The software solution implements a Railway Ticket Issuing System (RTIS) for the Sri Lanka Railways Department (SLRD). The solution allows to overcome the extreme human intervention to the current ticket issuance process. The proposed system will be an automated system so that SLRD will be able to manage their ticketing transaction efficiently.
Team Members:
Rashmika Nawaratne
Malinga Perera
Rumal Perera
Chaamini Mangaleswaran
Dilaj Perera
Project report RAILWAY TICKET RESERVATION SYSTEM SADNitesh Singh
This document provides a project report on developing a railway ticket reservation system. It includes sections that outline the system's requirements and functions for booking and cancelling tickets, checking PNR status and train details. It also includes data flow diagrams, decision tables, a decision tree, sequence diagram, use case diagram, activity diagram, structure chart, and Ishikawa diagram to model and design the system. Key terms used in the system like PNR, DFD, e-ticket, and i-ticket are defined in a glossary.
railway reservation software documentaionJoveria Beg
The document provides an overview of the requirements for an online railway reservation software system. It discusses the need to specify functionality, external interfaces, performance, attributes, and design constraints. It also outlines some key components of the system including an ER diagram describing the relationships between entities like customers, trains, seats, tickets; a structure chart categorizing different levels; and data flow diagrams showing the flow of data between processes.
Documentation of railway reservation systemSandip Murari
The document presents a feasibility study for a proposed railway reservation system project.
It outlines the key steps in conducting a feasibility study: describing candidate systems, evaluating their performance and costs, weighing the options, and selecting the best system.
The study considers important feasibility factors like economic, technical, and behavioral considerations to determine if the project is viable.
This is a project documentation titled: Online Railway Reservation System.
This documentation was submitted by me as my assignment in my 6th sem (2013) in APIIT SD INDIA, Panipat along with a full-fledged working system i.e., a website built using ASP.NET & SQL SERVER 2008
The document outlines requirements for a railway reservation system. The system would allow customers to view train schedules and availability, reserve tickets, pay for reservations, and cancel tickets. It describes functions for maintaining train data, the reservation process, billing, and cancellation. The system needs to be reliable, available, and secure. Development will use Visual Basic for the front end and MS Access for the back end, with approval required from the Ministry of Railways.
This document provides an overview of a proposed railway reservation system project. The goals are to automate the reservation process and make it more efficient and fast. The system will include modules for train schedules, seat allocation, fare calculation, and administration features. It aims to provide security, accuracy, and reduce manual work while giving users and administrators a friendly interface. The software will use Visual Basic and MS Access, and require at least 512MB RAM and 20GB hard disk on Windows OS.
This document outlines the requirements for a proposed bus reservation system. It includes sections on existing systems, objectives, hardware and software requirements, use cases, data flow diagrams, and more. The system will allow users to register, update profiles, generate and renew passenger reservations, authenticate users, enable online payment, and provide reliability, availability, and security. An incremental software development lifecycle model will be used to generate working software quickly through iterative design, implementation, and testing cycles.
Project report RAILWAY TICKET RESERVATION SYSTEM SADNitesh Singh
This document provides a project report on developing a railway ticket reservation system. It includes sections that outline the system's requirements and functions for booking and cancelling tickets, checking PNR status and train details. It also includes data flow diagrams, decision tables, a decision tree, sequence diagram, use case diagram, activity diagram, structure chart, and Ishikawa diagram to model and design the system. Key terms used in the system like PNR, DFD, e-ticket, and i-ticket are defined in a glossary.
railway reservation software documentaionJoveria Beg
The document provides an overview of the requirements for an online railway reservation software system. It discusses the need to specify functionality, external interfaces, performance, attributes, and design constraints. It also outlines some key components of the system including an ER diagram describing the relationships between entities like customers, trains, seats, tickets; a structure chart categorizing different levels; and data flow diagrams showing the flow of data between processes.
Documentation of railway reservation systemSandip Murari
The document presents a feasibility study for a proposed railway reservation system project.
It outlines the key steps in conducting a feasibility study: describing candidate systems, evaluating their performance and costs, weighing the options, and selecting the best system.
The study considers important feasibility factors like economic, technical, and behavioral considerations to determine if the project is viable.
This is a project documentation titled: Online Railway Reservation System.
This documentation was submitted by me as my assignment in my 6th sem (2013) in APIIT SD INDIA, Panipat along with a full-fledged working system i.e., a website built using ASP.NET & SQL SERVER 2008
The document outlines requirements for a railway reservation system. The system would allow customers to view train schedules and availability, reserve tickets, pay for reservations, and cancel tickets. It describes functions for maintaining train data, the reservation process, billing, and cancellation. The system needs to be reliable, available, and secure. Development will use Visual Basic for the front end and MS Access for the back end, with approval required from the Ministry of Railways.
This document provides an overview of a proposed railway reservation system project. The goals are to automate the reservation process and make it more efficient and fast. The system will include modules for train schedules, seat allocation, fare calculation, and administration features. It aims to provide security, accuracy, and reduce manual work while giving users and administrators a friendly interface. The software will use Visual Basic and MS Access, and require at least 512MB RAM and 20GB hard disk on Windows OS.
This document outlines the requirements for a proposed bus reservation system. It includes sections on existing systems, objectives, hardware and software requirements, use cases, data flow diagrams, and more. The system will allow users to register, update profiles, generate and renew passenger reservations, authenticate users, enable online payment, and provide reliability, availability, and security. An incremental software development lifecycle model will be used to generate working software quickly through iterative design, implementation, and testing cycles.
The document describes an Online Bus Ticket Reservation System (OBTRS) created by Ashwin Sharma, Nikhil Vyas, and Nilesh Soni. The system allows users to reserve seats, cancel reservations, and access various inquiries. It maintains user, bus, reservation, booking, and customer details. The system was designed to computerize the traditional paper-based process and make ticket booking and tracking easier online.
The document describes use case diagrams and their components. A use case diagram consists of actors, which represent roles users play, and use cases, which describe activities within a system. It provides examples of actors and use cases for an online auction website and bookstore system.
The document describes an e-ticketing project for online railway reservation. It includes sections on abstract, introduction, modules with examples and UML diagrams, and interfaces. The project aims to develop software for online railway ticket booking, reservation, cancellation and checking availability. It provides key features like booking tickets from home, payment options, and transaction security. UML diagrams like use case diagram, class diagram, sequence diagram and activity diagrams are used to model different aspects of the system.
Tourism is a big growth business in all countries. Bus Reservation System deals with maintenance of records details of each passenger. It also includes maintenance of information such as timetable and details in each bus.
This document describes a project to develop a railway reservation system. It was created by three students - Koyel Majumdar, Rina Paul, and Lagnajita Halder - for their master's degree program. The system will allow users to search train schedules, make reservations, check reservation status, and cancel reservations online. It aims to improve on previous manual paper-based systems by providing an automated digital system accessible from multiple locations. The document outlines the project scope, user requirements, hardware and software needs, and security considerations for the new railway reservation system.
The document describes a cab booking system software developed by Custom Soft that allows customers to book and manage cab rides. The software provides features like registration, booking confirmation by SMS/email, choosing routes, tracking speed and location, prepaid and postpaid payment options, and an emergency panic button. Custom Soft is an experienced software development company that offers this cab booking solution along with guaranteed satisfaction, flexible engagement models, proven methodologies, and 24/7 support.
This document outlines the phases and requirements for developing an online shopping system. It includes 5 phases: project planning, cost estimation, requirements modeling, configuration management, and software testing. Requirements modeling involves specifying modules, use case diagrams, class diagrams, sequence diagrams, and collaboration diagrams. Configuration management details the software and hardware requirements, tools used, and code for creating forms and scripts. Software testing includes preparing test plans, validation testing, test criteria, coverage analysis, and checking for memory leaks. The overall goal is to design an online system that allows customers to purchase products online from anywhere at any time.
This document summarizes a student's term paper on an object-oriented programming course project involving a railway reservation system developed in C++. The paper includes sections on the proposed system, system development life cycle, source code, testing, data flow diagram, advantages, and hardware/software requirements. Key aspects of the railway reservation system project include using object-oriented programming principles in C++ and following standard phases of the system development life cycle.
