Software Project Management Case Study:

Description:

The objective is to perform managerial tasks for E$-$Tourism system. An E$-$Tourism

system is a type of electronic commerce systems which facilitates the required

processes for both of the tourists and tourism agencies. The E$-$Tourism system should

provide the following functionalities for tourists and tourism agencies.

Required functionalities from tourists:

The system should provide free information for the tourist.

A tourist should register himself$/$herself in the system to obtain user & pass.

The system should provide the ability for the tourists to reserve tickets.

The system should provide the ability for the tourists to reserve hotel rooms.

The system should provide the ability for the tourists to reserve car.

The system should provide the ability for the tourists to read information about the

travel programs.

The system should provide the ability for the tourists to accomplished their payment

through an external payment gateway.

Required functionalities from tourism agencies:

The system should provide the ability for the tourism agency to manage information

about travel programs.

The system should provide the ability for the tourism agency to mange reservations.

The system should provide the ability for the tourism agency to manage accounts.

Notes:

Visitors of the systems has the ability to move through site and read free information

and services which are provided by the tourism agency such as infomation about

travel paths, travel programms, weather, etc.

Artifacts that should be delivered:

Requirement phase

o User needs

o Software requirement specificaton

Use case model

Use case description

Activity diagram

Supplementary specification

Analysis phase

o Analysis and design model

o Software architecture

o Analysis classes

Use case realization

o Navigation Map

o Prototype

Design phase

o Design elements

o Use case realization

o Database design

Tasks:

Do the following tasks for the E$-$Tourism system.

Perform all the project management skills discussed in Chapter $5,6,$ and $8.$

User project management software such as MS Project or Primavera.

List all your assumption about resources, software methodoogies, activities, etc.

The major tasks:

Project planning

o Artifacts

o Activities

o Activity Network

o Gant chart

o Critical path

o ES$,$ EF$,$ LS$,$ and LF times

o $.....$

Effort estimation

o Use Function points and COCOMO II

o $....$

Resource Allocation