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This document provides a business analysis for an app to help university students manage their studies and assignments. It includes an industry analysis of the app market, description of customers and their needs, product details, suppliers and partners, low-cost focus strategy, and value chain activities and systems to support the app. The app would integrate with the university's student system to automatically retrieve assignment details and send reminders and study timetables to help students prioritize and manage their workload.
This document provides a business analysis for an app to help university students manage their studies and assignments. It includes an industry analysis of the app market, description of customers and their needs, product details, suppliers and partners, low-cost focus strategy, and value chain activities and systems to support the app. The app would integrate with the university's student system to automatically retrieve assignment details and send reminders and study timetables to help students prioritize and manage their workload.
This document provides a business analysis for an app to help university students manage their studies and assignments. It includes an industry analysis of the app market, description of customers and their needs, product details, suppliers and partners, low-cost focus strategy, and value chain activities and systems to support the app. The app would integrate with the university's student system to automatically retrieve assignment details and send reminders and study timetables to help students prioritize and manage their workload.
DELIVERABLE 2: BUSINESS SECTION 2014 Name Kiefer-Rhyss Subrayan NetID Ksub235 Gro! Nm"er: 127 #e"$%te L%&': http://infosys110group127.b logspot.co.n/ Ttor%a( Deta%($ Ttor: Da): !elen "hen #ues$ay T%me S!e&t o& A$$%*&me&t: #or+ Co&t: #%&' &()(*'&')# ()+ ,'%)* (,-' #. /R%.R%#%S' INTRODUCTION #hrough 0ost of high school1 % ha$ foun$ that for 0e specifically1 it 2as 3ery $ifficult to 0anage 0y ti0e in correspon$ence 2ith school 2or4 an$ being able to $eci$e 2hat is 0ore i0portant for 0e to $o. -ea$ing fro0 the en$ of high school1 into 5ni3ersity1 % realise$ that this ha$ beco0e a gro2ing concern of 0ine1 especially since there is a lot 0ore to ta4e in at uni3ersity an$ the 2or4 an$ assign0ents you $o are far 0ore i0portant. #his i$ea of an app that 2or4s 2ith the infor0ation that is recor$e$ in "ecil 2ill help stu$ents 2ith such proble0s li4e 0ine by arranging the $ata in or$er to gi3e the user a re0in$er/notification. ,. BUSINESS SECTION 3. 1 6ision #o help stu$ents e7cel in their stu$ies an$ be able to create better 0anage$ people. 3. 2 %n$ustry (nal ysis: A!!(%-at%o&.A!!$ %n$ustry: (pplication %n$ustry For-e: /%*0.Lo1 : 2$t%3%-at%o&: B)er !o1er: /%*0 ,uyer po2er for applications is 3ery high consi$ering that there is are ne2 apps co0ing out e3ery $ay. (s of +ece0ber 20131 the (pp Store for i#unes ha$ o3er 1 &illion apps an$ says that on a3erage there is 25000 apps a$$e$ e3ery 0onth. So they can fin$ an assort0ent of apps. 8"huc4 9ones1 2013: S!!(%er !o1er: Lo1 Supplier po2er 2oul$ be rather lo21 seeing as the creator of apps ;ust nee$ to be able to fin$ a co$ing soft2are to create the app. .ther than collaborating 2ith (pple or the /lay Store to allo2 the0 to get their app into their store1 the supplying po2er 2oul$ be lo2 T0reat o3 &e1 e&tra&t$: /%*0 #he threat of ne2 entrants into the in$ustry of app creation 2oul$ be rather high. #he reason for this is because there are apps being create$ all the ti0e by people 2ith inno3ati3e i$eas. T0reat o3 $"$t%tte$: /%*0 Since there are a lot of apps out there1 custo0ers are able to fin$ an app that is tailore$ to the0 0ore than others. "usto0ers 2oul$ easily be able to fin$ a substitute app. R%4a(r) amo&* e5%$t%&* -om!et%tor$: /%*0 #he ri3alry a0ong e7isting co0petitors is high because app are so easily a3ailable. #he