It will help you to know the working of e-commerce (B2C) website .... and present the way when you make your own e-commerce website
#onlinesystem #eCommerce
This document outlines the design of an online bus ticket reservation system (OBTRS) for Udankhatola travels. The system allows customers to book tickets online instead of having to visit booking counters. It describes the system requirements, design which includes modules for login, routes, bus info, and payment. Sequence diagrams and UI screens are presented. The system aims to provide an efficient, user-friendly, and accurate online reservation service available 24/7.
This document provides details about a project presentation on "Online GSRTC Ticket Reservation" submitted to the Department of Computer Science. It includes personal details of the group members, the project definition and objectives, existing system limitations, need for a new system, hardware and software requirements, system flow chart, ER diagram, use case diagrams, activity diagrams, class diagram, sequence diagrams, collaboration diagram, and data dictionary. The presentation outlines the development of a new online ticket reservation system for GSRTC to address issues with the existing system and provide additional features and convenience to users.
Railway Reservation system Case study of oracle db by cj datememonsana
The document describes the design of a database for a railway reservation system. It includes:
1) Conceptual design with entities like trains, passenger details, and ticket booking/cancellation.
2) Logical design showing normalization into tables like Trains, Train_Status, Passengers.
3) Physical design implementing the schema and sample screens in Oracle database.
4) Procedures for booking and cancelling tickets by updating relevant tables.
Railway Reservation System - Requirement EngineeringDanish Javed
It's a presentation which is dealing with the requirements of the railway ticket reservation system with all details.
Topic: Requirement Engineering in Software Engineering
The document describes an online bus ticket reservation system that allows customers to book tickets, check availability, and track reservations online instead of having to visit booking counters in person. It includes requirements for functionality like maintaining customer profiles and booking details in a database, calculating fares automatically based on distance and age, and providing search, booking and cancellation features for employees to manage reservations. Tables to store information about buses, routes, bookings and more are also outlined.
Railway management system, database mini projectshashank reddy
This document describes a database project for a railway reservation system. It includes entities like users, passengers, trains, stations, tickets. It provides the entity relationship diagram and normalized database schema. It also includes sample SQL commands to create the tables and insert sample data into the tables. The tables created are for users, trains, stations, train status, tickets, passengers and relationship tables for starts, reaches, stops_at and books.
This document describes a railway reservation system project created by three computer engineering students. It includes requirements, UML diagrams, and an abstract. The functional requirements are secure registration, payment, and account management. Non-functional requirements include performance, quality, and security. Technical requirements include using a browser, Apache server, MySQL, PHP, JavaScript, HTML and CSS. UML diagrams created for the project include class, object, use case, activity, statechart, sequence, collaboration, deployment, and package diagrams. These diagrams model different aspects of the railway reservation system.
The document describes an online shopping cart system. It includes sections on the system scope, software requirements specification, functional model using data flow diagrams, activity diagrams showing the customer workflow, and a use case diagram showing actors and use cases. The functional model section includes data flow diagrams for the overall system, product listing, administrator, and secure gateway provider. The activity diagram shows the customer's shopping, checkout, and order cancellation processes. The use case diagram identifies the customer and purchased item as actors and use cases for viewing products, purchasing an item, and cancelling an order.
The document outlines the requirements for a railway reservation system. It includes sections on the overall description, functional requirements, non-functional requirements, and diagrams. The system will allow users to search for trains between destinations, select a train, review details and passengers, pay, and cancel reservations. It aims to automate the reservation process and provide 24/7 availability while meeting security, reliability, and maintainability standards. Diagrams including use case, class, and sequence diagrams will model the system functionality and interactions.
This document presents a railway reservation system. It discusses how the reservation system works and the entities involved like customers, employees, trains, stations, tickets etc. It outlines the features, limitations, and requirements of the system. Logical data models are presented for each entity like tables for customer, employee, ticket etc with attributes. The document also includes data flow diagrams and ER diagram to represent flow of data and relationships between entities in the system.
The document describes an Online Bus Ticket Reservation System (OBTRS) created by Ashwin Sharma, Nikhil Vyas, and Nilesh Soni. The system allows users to reserve seats, cancel reservations, and access various inquiries. It maintains user, bus, reservation, booking, and customer details. The system was designed to computerize the traditional paper-based process and make ticket booking and tracking easier online.
The document describes use case diagrams and their components. A use case diagram consists of actors, which represent roles users play, and use cases, which describe activities within a system. It provides examples of actors and use cases for an online auction website and bookstore system.
The document describes an e-ticketing project for online railway reservation. It includes sections on abstract, introduction, modules with examples and UML diagrams, and interfaces. The project aims to develop software for online railway ticket booking, reservation, cancellation and checking availability. It provides key features like booking tickets from home, payment options, and transaction security. UML diagrams like use case diagram, class diagram, sequence diagram and activity diagrams are used to model different aspects of the system.
Tourism is a big growth business in all countries. Bus Reservation System deals with maintenance of records details of each passenger. It also includes maintenance of information such as timetable and details in each bus.
This document describes a project to develop a railway reservation system. It was created by three students - Koyel Majumdar, Rina Paul, and Lagnajita Halder - for their master's degree program. The system will allow users to search train schedules, make reservations, check reservation status, and cancel reservations online. It aims to improve on previous manual paper-based systems by providing an automated digital system accessible from multiple locations. The document outlines the project scope, user requirements, hardware and software needs, and security considerations for the new railway reservation system.
The document describes a cab booking system software developed by Custom Soft that allows customers to book and manage cab rides. The software provides features like registration, booking confirmation by SMS/email, choosing routes, tracking speed and location, prepaid and postpaid payment options, and an emergency panic button. Custom Soft is an experienced software development company that offers this cab booking solution along with guaranteed satisfaction, flexible engagement models, proven methodologies, and 24/7 support.
This document outlines the phases and requirements for developing an online shopping system. It includes 5 phases: project planning, cost estimation, requirements modeling, configuration management, and software testing. Requirements modeling involves specifying modules, use case diagrams, class diagrams, sequence diagrams, and collaboration diagrams. Configuration management details the software and hardware requirements, tools used, and code for creating forms and scripts. Software testing includes preparing test plans, validation testing, test criteria, coverage analysis, and checking for memory leaks. The overall goal is to design an online system that allows customers to purchase products online from anywhere at any time.
This document summarizes a student's term paper on an object-oriented programming course project involving a railway reservation system developed in C++. The paper includes sections on the proposed system, system development life cycle, source code, testing, data flow diagram, advantages, and hardware/software requirements. Key aspects of the railway reservation system project include using object-oriented programming principles in C++ and following standard phases of the system development life cycle.
It will help you to know the working of e-commerce (B2C) website .... and present the way when you make your own e-commerce website
#onlinesystem #eCommerce
This document outlines the design of an online bus ticket reservation system (OBTRS) for Udankhatola travels. The system allows customers to book tickets online instead of having to visit booking counters. It describes the system requirements, design which includes modules for login, routes, bus info, and payment. Sequence diagrams and UI screens are presented. The system aims to provide an efficient, user-friendly, and accurate online reservation service available 24/7.
This document provides details about a project presentation on "Online GSRTC Ticket Reservation" submitted to the Department of Computer Science. It includes personal details of the group members, the project definition and objectives, existing system limitations, need for a new system, hardware and software requirements, system flow chart, ER diagram, use case diagrams, activity diagrams, class diagram, sequence diagrams, collaboration diagram, and data dictionary. The presentation outlines the development of a new online ticket reservation system for GSRTC to address issues with the existing system and provide additional features and convenience to users.
Railway Reservation system Case study of oracle db by cj datememonsana
The document describes the design of a database for a railway reservation system. It includes:
1) Conceptual design with entities like trains, passenger details, and ticket booking/cancellation.
2) Logical design showing normalization into tables like Trains, Train_Status, Passengers.
3) Physical design implementing the schema and sample screens in Oracle database.
4) Procedures for booking and cancelling tickets by updating relevant tables.
