Bead Bar Project
Bead Bar Systems Development Project
Background
The Bead Bar is a small but growing company that offers both products and services to its customers. There are currently three divisions that comprise the company, the Studio division, the Franchise division, and Bead Bar Onboard.
The studio division oversees the company’s six studios where customers can make their own beaded jewelry using provided string, wire and beads while sitting at a bar. Studios are located throughout the New England area. The franchise division is responsible for the sales of beading supply packages to five companies that currently run their own studios across the country, and hopes to add more franchises. Bead Bar Onboard is the division responsible for portable bead bars located on cruise ships where passengers make jewelry, and for the sales of supplies to cruise ship employees.
The Bead Bar is currently using paper-based forms but is rapidly outgrowing the capacity of this system and would like to switch over to a more efficient method. Management would like to be able to monitor and track sales and inventory, manage employee benefits and personnel records, and perform other administrative functions. Bead Bar Onboard has expressed an interest in connecting to the network from a cruise ship while at sea, and the Franchise division would like to make select company records available to franchise locations. The Studio division would like to be able to track inventory and handle employee scheduling. (Malaga, 2005)
This project seeks to find a solution for The Bead Bar using the model for the seven stages Systems Development Life Cycle methodology, illustrated in the following chart. Planning
The first step in this project is the planning phase. Information must be gathered to determine the needs of the company. The current paper-based system is no longer efficient; The Bead Bar must advance to a computer-based system. Factors to consider include the need for a system that is easy to
Background
The Bead Bar is a small but growing company that offers both products and services to its customers. There are currently three divisions that comprise the company, the Studio division, the Franchise division, and Bead Bar Onboard.
The studio division oversees the company’s six studios where customers can make their own beaded jewelry using provided string, wire and beads while sitting at a bar. Studios are located throughout the New England area. The franchise division is responsible for the sales of beading supply packages to five companies that currently run their own studios across the country, and hopes to add more franchises. Bead Bar Onboard is the division responsible for portable bead bars located on cruise ships where passengers make jewelry, and for the sales of supplies to cruise ship employees.
The Bead Bar is currently using paper-based forms but is rapidly outgrowing the capacity of this system and would like to switch over to a more efficient method. Management would like to be able to monitor and track sales and inventory, manage employee benefits and personnel records, and perform other administrative functions. Bead Bar Onboard has expressed an interest in connecting to the network from a cruise ship while at sea, and the Franchise division would like to make select company records available to franchise locations. The Studio division would like to be able to track inventory and handle employee scheduling. (Malaga, 2005)
This project seeks to find a solution for The Bead Bar using the model for the seven stages Systems Development Life Cycle methodology, illustrated in the following chart. Planning
The first step in this project is the planning phase. Information must be gathered to determine the needs of the company. The current paper-based system is no longer efficient; The Bead Bar must advance to a computer-based system. Factors to consider include the need for a system that is easy to
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