NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT GUIDELINES
Introduction
Preface
Acknowledgements: vote of thanks to people/organisation who helped you.
Methods of study: observation, questionnaires, interviews
PROJECT DEFINITION
Name of system
Executive summary- General overview of the study
Description of the current system
Problems of the current system
Inputs of the existing system
Outputs of the existing system
Brief description of the proposed system
Objectives of the proposed system
Outline of the system study. Fact finding techniques
Results of findings
Alternative solutions: pick several alternatives (give pros and cons for each)
Terms of reference
Scope and boundary of the system
Time schedule
FEASIBILITY STUDY
Introduction
Existing system summary and problems
Benefits of the proposed system
Types of feasibilities
o Technical feasibility
o Operational feasibility
o Social feasibility
o Schedule feasibility
o Legal feasibility
o Economic feasibility
o Political feasibility
etc
Conclusion and recommendations
ANALYSIS
Existing system description
Problems of the existing system
Fact finding methods/techniques
UML Diagrams and ERD Diagrams
Inputs documents
Outputs documents
User requirements
Alternative solutions
Recommended solution
DESIGN
Proposed system description
System flowchart
Input, output and process Design
Database and file design
User interface design
Design of system controls and security
Proposed system UML diagrams
DEVELOPMENT
Coding and testing( sample test data and results of tests runs)
IMPLEMENTATION AND POST IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
System implementation plan (Changeover methods)
Acquisition of hardware and software
Installation of hardware and software
Technical documentation/User manual
Acceptance testing
Training
CONCLUSION
Appendices