Railway Reservation System - Requirement EngineeringDanish Javed
It's a presentation which is dealing with the requirements of the railway ticket reservation system with all details.
Topic: Requirement Engineering in Software Engineering
The document describes an online bus ticket reservation system that allows customers to book tickets, check availability, and track reservations online instead of having to visit booking counters in person. It includes requirements for functionality like maintaining customer profiles and booking details in a database, calculating fares automatically based on distance and age, and providing search, booking and cancellation features for employees to manage reservations. Tables to store information about buses, routes, bookings and more are also outlined.
Railway management system, database mini projectshashank reddy
This document describes a database project for a railway reservation system. It includes entities like users, passengers, trains, stations, tickets. It provides the entity relationship diagram and normalized database schema. It also includes sample SQL commands to create the tables and insert sample data into the tables. The tables created are for users, trains, stations, train status, tickets, passengers and relationship tables for starts, reaches, stops_at and books.
This document describes a railway reservation system project created by three computer engineering students. It includes requirements, UML diagrams, and an abstract. The functional requirements are secure registration, payment, and account management. Non-functional requirements include performance, quality, and security. Technical requirements include using a browser, Apache server, MySQL, PHP, JavaScript, HTML and CSS. UML diagrams created for the project include class, object, use case, activity, statechart, sequence, collaboration, deployment, and package diagrams. These diagrams model different aspects of the railway reservation system.
The document describes an online shopping cart system. It includes sections on the system scope, software requirements specification, functional model using data flow diagrams, activity diagrams showing the customer workflow, and a use case diagram showing actors and use cases. The functional model section includes data flow diagrams for the overall system, product listing, administrator, and secure gateway provider. The activity diagram shows the customer's shopping, checkout, and order cancellation processes. The use case diagram identifies the customer and purchased item as actors and use cases for viewing products, purchasing an item, and cancelling an order.
The document outlines the requirements for a railway reservation system. It includes sections on the overall description, functional requirements, non-functional requirements, and diagrams. The system will allow users to search for trains between destinations, select a train, review details and passengers, pay, and cancel reservations. It aims to automate the reservation process and provide 24/7 availability while meeting security, reliability, and maintainability standards. Diagrams including use case, class, and sequence diagrams will model the system functionality and interactions.
This document presents a railway reservation system. It discusses how the reservation system works and the entities involved like customers, employees, trains, stations, tickets etc. It outlines the features, limitations, and requirements of the system. Logical data models are presented for each entity like tables for customer, employee, ticket etc with attributes. The document also includes data flow diagrams and ER diagram to represent flow of data and relationships between entities in the system.
This document outlines a project to develop a railway booking and management system using Oracle 11g. The 6-member team will build the system over 1 month. It will allow online booking, payment, cancellation and refunds. The system will use Oracle 11g database on a Windows server, with a Linux testing platform. Entity relationship diagrams, data flow diagrams and system documentation will be created. The project aims to improve the existing railway reservation system in India.
This document presents a case study on an online movie ticket booking system developed by Vikram Yadav, Rushikesh Pathak, and Manthan Pathak. The system allows customers to book tickets for cinema halls online at any time. It aims to provide a convenient service for customers and increase profits. The document outlines the objectives, problem statement, system analysis, modules, data structures, testing approach, and future enhancements of the project. It presents diagrams of the data flow and system design.
Synopsis for Online Railway Railway Reservation SystemZainabNoorGul
This document proposes an online railway management system to reduce paperwork, improve efficiency and provide online services. It aims to automate reservation status, provide online payment and a user-friendly interface for administrators, reservation counters and passengers. The system will use Visual Studio, SQL Server, ASP.NET, C#, HTML, CSS and JavaScript. It is estimated to take 15 weeks to implement through requirements analysis, design, coding, testing and implementation phases.
This document certifies that six students - Debanjan Ghosal, Anusrita Dey Sarkar, Arnab Sengupta, Oyindrila Bhattacharjee, Dwaipayan Sinha, and Priyanka Kashyap - completed a project on an Online Railway Reservation System under the guidance of Mr. Sandip Adhikary for their Bachelor of Computer Application degree. It thanks their subject teacher Mr. Adhikary and other faculty members for their guidance and support in completing the project. It also provides details about the hardware, software, user interface, and operating system used in developing the project.
This document describes an online reservation system created by Rakesh Kunwar for railway ticket reservations and cancellations. It allows passengers to reserve and cancel seats on trains through a computerized system, which is more efficient than handling the vast Indian railway system manually. The system securely stores train, passenger, and reservation information and generates tickets and reports.
The document provides an overview and requirements for developing a Bus Booking Management System. It includes sections on the background, objectives, scope, methodology used, and literature review of similar systems. It also outlines specific requirements such as user interfaces, hardware and software interfaces, functional and non-functional requirements. The system will allow for passenger reservations and bookings, tracking ticket sales, and general management functions like user administration and report generation. Performance requirements and data to be stored in the logical database are also defined.
The document describes an online railway reservation system project completed by Prince Kumar for his Database and Web Database Systems module. It includes a certificate signed by Prince Kumar and his module lecturer, Ms. Sulekh Sharma, acknowledging completion of the individual assignment. It also includes an acknowledgement from Prince Kumar thanking various people and organizations for their support during the project. The table of contents provides an overview of the sections in the project report, which describe aspects of designing and developing the online railway reservation system such as entity relationship diagrams, database design, form design, and database queries.
This document outlines a proposed smart railway ticketing system that features web-based and mobile ticketing, credit/mobile payments, barcode tickets, and integration with existing systems. Key aspects include interconnecting stations and payment providers, implementing a web portal, designing tickets and readers, and establishing data centers for up to 3 years. Risks include changing requirements, user adoption challenges, and technical/integration issues.
The passenger flow in the western division of Mumbai Suburban
Railway system is multiplying day by day. The existing ticketing system is causing a
considerable increase in the travel time due to a major drawback- “long queues‟, which
absorbs a significant portion of the travelling time. On an average, a commuter spends
around 15 minutes in the queue at the suburban booking office windows of Mumbai.
In this study we aim to explain the use of mobile services by looking at an area where it
has been quite successful; that is, mobile ticketing in public transportation.
Firstly, this synopsis provides a brief glance at ATVMs (Automatic Ticket
Vending Machines) and (CVM) Coupon Validating Machines; technologies which
are already implemented in the Mumbai Suburban Railways, along with a statistical
insight of its drawbacks. Later it provides an insight into our proposed technology
M-Suburban Train Ticket System which uses internet for booking tickets and SMS
(Short Messaging Service) as a medium to issue tickets.
The scope of this project is particularly for the “Mumbai Suburban
Railways‟ (MSR) where cost effectiveness is of paramount importance. The
challenge was to design a system that would be least costly, eco-friendly, as MSR is
massively used by middle class people who cannot afford even the slightest of increase
in the ticket price. Hence something beyond ATVMs and CVM was needed. The concept
and implementation of M-Suburban Train Ticket System (MSTTS) put forth by us is
completely “new and original”.
The document describes a railway reservation system that allows users to perform enquiries, reservations, cancellations, and check statuses. It outlines essential parameters like train details, passenger information, and stations. The reservation process acquires passenger details, checks seat availability, and issues tickets if available. Cancellations remove tickets if the number is valid, and enquiries display appropriate train information. Statuses show if a reservation is reserved or not reserved. The system utilizes structures, files, arrays of strings, and pointers.
This document describes an online railway reservation system. It includes sections on the problem statement, functions for users and administrators, database tables and normalization, triggers, and snapshots. The problem statement indicates the system needs to store and retrieve transaction information about rail travel. Sections on functions list features like ticket booking, checking status, and cancellation for users, and adding/removing trains and users for administrators. Tables shown include users, trains, tickets, and payments, along with normalization to third normal form. Triggers are described to update fields when payment is made or an account is cancelled/created.
This document provides an overview of a project done by Group 4. It lists the 15 project members by their student IDs. The contents section outlines the topics to be covered in the project report, including introductions to UML, an overview of UML diagrams, modeling techniques such as use cases, class diagrams, state diagrams and more. Relational database design is also mentioned as a UML extension that will be covered.