only 2ay app creators can get a$3antages o3er others % by being inno3ati3e 2hich can be 3ery $ifficult. O4era(( attra-t%4e&e$$ o3 t0e %&+$tr): %t is a 3ery unattracti3e in$ustry if you 0ain goal is to 0a4e a profit. #he reason for this is that it is 3ery easy for people to create apps. '3en if there is a ne2 an$ inno3ati3e i$ea1 people 2ill copy the i$ea of that app an$ 0a4e it their o2n. #hough apps are use$ e3ery2here for e3erything1 all the ti0e1 an$ the in$ustry has a <25 ,illion re3enue 8as of 2013:1 as a lone creator it is a 3ery unattracti3e in$ustry for so0eone1 or a co0pany to because of ho2 unsecure the in$ustry is an$ ho2 =uic4ly it 0o3es. 8Scott (ustin1 2013: 3. 3 "usto0ers an$ #heir )ee$s #he 0ain custo0er for this ti0etable/prioritising app is for 5ni3ersity stu$ents1 or 0ore specifically1 5ni3ersity of (uc4lan$ stu$ents. #heir nee$ is to be able to 0anage their stu$ying an$ assign0ents 2ithout ha3ing to $o it the0sel3es. %t 2ill also be another 2ay to pre3ent procrastination a0ongst stu$ents an$ help ti0etable 2hat they shoul$ be $oing 2ith their ti0e for stu$ying. Stu$ents ten$ to procrastinate an$ fin$ it $ifficult to try to 0anage their stu$ies. .utsi$e of 5ni3ersity1 stu$ents can fin$ it $ifficult to structure their ti0e1 especially 2hen it co0es to the 2or4 loa$ fro0 uni3ersity 8,ran$on *aille1 2013: 3. > #he /ro$uct an$ Ser3ice #he app 2ill be integrate$ 2ith the 5ni3ersity of (uc4lan$?s stu$ent syste0 "ecil through the stu$ents 5/%/5serna0e an$ pass2or$1 to gather the stu$ents assign0ents infor0ation such as the 2eight of the gra$e1 start $ate an$ $ue $ate1 an$ prioritise the0 by 2hen so0ething is $ue an$ ho2 0uch the gra$e is. #hen it 2ill sen$ a re0in$er to the user about ho2 0uch ti0e shoul$ be spent on the assign0ent an$ 2ill re0in$ the user that they shoul$ be $oing that assign0ent. @hen it co0es near to e7a0s or upco0ing tests1 it 2ill gather infor0ation fro0 announce0ents that tal4 about 2hat stu$ents shoul$ stu$y for that e7a0 or test an$ set out an auto0ate$ stu$y ti0etable for the user. ,ut the app is all up to the user an$ there 2ill be se3eral functions such as $o not $isturb 8$uring specific ti0es: an$ being able to say that you ha3e finishe$ 2ith the tas4 that the app has re0in$e$ you of. 3. 5 Suppliers an$ /artners #he 0ain partner that the app 2ill be collaborating 2ith is the 5ni3ersity of (uc4lan$. #he 0ain reason is because the app 2ill nee$ to be able to login to "ecil using stu$ents 5/%/5serna0e an$ pass2or$ 2hich only the 5ni3ersity can allo2. (lso for security purposes because the app itself is a type of 3 r$ party to the 5ni3ersity?s syste0. (nother partner 2oul$ be the (pp Store an$ the /lay Store because your app 2ill ha3e to be accepte$ by the0 in or$er for it to be $istribute$. 8(pple %nc1 201>: 3. A Strategy: Co$t Fo-$ .n /orter?s *eneric Strategies1 this app 2oul$ co0e un$er "ost Bocus. #he reason for this is that preferably the app 2oul$ be free to all 5ni3ersity of (uc4lan$ stu$ents1 e3en though a free app 2oul$ still be able to generate re3enue through a$3ertising etc. 8)atasha Star4ell1 201>: #he co0petiti3e scope of it 2oul$ be rather narro2 because it is specifically for 5o( Stu$ents. 3. 7 6alue "hain (cti3it y: De(%4er%&* t0e 6ro+-t.Ser4%-e +eli3ering the ser3ice to the user 2oul$ be the 0ost i0portant 3alue chain acti3ity seeing as the basis of the app is to recei3e infor0ation. #he 2hole focus of the app is to help 0anage the user?s stu$y an$ by being punctual 2ith the app an$ being able to $eli3er the ser3ice1 they 2ill be able to $o so. 3. C ,usiness /rocesses I&3ormat%o& De(%4er) 6 ro-e$$ : *etting the infor0ation to the user 2oul$ be the 0ost i0portant process an$ $eli3ering the in$i3i$ual infor0ation to each user. I&3ormat%o& Gat0er%&* 6ro-e$$ D #he 2ay the infor0ation is gathere$ an$ 0a$e into a notification is a process 2ithin the infor0ation $eli3ery process 2hich is 3ery i0portant to ho2 the user gets their notification.
