some customers might be able to evade it by not downloading the phone application and not requesting for the RFID tags and instead use the manual means to seek for the location of their vehicles.

In conclusion, the information provided in the above scope summarizes the weaknesses, strengths, resources and objectives of the project of initiating the use of RFID tags on vehicles in a mega-mall parking lot. The illustrations indicate basic concepts of analysing a scope as it explains the time frame, constraints, target customers, functionalities, risks, policy impacts and benefits of the project. The illustrations provide detailed concepts that support the project to be set up and implemented.

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