The document outlines specifications for a bank management system that allows customers to create and manage bank accounts. It includes sections on team members, aims, problem description, requirements, module descriptions, entity relationship diagrams, outputs, conclusions, and screenshots. The system provides customers access to create accounts, deposit/withdraw funds, and view reports. It was developed to meet banking needs and allow additional functionality beyond conventional systems.
The document summarizes the evolution of the banking system in India. It describes the old banking system from 1786 to 1969 which involved manual documentation and few services. It then discusses the nationalization of banks from 1969 to 1991. Finally, it outlines the new banking system post-1991 reforms involving increased technology usage through tools like core banking solutions, ATMs, and online services that have improved customer experience but also introduced new risks like hacking and phishing.
This document summarizes a railway ticketing management system project created by two students for their CSE department. The project allows users to view train schedules, seat plans, fares and book tickets, and includes features like searching trains by number or route. It was the students' first C language project, and they received guidance from their teacher to complete it.
The document discusses managing IoT event data and event-driven architectures. It begins with an introduction to event-driven architecture and how it is more loosely coupled than client-server paradigms. It then discusses the anatomy of an event, including topics like event brokers and the roles they play. The document concludes with real world examples of how Solace is used by companies to manage IoT event data at large scales, including examples from Daimler, Singapore's Land Transport Authority, and SAP.
The document summarizes SoftTech's AutoDCR software product for building plan scrutiny and approval. AutoDCR automates the building plan approval process, accelerating scrutiny and enabling collaboration between stakeholders. It checks building plans for compliance with development rules, calculates fees, and issues approval certificates digitally. AutoDCR has been implemented in over 35 urban development authorities in India to bring transparency and efficiency to building plan approvals.
E secure transaction project ppt(Design and implementation of e-secure trans...AJIT Singh
e-secure transaction project ppt
This is the ppt for thee secure transaction system project for the college student. i did this project on my college days.
Here I mentioned some important points for the ppt so you can copy them and make you customize ppt on any topic or project.
Design and implementation of e-secure transaction system is my project title and in this, we have different functionalities like transfer funds and recharges,bill pay etc ,
we also use some encryption algorithms for secure the data.
This document proposes using blockchain technology to address issues with fake driving licenses and vehicle smuggling through centralized databases. It outlines developing a decentralized system using smart contracts and distributed ledgers to securely store identity and vehicle registration data in a tamper-proof manner. The document discusses analyzing existing centralized systems, developing a blockchain solution, deploying a smart contract on the Ropsten test network, and potential future applications like integrating the system with transportation companies.
The document discusses an organizational profile for KOMOLINE, an Indian company established in 1990 that specializes in precision sensors, data loggers, transmitters, and software for weather monitoring and satellite communications equipment. KOMOLINE has in-house design, development, testing, and manufacturing capabilities and provides automated weather stations, sensor networks, tide gauges, and satellite communication modems for applications like weather forecasting and disaster management.
The document discusses Optare Solutions' implementation of a WebRTC gateway and telecom service exposure platform within 3 weeks for the TADHack challenge. The cloud-based solution included a signaling engine, media engine, and client SDK. It also addressed performance, security, and ease of use through solutions like high availability, load balancing, firewalls, tutorials, and developer support. In conclusion, the platform demonstrated that it is possible to deploy such a system quickly and support developers' innovative uses of the technology.
This project proposes designing a vehicle tax collection system using RFID technology at Nyerere Bridge to reduce congestion from vehicles paying cash tolls. The system will use RFID tags linked to prepaid accounts to automatically deduct tolls. When a tagged vehicle passes through the toll plaza, the RFID reader will identify the vehicle's unique ID number, check the account balance, deduct the toll amount and update the balance via an IoT network. This is expected to significantly reduce queues and delays by enabling cashless toll payment. The system will consist of an RFID reader, microcontroller, LCD display, sensors and a motor driver to open/close the toll gate. An online web application will also allow users to manage their
Implementing a Disconnected Mobile Application with DSI for Field OperationsSmartbridge
SPEAKERS:
+ Victor Lang, Vice President of Enterprise Systems
+ Danny Tsang, Enterprise Mobility, Manager
Discover the best practices and critical tips & tricks to developing a truly disconnected mobile application for field operations. In this presentation, Victor Lang & Danny Tsang explain a use case for building a disconnected app with the DSI platform.
AutoDCR® a national award winning product, which has revolutionized building plan scrutiny process in governing bodies. Currently it is implemented across 50+ ULB’s in India
This document describes a vehicle access control system using Zigbee wireless technology. It discusses the need for such a system due to shortcomings in existing approaches. It then provides an overview of Zigbee and describes how a star network topology is used. The hardware and software designs are explained at a high level, including the coordinator, terminal nodes, and use of an emulator for debugging. Testing showed the system can successfully transmit vehicle information from transmitters to receivers and allow the access control office to query a database based on the received data.
The document discusses the new enterprise reality of hybrid workers, modern app architectures, software as a service (SaaS) adoption, and agile networks. It notes that enterprise IT is rapidly losing visibility and control as infrastructure is provisioned at the edge and outages can be caused by external providers. ThousandEyes provides cloud and network intelligence to give enterprises deep visibility into every layer of the network and applications to help optimize digital experiences. This includes monitoring application performance, network paths, routing, and correlating data to identify issues. ThousandEyes has agents around the world and integrates with popular platforms.
The document discusses the planning and execution of a mobile banking app project for Meezan Bank by Inov8 Limited. It includes an overview of the project scope, stakeholders, timelines, costs, risks, and testing approach. Key activities in the planning process involved gathering requirements, defining the project scope and work breakdown structure, and developing plans for schedule, costs, quality, and risks. Execution then focused on development, testing, and addressing any issues found according to the defined plans and processes.
Transport for London - London's Operations Digital TwinNeo4j
1) London Transport is developing an Operations Digital Twin to provide a real-time simulation of traffic conditions on London's roads.
2) The Digital Twin integrates multiple real-time and historical data sources into a common framework and graph database aligned by road links and time.
3) This allows the Digital Twin to identify traffic incidents and disruptions, help manage traffic, and support planning and analysis across Transport for London.
Panduit's SmartZone DCIM solution provides capabilities across power, cooling, asset, and security management to help customers optimize their physical infrastructure. It uses intelligent hardware and software to deliver actionable intelligence through a maturity model approach. The solution has received recognition from analysts for its capabilities and ability to deliver value. Panduit also partners with other solution providers to deliver integrated offerings.
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2. Vision
The software solution implements a Railway
Ticket Issuing System (RTIS) for the Sri Lanka
Railways Department (SLRD). The solution
allows to overcome the extreme human
intervention to the current ticket issuance
process. The proposed system will be an
automated system so that SLRD will be able to
manage their ticketing transaction efficiently.
Slide 2
3. Problem Domain
• Purchasing railway tickets without
traveling to the station
• Delay of the prevailing manual ticket
issuing procedure
• Difficulty of monitoring the performance of
railway counter staff
• Invalid tickets
Slide 3
4. Automated Ticket Issuing
System (ATIS)
ATIS is a complete solution for issuing
railway tickets. It provides resolutions for all
the mentioned problems.
The ATIS consists of a network of Automated
Ticket Issuing Machine(ATIM)s and a web
based solution.
Slide 4
5. Automated Ticket Issuing
System The ATIS is envisioned to
Purchasing tickets The ATIS will have a major
enable railway ticket issuance
online via theto manage data
data center Lanka Gate
Via the SLRD website about the tickets. Major
Country Portal and from the
Via the LGCP SLRD website with Credit Card
railway stations and the
From ATIM s
Hand held Barcodeare After
or Mobil based payments.
major data center Readers
making payments, passengers
connected through a high
can determine the validity of
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the ticket. Once that is
speed network a railway
purchased ticket. It contains a
Use of Bar Code Readers ticket is scanned, the SLRD.
implemented by status of
barcode and passengers are
the ticket willtake update incopy
supposed to be a printed
thedisaster recovery center is
A system.
of that.