3. E Bunctionalities 3.E.1. %)B.R&(#%.) +'-6%'RF /R."'SS #o gather specific infor0ation for the right person #o sen$ the0 that infor0ation 3.E.2. %)B.R&(#%.) *(#!'R%)* /R."'SS *ather an$ prioritise ho2 i0portant the assign0ent is #o 0a4e sure that it is the infor0ation fro0 the right person 3. 10 Syste0s 3.10.1. +(#( &()(*'&')# SFS#'& D #his syste0 2ill incorporate the $ata that is retrie3e$ fro0 "ecil an$ 0anage it into infor0ation that 2ill be rea$y to be sent. 3.10.2. %)B.R&(#%.) /R."'SS%)* SFS#'& D #his syste0 2ill be part of 2hat sorts the collecte$ infor0ation an$ turning it into a notification an$ sen$ing that infor0ation in or$er of i0portance an$ at $ifferent ti0es. 3.10.3. ).#%B%"(#%.) +'-%6'RF SFS#'& D #his syste0 help 4no2 if the user has recei3e$ the correct infor0ation an$ if the user has chec4e$ the notification or they 2ill get another one sent to the0 3.11. Su00ary #able: 6alue "hain to Syste0s Va(e C0a%& A-t%4%t) Processes Functionalities Specific Information System(s) Broad Information System(s) Deliver the Product/ Service 1. %nfor0ation +eli3ery /rocess 1. #o gather specific infor0ation for the right person 2. #o sen$ the0 that infor0ation )otification +eli3ery Syste0 %nfor0ation processing Syste0 +ecision Support Syste0s "ollaborati3e Syste0s 1. %nfor0ation *athering /rocess 1. *ather an$ prioritise ho2 i0portant the assign0ent is 2. #o 0a4e sure that it is the infor0ation fro0 the right person +ata &anage0ent Syste0 %nfor0ation /rocessing Syste0 +ecision Support Syste0 "usto0er Relationship &anage0ent syste0s CONCLUSION #hough the actual in$ustry of apps isn?t a 3ery attracti3e one1 an$ that generating re3enue soley fro0 the app alone 0ay be $ifficult1 the app 2as 0ainly inten$e$ to help stu$ents as oppose$ to 0a4e 0oney fro0. ,y using infor0ation technologies to help sort through infor0ation in "ecil an$ $istribute it for each in$i3i$ual person that uses the app1 they 2ill be able to better 0anage their 2or4loa$ an$ stu$y 2hilst at uni3ersity. REFERENCES 1. Jones, J. (12/11/201). Apple's App Store About To Hit 1 Million Apps. !etrie"ed from #ttp$//%%%.for&es.com/sites/c#uc'(ones/201/12/11/apples) app)store)a&out)to)#it)1)million)apps/ 2. *ustin, S. (11/0/201). The Surprising Numbers Behind Apps. !etrie"ed from #ttp$//&lo+s.%s(.com/di+its/201/0/11/t#e)surprisin+)num&ers)&e#ind) apps/ . ,aille, B. (1/12/201). 17 Lazy ro!rastination Statisti!s. !etrie"ed from #ttp$//&randon+aille.com/1-)la.y)procrastination)statistics/ /. *pple Inc. (0ast updated 11/02/201/) Submitting "our App. https#$$de%eloper.apple.!om$library$ios$do!umentation$&'(s$)on!eptual$App'i stribution*uide$Submitting"ourApp$Submitting"ourApp.html+$$apple,re-$do!$ uid$T.//101203)H43S51 1. Star'ell, 2. (01/0-/201/) Ho6 Mu!h Money Top 1/ 7ree Mobile Apps A!tually Ma8e. !etri"ed from #ttp$//%%%.#uffin+tonpost.com/natas#a)star'ell/#o%) muc#)money)top)10)fre3&312-4120.#tml
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