This assignment focuses on writing a System Vision Document for the "Spring Breaks 'R' Us Travel Service" at the end of Chapter 2 of the textbook. Perform the following activities as part of the assignment: Read the case study for the fictitious company of "Spring Breaks 'R' Us Travel Service" Based on the case study, create a System Vision Document using the outline in Figure 1-8 in chapter 1 in the textbook. Include sections for the Problem Description, System Capabilities, and Business Benefits. You should include at least one paragraph for the problem description, five capabilities and five business benefits for the sections respectively. Your format should be the same as in the figure. You should use the title & heading formats in Word for the headers and titles. Also, you should find a logo symbol to use for your SBRU company.
The Spring Breaks 'R' Us Travel Service Spring Breaks 'R' Us (SBRU) is an online travel ser- features and functions. From the business standpoint, vice that books spring break trips to resorts for college the idea is to increase bookings by enhancing the students. Students have booked spring break trips for experience before, during, and after the trip. decades, but changes in technology have transformed the travel business in recent years. SBRU moved away 1. Who are the stakeholders for SBRU? For each from having campus reps with posted fliers and moved type of stakeholder, what aspects of the SBRU to the Web early on. The basic idea is to get a group booking system are of particular interest? of students to book a room at a resort for one of the 2. What are the main functional requirements traditional spring break weeks. SBRU contracts with for the major subsystems (i.e., resort relations, dozens of resorts in key spring break destinations like student booking, accounting and finance, and Florida, Texas, the Caribbean, and Mexico. Its Web social networking)? site shows information on each resort and includes 3. Describe some usability requirements for stu- prices, available rooms, and special features. Students dents, booking interactions, and social network- can research and book a room, enter contract infor- ing interactions. mation, and pay deposits and final payments through 4. Assuming that social networking at the resorts the system. SBRU provides updated booking informa- will require wireless communication and con- tion, resort information updates, and travel informa- nection to the Internet, what are some reliability tion for booked students when they log in to the site. requirements that resorts might be asked to The resorts also need access to information from maintain? What are some performance require- SBRU. They need to know about their bookings for ments? Is this a bigger issue because resorts are each week, the room types that are booked, and so in international locations? forth. Before the spring break booking season starts, they need to enter information on their resorts, includ- 5. What are some security requirements? Is there ing prices and special features. Resorts need to be paid any reason why students in Europe, Asia, or other locations could not book rooms through by SBRU for the bookings, and they need to be able to SBRU? What issues might be anticipated? report and collect for damages caused by spring break- ers during their stay. 6. To collect information on functional require- SBRU has recently decided to upgrade its system ments for the social networking subsystem, what to provide social networking features for students. It are some techniques that might be used? Be is currently researching possibilities and collecting in- specific and include some sample questions you formation from prospective customers about desirable might ask by using various techniques