Sharing data established in order to
minimize system failures due
The ATIM accepts Sri Lankan
Through a High Speed to loss of data.
currency notes and issues a bar
Network code contained tickets.
Slide 5
6. Main features
• Credit card or mobile based payment
• Enables purchasing railway tickets from
any place
• 24x7 available ticketing
• Enables centralized control for monitoring
and auditing
Slide 6
7. Main features
• High speed ticket issuance
• High Reliability
• User friendly GUI
• Quick response
Slide 7
8. User Friendly GUI
Starting window
Select Destination
Date of Departure
Select Dep. Time
Num of Passengers
Select Preferred Train
Select the Class
Transaction Detail
Payments
Successful Payment
Slide 8
9. Project Stakeholders
Internal Stakeholders
• Railway Station Staff
• Railway Conductors
• Railway Department Administration
• System Engineers
• Railway Passengers
Slide 9
10. Project Stakeholders
External Stakeholders
• ICTA
• Sri Lanka Government
• Mobile Service Providers
• Banks
• Internet Service Providers
Slide 10
16. Major Phases and Milestones
Phase 1 -Planning and Designing
Cost and Estimate Acceptance 20/09/11
Finalization of Technical Architecture and Infrastructure Design 23/10/11
Completion of Online Ticket Issuing Web Service design in SLRD website via 18/11/11
LankaGate Country Portal
Completion of Railway Ticket and ATIM designs 15/11/11
Phase 2 – Developing / Building
Establishment of State-of-Art Data Centre in Western Province 1/11/11
Connecting SLDR Data Centre with Lankan Government Network 25/11/11
Connecting Major Railway Stations with State-of-Art Data Centre by a High Speed 5/01/12
Network
Installation of ATIM and all necessary hardware in Major Railway Stations 28/01/12
Slide 16
17. •Termination of contract after expected successful outcome
Major Phases and Milestones
Phase 3 – Validating
Training all Railway Conductors regarding the operation of Handheld Barcode 5/03/12
Readers and staff regarding the overall new system
Establishment of DRC (Disaster Recovery Centre ),manned 24/7,365 days 22/02/12
5/04/12
Completion of Successful Test runs
Phase 4 – Deployment
Launching the online ticket issuing services with proper public awareness 8/04/12
Phase 5 – Evaluating
15/6/12
Completion of Post Implementation Review
Updating and Required correction 25/7/12
Termination of contract after expected successful outcome 30/7/12
Slide 17
18. High level Timeline
Major Phases
No Name Start Finish Sep-Nov Dec-Feb Mar-May June - Aug
1 Planning and Designing 1/09/11 15/11/11
2 Developing / Building 18/10/11 29/01/12
3 Validating 5/01/12 5/04/12
4 Deployment 8/04/12 25/7/12
5 Evaluating 12/4/12 30/7/12
Slide 18
20. Main Project Roles
1 Project Manager
2 Project Sponsor
3 Project Team Members
4 Project Administrator or Co-ordinator
5 Systems Developer
System Administrator
6
Slide 20
21. Project Manager
Responsibilities
Managing and leading the project team.
Recruiting project staff and consultants.
Managing co-ordination of the partners and
working groups engaged in project work.
Detailed project planning and control
including:
Templates
Developing and maintaining a detailed
project plan.
Slide 21
22. Project Sponsor
Responsibilities
Championing the project and raising
awareness at senior level.
Approving strategies, implementation
plan, project scope and milestones.
Resolving strategic and policy issues.
Driving and managing change through
the organization.
Templates project goals with other
Prioritizing
ongoing projects.
Communicating with other key
organizational representatives.
Slide 22
23. Project Team Members
Responsibilities
Provide functional expertise in an
administrative process
Work with users to ensure the project
meets business needs
Documentation and analysis of current
and future processes/systems
Identification and mapping of
information needs
Templates
Defining requirements for reporting
and interfacing
User training
Slide 23
24. System Administrator
Responsibilities
Management and support of the various
environments.
Network operating systems management and
support.
Database management and support.
Back-up and disaster recovery measures.
Contributing to technical strategy, policy and
procedure.
Templates
Development and operation of technical
testing programmes.
Production of technical documentation to
agreed quality standards.
Slide 24
25. Systems Developer
Responsibilities
Working with the Project Manager on definition of
development requirements and priorities.
Data Migration.
Interfaces with other systems.
Reporting configuration and deployment.
Set up and maintenance of security rights and access
permissions.
Contributing to technical strategy, policy and procedure.
Templates operation of technical testing
Development and
programmes.
Production of technical documentation to agreed quality
standards.
Reporting on progress/issues to management and users.
Slide 25
26. Documentation
Planning and designing Developing/Building
The Project Proposal
Business Process Improvement
The Project Charter
Business Requirements Specification
Business Case
Business Requirements Register
Benefits Plan
Options Analysis
Change Management Plan
Implementation Plan
Project Budget
Project Business Continuity Plan
Project Plan
Slide 26
27. Documentation
Validating / Deployment Evaluating
PIR Questionnaire
Test Plan
Post-Implementation Review
Training Strategy
Project Closure Report
Slide 27
28. Communication
We will be connected with you till the successful ending,
because we know that success depends on it.
Status Reports
1
Monthly
Target: Students, day-to-day railway uses.
All stakeholders
Entire Project Team.
Team Meetings
Purpose: To gain stakeholders on progress
Update input from plans (tasks,
review detailed special
of the project. and action items).
groups and keep them abreast of the
assignments,
Project’s status.
Frequency: Monthlyfor entire team.
Weekly
2
Weekly Method: Distribute electronically and post
Frequency: As required.
Meething
via web
Method: Presentation/Discussion
Periodic Demos and Target Presentations
3 As Required
Slide 28
29. There Are Risks
But we have smart solutions
✓ 1 Loss to project of key staff.
Identifyon User Requirements
Focus alternative resources
Ensure training staff
✓ 2 Significant changes in user requirements Check that the user
Make sure scheduledare
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Revised business processes
in case offrom are aware of the
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extraits progress.
and resources authority to
knowledge and could either
before specification
enhance.
✓ 4 Poor capture of full User requirements. be involved or shadow any
decide on requirements
work dependent on a single
✓ 5 Inadequate training – too little too late member of staff. Ensure
complete records of work are
✓ 6 Poor business processes
available at any point.
✓ 7 Loss of power, internet at key events
Slide 29
30. User Acceptance Guidelines
Because we know that user rejection is the last thing you want.
Learnability How we are going to test that
Any staff member who intends to use the We will allow few stuff members(after 1
1 system should be able to use this after 1 2 hour training) and passengers(average
day of training. passengers without any training) to use
Any passenger should be able to use the the system for couple of hours and
system only with the on system tour observe them. They should be able to
conducted on demand by the system. learn and use it with low number of errors.
System should use instinctive approach
for all the user interfaces. Cancel button
should be colored red. Back and forward
buttons should be at lower left and right
corners and colored blue. OK/Commit
buttons should be Green.
Slide 30
31. There are MORE!!!
Just to ensure that customer is satisfied!!!
System should be working with a maximum downtime of
✓ 10mins per week.
✓ System should respond within 5 seconds to every interaction.
User manual should be available for the train department
✓ staff.
System should show whether the machine is working or out
✓ of order from a green and a red indicating light.
If a critical error was found, it should immediately notify the
✓ main station.
✓ Each ATIM and System Administrator PC will act as a client.
Should have separate server controlled by the railway
✓ department.
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Purchasing railway tickets without traveling to the railway stationAccording to the nature of the existing system, if passenger needs to buy a railway ticket then he should go to the railway station and buy railway ticket from the counter located in the station. There is no alternative procedure to buy a ticket without go to the station. This process gave rise to considerable passenger discomfort and waste their time and resources. Delay of the prevailing manual ticket issuing procedureTickets had to be purchased at the railway station from which the passengers are departing and are available for purchase only on the day that train departure. So passengers need to wait in long queues at congested stations to buy their tickets. This process cause to considerable passenger discomfort.Difficulty of the performance of railway counter staffAccording to the existing ticket issuance procedure, the sale is done through railway staffed service counters with a long queue of people waiting to buy the tickets. Monitoring of counter staff performance is too difficult, as there are no means to check opening times and hourly per clerk transactions. So instead of focusing on the primary task of selling tickets effectively, a large amount of effort was expended How to share the details about ticket issuance among the railway stationsInvalid ticketsThe conventional ticketing system used printed cards based on different series of ticket classified by destination class, date and route. At the railway station, the railway conductors check the validity of the ticket from the appearance of the ticket and punch it. There is no precise process to check the validity of them.
Credit card or mobile based paymentATIS will enable credit card payments for railway ticket issuance online, thereby facilitating electronic commerce for credit card holders. Also passengers who do not have credit card facilities can make payments via their mobiles. Enables purchasing railway tickets from any placePassengers who expect to buy a railway ticket without go to the railway station only need web browsing facilities and payment facilities. 24x7 available ticketingSince the system work in fully automated background, the railway tickets will be issued without any human intervention. Both ATIM and online ticket issuance will be manned 24/7, 365 days per year.Enables centralized control for monitoring and auditingAll major railway stations will be connected to state of the art data center located in the Western Province by high speed network.
High Speed Ticket IssuanceSince ATIS is a fully automated system, it no needs human (railway staff) intervention. TheATIMis capable to issue a ticket within 30 seconds. That means, the ticket issuing time of the ATIM is only depends of the time taken for filling requite data. It is also common for ticket purchasing via SLRD or LGP web sites. High ReliabilityThe major data center of the system is associated with the disaster recovery center (DRC). The DRC is established in order to minimize system failures due to loss of data and it will be manned 24/7, 365 days per year. Therefore, the system will be available at any time and the rate of failure occurrence of the system will be very little. User friendly GUIThe ATIM provides a very user friendly simple interface with comprehensive user guidance. Passengers can continue ticket purchasing procedure in their preferred language (Sinhala, English or Tamil). The ATIM s have touch screen, which are more intuitive. More details about the GUI of the ATIM will be discussed in the next slide.The SLRD and LGP provide a simple and comprehensive web page for railway ticket purchasing. When user makes some errors while entering the required details, relevant web server (SLRD or LGP) will provide comprehensive notice about the errors.Quick responseThe ATIMs are connected to the major data center (State of the art data center) through a high speed network. Also the data center is connected with Lanka Government Network through a high speed VPN. So, data sharing process between the ATIM and the data center and a web client and the data center will be very fast. It causes to make quick response.
As default the ATIM will be displayed in the screen in English. If passenger is not familiar with English language, He/she can select the preferred language by touching the appropriate button.Destination city can be selected by typing the name of that. When first few letters are typed, a list of possible destinations will be displayed. To move next step, the passenger needs to select the destination and touch the “NEXT” button.Then the ATIM will request the number of passengers. If age of the passenger is greater than 11 years, then he/she will be considered as an adult. Persons who are aged 4 – 11 are considered as children.After selecting departure date and departure time, the ATIM will display the list of trains with their information.Next, the passenger requires to select the class. At this occasion, the passenger will be able to know the price for a ticket. Then the ATIM will display all details about the current transaction (including total cost, departure and arrive time etc.). To continue the ticket purchasing process, the system will ask to make payments. Therefore if passenger needs to buy tickets, then he/she should insert currency notes into appropriate slot of the ATIM. After making correct payments, the railway tickets will be issued.
Now let us have an overview of the Major Stakeholders of this Project.Initially we’ll identify the Internal Stakeholders who are closely related to the proposed system.Railway Station StaffShould not resist to adopt the new system.If they have any resistance regarding this new system, it would be hard to accomplish our system goals.Should assist the Passengers in case of need.Railway ConductorsShould not resist to adopt the new system similar to the station staff.Should ensure the passengers use the new system in the correct manner.Railway Department AdministrationShould be specific and precise about requirementsShould set requirement prioritiesPromptly communicate changes to requirementsShare all the required information with the project teamShould provide resources to the Development Team as per to the contract.System EngineersMonitor the system in functioning 24/7Should recover the system as soon as possible in case of a failureProvide regular status report of the systemRailway PassengersPassengers are required to get familiar with the new system because it will benefit both the department as well as passengers in an effective manner.
Our External Stakeholders are also have a major contribution towards the success of the project.ICTA and Sri Lanka Government ICTA will implement the online ticket issuing portal in their LankaGate website.Therefore they should ensure the security and the confidentiality of customer information.Also we will be using Lanka Government Network as an reliable underlying information infrastructure backbone.Thus ICTA and Sir Lanka Government should provide high availability, security and reliability for the information communication.Mobile Service ProvidersShould provide SMS based billing and ticket issuing facilityShould guarantee 24/7 serviceSecure confidentiality of customer information BanksShould provide credit card based billingShould guarantee 24/7 serviceSecure confidentiality of customer information Internet Service ProvidersShould provide secure wide area network Should guarantee 24/7 serviceShould Provide secure VPN
The most important aspect of this kickoff meeting is to approve the software development process which we would be using throughout the development.The Railway Online Ticketing system is a brand new idea to implement in Sri Lanka. So with the development progress new requirements and ideas might take place. Thus we need to give chance to implement those ideas in the software as it goes. This reason and by taking into consideration the other characteristics of the proposed software, we would like to use an agile process model.Agile software development bases itself on an iterative and incremental approach. Software developers work on small modules, and respond to users' changed requirements rather than follow a specific or predetermined plan of action. The basic design is simple, and changes are made as work progresses.Unlike with traditional process models, testing and customer feedback occurs simultaneously with development. This method gives priority to collaboration over design. Interactions among stakeholders take priority over processes and tools, and working software takes priority over documenting procedures. Different developers may work on different modules, and integrate all modules together at the end.As the methodology of Agile Process Model we will be using Agile-Rational Unified Model.The main reason behind this is our development team has not much exposed to new agile process models such as extreme programming or Scrum. And we are not much interest in working with XP because it seems to be too light: XP doesn't explicitly show how to create some of the artifacts which management wants to see. This is an unfortunate attitude because XP is a great process.Through-out our software engineers have been exposed to RUP model thus they are experts in it.In RUP, which management seems to love but developers seems leery of due to the large number of artifacts. This is also unfortunate because the RUP has a lot to offer, and can be cut down to something quite useful. The AUP lands between the two, adopting many of the agile techniques of XP and other agile processes yet retaining some of the formality of the RUP. Taking into account the both above consideration, we would like to choose Agile Unified Model.
In the first 2 phases which are namely inception and elaboration, we will use this time to understand and model the solution domain. Therefore we will not be give a high priority for the stakeholders to make any changes to the system in this point of time. During the Engineering stage we try to avoid burdening the users with change control procedures. In turn, they should not expect firm commitments until the delivery team has implemented some of the requirements. It is acceptable to add, change, and reprioritize requirements on the stack in the early iterations as the users see fit.After high project risks were addressed and the team gets a fine understanding about the developing system, we will allow stakeholders to submit there change requirements. We will name this last 2 phases as Production stage.
You can see a high-level architectural diagram of the proposed automated ticket issuing system.In our railway department online ticket issuing system, we have identified 5 major components.Initially we have to implement the Application software with the main data store. The primary software should run with it.The Disaster Recovery System should be connected to the main data store and it should be manned 24/7, 365 days per year.The main data store should be connected to Lanka Government Network by a VPN.Mainly we should connect the Automatic Ticket Issuing Machine to the Remote Main Data Store and Application Software via Internet.Also we should make the online ticket issuing service available to Lanka Gate and Sri Lanka Railway Department Website
This diagram is a detailed level layered architecture of the software system we are implementing.To design the Software we will be using 5 tier architecture.The bottom most later in the application software is the data access later. The SOTA Data center will be connected to Main Data Store, Disaster Recovery Center and connected to Lanka Government Network Data center via high speed VPN.The 2nd layer is the transaction management layer. It will control all the transactions. Major aspect of this layer is commit and rollback of the transactions.The 3rd layer is the Business Logic Layer. It will handle all the main business functions.The 4th Layer is Authentication and Modification Layer. It will handle authentication, data modification according to the system requirements. And also encapsulation of data will be handled here.The External Service Portal will be distributed within all the 2nd, 3rd and 4th layers. The mobile services and Credit card payment will be handled via this.We will be using the SMS and Credit Card functions from Lanka Gate. Since we are loosely coupled with Lanka Gate here, in case lanka gate shuts down we will be able to get the same services from another vendor.The 5th layer is network communication layer. It will allow HTTP connections as well as WSDL services.The Lanka gate web site and SLRD website will be using the Online Ticket Issuing Service provides by the application architecture. The ATIM system is implemented with 3 tier architecture.At the bottom it will have ATIM client which is to be connected to Server-SideThen the logic layer and UI layer will be there.
The serial nature of Agile UP is normally captured in its four phases : 1Inception: This is the first phase where the initial scope of the entire project is identified. Based on the initial requirements analysis, we propose the potential architecture to the client, come with an agreement and obtain the initial funding for the project. 2 Elaboration: The second phase consists of proving the potential architecture of the system. We do this by making the technical design - both High Level Design and Low Level Design. HLD will focus on laying the overall architecture and framework for the project. It results in Project Decomposition into modules/functions/entities/classes etc. LLD incorporates the pseudo code and definition of all technical interfaces of the project. 3Construction: The third phase consists of construction phase where we build working software on a regular, incremental basis. Hence, construction phase consists of series of development releases. Development releases are small releases and have the potential of being released on the production server. However, they have not undergone pre-production steps like testing and deployment.4Transition: This last phase differs from the transition phase of RUP as instead of releasing the entire product in one release, the product is released in versions. The first production release is greater in time than others. The entire life cycle of AUP is repeated for every production release with few modifications. After every production release, the business requirements for the project are modified. Any new change requirements, after prioritizing, are added in the stack. The stack may be reprioritized. Changes, if needed are made in the technical designs. Then, the construction and the transition phases follow, where every iteration implements those number of tasks that can be implemented in the current iteration.Here we have adopted the four phases of RUP with slight modification namely Planning and Designing , Developing / Building, Validating , Deployment and Evaluating . As high importance goes to validating the system we have made that as a separate phase and post implementation validation is identified as Evaluating phase. The figure shows how each phase fit in to traditional AUP phases.
Project phases becomes important in the context of achieving the project’s purpose and its objectives stated by the policy. A milestone is the end of a stage that marks the completion of a work.Milestones can add significant value to project scheduling by giving an estimate when each task should be achieved Milestones are linked with project phases, where each phase is defined in terms of schedule and also in terms of specific accomplishments1.Planning and designing In this phase, the preliminary work is done to clarify the problem or opportunity and how a solution would look. All interested parties are consulted and the project scope – what is in and what is out – is clarified as well as initial costing and timelines. The project manager will clearly draws up the detailed project schedule and task and budget allocations. Altogether/ in groups will work on their assigned task and will come up with the finalised designs if necessary. Incase, project stakeholders are interviewed to ascertain the detailed requirements, possible solutions are discussed and one decided upon2. Developing/ BuildingThis is where the nuts and bolts work actually gets done. The solution is designed, built and finally implemented. Also the project stake holders are trained and educated about the overall processes and how the system works. Project management activities in this phase also include managing the project budget and schedule, reporting project progress, communicating with stakeholders and responding to project risks, issues and proposed changes.
3. ValidatingThe process of validation generally occurs as one step or multiple steps of the process, usually in stages and is used to determine if the project is meeting the required specifications During this phase many different validations are carried out( for each instance a working model of the actual system is created in regular intervals) to make sure that all the necessary changes are incorporated to make it a error free customer friendly system4. DeploymentThis is where the actual software system is made available for normal useafter rigorous testing. Thus following are considered during the deployment phase Ensure that deployment, operational support, and maintenance resources are adequate.Ensure that adequate production and maintenance procedures are in place5. EvaluatingThe purpose of this final phase is to determine whether the project was a success and what learnings can be learnt and applied to future projects. Evaluation is typically conducted in order to answer three questions. Firstly, did the project deliver on time, within budget and to scope and quality requirements? Secondly, were project stakeholders and project team members satisfied with the project? Thirdly, did the project achieve the envisaged outcomes?
The purpose of Project Planning (High Level) is to begin to define the overall parameters of a project and to establish the appropriate project management and quality environment required to complete the project. The major deliverable for this process is the Project Initiation Plan. Hence all the stake holders can have a better understanding about how the things going to proceed and how they should be working according to the timeline.
The following are the project’s high-level milestones and the target dates for their completion. High-level milestones are the key ‘how are we doing’ thresholds of the project against which project progress can be measured. The diagram gives a better picture of the milestones with relation to time.At the Initiate Stage, information is at an overview level. Milestones identified at this early stage may be further broken down and revised during the project planning stage when the project schedule is created.High level milestones and timelines have three important goals:1. Provide measurement showing that tangible progress has been made on the project2. Ensure validation allowing the project to move on to the next step if the milestone is met or take corrective action if the milestone is not met3. Provide support for staff resource planning and budget preparation.
These are the main roles that are undertaking different responsibilities.
Project Manager The person responsible for developing, in conjunction with the Project Sponsor, a definition of the project. The Project Manager then ensures that the project is delivered on time, to budget and to the required quality standard (within agreed specifications). He/she ensures the project is effectively resourced and manages relationships with a wide range of groups (including all project contributors).The Project Manager is also responsible for managing the work of consultants, allocating and utilising resources in an efficient manner and maintaining a co-operative, motivated and successful team.
Project SponsorThe person who commissions others to deliver the project and champions the cause throughout the project. They will normally be a senior member of staff with a relevant area of responsibility that will be affected by the outcome of the project. They are involved from the start of the project, including defining the project in conjunction with the Project Manager. Once the project has been launched they should ensure that it is actively reviewed. The Project Sponsor is usually the one who has to negotiate a path through the tricky diplomatic areas of the project!
Project Team MembersThe staff who actively work on the project, at some stage, during the lifetime of the project. They are responsible for following the best practices and complete according to the given time constrains. Some may have a specific role – for example, the Team might include a Project Administrator as well as AUP specific goals
System AdministratorManagement and support of the IT system environments
Systems DeveloperTo work with the Project Manager on defining and executing development requirements.
The Project Proposal The Project Proposal document is a pre-project document which is used as a kick-off point for any idea for a project. It should briefly outline the proposed approach, staffing, costs, timescales, business drivers and benefits.The Project CharterThe Project Charter is usually the first document that is created once an idea has been endorsed as a “Project”. It builds upon the Project Proposal, drilling down to the next level of detail.Business CaseThe Business Case defines WHY a project is being undertaken, and along with the Project Plan (the HOW) is the most important document a Project Manager will produce.Benefits Plan The Benefits Plan should document what the Project’s benefits are, how they will be realised and when, who is responsible for realising them, and how these benefits will be tracked and measured (both during the project and afterwards).Change Management Plan The Change Management Plan documents how Project changes will be raised, evaluated and approved to ensure that only appropriate changes are made to the base lined plan.Project Budget A Project Budget forecasts all of the Project's expenditure (and revenue). Once baselined, it is used as a living document to track actuals with the budget.Project Plan The Project Plan defines HOW a project will be delivered and along with the Business Case (the WHY) is the most important document a Project Manager will produce.___________________________________________________Business Process ImprovementThis specification is used to document changes to a business process, including: an outline of the current process; requirements to change the process; current problems and features to retain; proposed changes; and how these changes will be implemented.Business Requirements Specification The Business Requirements Specification is used to document all of the business’ requirements for the project.Business Requirements RegisterThe Business Requirements Register is the central repository for all business requirements (functional and non-functional).Options Analysis The Options Analysis can be used at any time in a project where it is not clear which direction the project should take, as there are a series of options to consider. The document provides details of the analysis undertaken to assess all of the various options available at that time, followed by a recommendation for a course of action.Implementation PlanThe Implementation Plan defines the Project’s strategy for moving from the old environment to the new, or the As-Is to the To-Be.Project Business Continuity PlanThis makes up one of the key components of the Implementation Plan. It provides alternative strategies should any of the elements of the implementation fail.
Test Plan The Test Plan details all the testing to be performed by the Testing team, including the overall test requirements and an integrated view of the project test activities.Training Strategy The Training Strategy provides an overview of the approach the project will take with training.________________________________________________________PIR QuestionnaireThe PIR Questionnaire is used to gather information and provoke thought regarding the delivery of the project.Post-Implementation ReviewThe Post-Implementation Review document is where the findings of the PIR workshop(s)and questionnaire are recorded.Project Closure ReportThe Project Closure Report is produced to formally shut down the Project.
We will communicate continuously, because we know that success depends on it. Here I have shown few of main ways that we will communicate among us.WhatWho/TargetPurposeWhen/FrequencyType/Method(s)Initiation MeetingAll stakeholdersGather information for Initiation PlanFIRST Before Project Start DateMeetingDistribute Project Initiation PlanAll stakeholdersDistribute Plan to alert stakeholders of project scope and to gain buy in.1 week Before Kick Off Meeting.Document distributed via hardcopy or electronically. Project Kick OffAll stakeholdersInitial project information presented to all.At or near Project Start DateMeetingUsing slide showsStatus ReportsAll stakeholders Update stakeholders on progress of the project.MonthlyDistribute electronically and post via web Team MeetingsEntire Project Team.To review detailed plans (tasks, assignments, and action items).Weekly for entire team. MeetingSponsor MeetingsSponsor(s) and Project ManagerUpdate Sponsors on status and discuss critical issues. Seek approval for changes to Project Plan.Monthly and also as needed when changes need to be made to Project Plan.MeetingPPO Audit/Review Project Manager, SLRD, SponsorsReview status reports, issues, and risks. To identify and communicate potential risks and issues that may affect the schedule, budget, or deliverables.MonthlyScheduled by the Project OfficeMeeting/ReportPost Project ReviewProject Manager, SLRD.Identify improvement plans, lessons learned, what worked and what could have gone better. Review accomplishments.End of Project or end of major phaseMeeting/Report Project Office will produce report.Presentations to Special Interest GroupsService providers and stakeholders.To update external groups to promote communication a create awareness of project interdependencies. At project milestones so as to communicate with other interested parties of changes that will be introduced outside of the Project Team.Presentation/DemonstrationPeriodic Demos and Target PresentationsStudents, day-to-day railway uses.To gain input from special groups and keep them abreast of the Project’s status.Presentation/Discussion
Risk is inevitable in everything we do. There may be commonplace risks that are almost inevitable, for example, the risk that a member of the team is sick for part of the project. There may be some unlikely but high impact risks, for example, the risk that the solution could cause the destruction of the organization. There are some risks in this project too. But we have smart solutionsRiskProbabilityImpactEffect on ProjectRisk Reduction ActionsE If it happens: Triggers & ActionsLoss to project of key staff.LowHighUnable to complete key tasksEmphasise importance of project within and outside the University.TriggersReports of absence, or diversion of staff to other workActionsIdentify alternative resources in case of unexpected absence. Investigate whether extra resources could either be involved or shadow any work dependent on a single member of staff. Ensure complete records of work are available at any point.Significant changes in user requirementsLow HighTime-quality-costEnsure that the user requirements are fully investigated and agreed before specification TriggersRequest for changes to agreed specificationActionsDiscuss impact of change on schedules or design, and agree if change to specification will proceed.Implement project change, if agreed.Changes in priorities of senior management.MediumHighRemoval of resource, lack of commitment, change in strategy or closure of project. Make sure that senior management are aware of the project, its relative importance, and its progress.TriggersAnnouncements in University publications, meetings etc.ActionsInform senior management of the knock on effects of their decisions.Retain any parts of the work of the project that could be useful in any future development.Ensure that the project is adequately documented to date.Poor capture of full User requirements. HighHighFailure to meet minimum requirements. Failure to achieve business benefits. Need to rework solution after rollout.Failed delivery. Focus on User Requirements capture at start of project. + Best people with appropriate knowledge and authority to decide and time to be involved. Accountable process owners. + Executive leadership and ongoing involvement.TriggersProject Sponsor/Feedback from User RepsActionsSystem accountability built into project and documentation standards. Monitor through workshops, feedback from pilots. Inadequate training – too little too late HighHighUsers unable to use system properly. Ensure training staff are involved from start of project.TriggersFeedback from training sessions/Training managerActionsReview training procedures, enhance.Poor business processesHighHighA system based on over-complicated, badly engineered business processes will itself be over-complicated and badly engineered. Revised business processes before constructing user spec. TriggersBusiness Process Analysis Reports/Key User.ActionsIf system development is getting bogged down in complex processes, review project. It may be necessary to go back to business processes and start again. Loss of power or internet connection at key roll-out, demo or training eventsLowLowUsers will not take the product seriously if it cannot be demonstrated to work.Check for scheduled outages.ActionsIf doing demos/training, have screen shots available locally in case of loss of connection
Acceptance testing is the process that the parties to an agreement use to determine whether a product or service meets the requirements of the agreement. There are different types of acceptance tests depending on the product or service being provided.Acceptance tests are important because:They define whether the deliverables provided by the supplier meet the requirements agreed by the parties;The consequences of failing to pass an acceptance test are usually serious for the ICT supplier; andAcceptance usually triggers a substantial milestone payment, or payment of the total fee.Main GuidelinesOnly authorized users gain access to the System. An authorized user is a user who has an account on the system. Users include Station master, system administrators, etc. The user must type a valid username and password to gain access.Must allow user to select the appropriate details of the system, like destination, no of tickets, class of travelling. After selecting those user details this user must be directed to a pager where he can see the price of one ticket and Total amount, and ticket buying function.Must allow user to use his credit card and purchase tickets.Must validate the user credit card with PID.Must allow user to select the familiar language. Default language will be Sinhala and if user not familiar with Sinhala, he can choose English or Tamil.Other Product Guidelines UsabilitySpeed of UseThe System should respond within 5 seconds to every interaction.Fail safeSystem should contain a eject button to eject the card manually if the system is unable to eject automatically. (Due to a power failure or from an internal error)System should show whether the machine is working or out of order from a green and a red indicating light. LearnabilityAny staff member who intends to use the system should be able to use this after 1 day of training.Any passenger should be able to use the system only with the on system tour conducted on demand by the system.System should use instinctive approach for all the user interfaces. Cancel button should be coloured red. Back and forward buttons should be at lower left and right corners and coloured blue. OK/Commit buttons should be Green.Training MaterialUser manual should be available for the train department staff.DocumentationWhen the training mode is on, every action and button should give a note on what it is intended to do.Help icon will be displayed on every screen describing the screen and possible processes used this service (page). ReliabilityMaximum Failure RateSystem should be working with a maximum downtime of 10mins per week.Maximum down TimeIn case of power failure, the system should go into hibernate mode. And when the generator is on, this should come back to its previous status within 1 minute. Ease of RecoverySystem will have an external battery which can run for 30 minutes. Therefore the generator should start within that time.Errors and exceptionsSystem should provide a comprehensive error messages to users describing errors occurred during a process to take necessary actions according to the level of control of the user.If a critical error was found, it should immediately notify the main station. All errors and exceptions should be logged in a separate log file and should be transmitted at the end of the day. PerformanceResponse TimeSystem should respond within 5 seconds to every interaction. SecurityInternal SecurityShould not provide any attacker to get into the admin view mode by bypassing the login window.System should encrypt all the sensitive data when storing. External SecurityA CCTV camera should be setup in every ATIM for external security and it should be recorded 24/7 with a history of a week.Every connection made over the network should be encrypted with a 128 key encryption. Infrastructure GuidelinesClientsEach ATIM and System Administrator PC will act as a client.ServersShould have separate server controlled by the railway department.NetworksA separate network (Private area network) should be used to communicate.
This shows only a set of user acceptance guide lines there is a complete set of them in the documents that we provided.