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Description of the Project.

This section should describe the proposed project methodology for the project. Determine whether you will be utilizing traditional waterfall method or agile.

Include the following in your outline:

  • Project Methodology and description of how you will implement your project using this method
  • Key Performance Indicators
  • Risks - what are they and how will they be managed?
  • Quality - what will you employ to address quality concerns on your project?

This section should be at least 3 pages (APA).

Resources for this section:

Key Performance Indicators - https://www.klipfolio.com/resources/articles/what-is-a-key-performance-indicator

Risk Management - https://www.projectsmart.co.uk/10-golden-rules-of-project-risk-management.php

Quality Management - http://asq.org/learn-about-quality/quality-management-system/

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Running Head: XYZ TECHNOLOGIES Project About XYZ Technologies Submitted by:- ISMAIL MOHAMMED Instructor Name:- Heather Wegwerth Institution:- Concordia University St.Paul Date:-11/8/2018 1 XYZ TECHNOLOGIES 2 XYZ Technologies Introduction In the contemporary modern world, travelling around the globe is fast becoming a hobby to many people who are fascinated by nature and learning about other places. People are also relocating to other countries for short-contract jobs. It is worth noting that, despite that, people love to travel, it is very expensive to reside in foreign countries and in most cases, people often cut their stay in foreign countries because of running out of cash to sustain them. In addition, there are those people who love to travel but they find staying in hotels very expensive and again, some of the people may want to have similar comfort like what they have back at home. Travelling is a hobby that is insatiable, it is hard to say an individual have had enough of travelling, people will keep travelling no matter how many times they have visited a particular interesting place. Notably, even domestic tourists need a place to reside when they move from one town to the other. The increasing cost of travelling and accommodation are some of the reasons that have contributed to decline of the number of people travelling (Karlsson & Honig, 2009). XYZ Technologies is a startup company that is seeking to take advantage of the current situation and bridge the gap of skyrocketing costs by providing cheap accommodation and other services to tourists on a weekly basis or in accordance with the client’s duration of stay. The company will be targeting tourists visiting United Arabs Emirates (UAE) Problem Description UAE is a federation of 7 emirates on the eastern side of the Arabian Pennisula. UAE has an extended coastline on the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf. UAE is a country with rich and diverse cultures. UAE is one of the few countries in the Middle East with high influx of tourists XYZ TECHNOLOGIES 3 that visit the country each year. Specifically, Dubai has been cited as one the most visited cities where travelers love to shop. UAE is a familiar tourist destination for people from Europe and Americans (Vij & Verma, 2016). This is because, the country offers a familiar environment to that enjoyed by the westerners. Dubai has several modern malls which are extra ordinary and unique. Apart from the extravagant life that Dubai UAE offers in its cities, there is a less known side of the country. Nature lovers get to experience the remote and magnificent sand dunes. Unlike so many Middle East countries, alcohol is widely available in UAE and that makes UAE the most preferred tourist’s destination for most travelers. In a more interesting note, travelers get to buy duty free alcohol in the airports. The roads and other public facilities are modern but at times, there are extremely crowded due to high number of people on the roads and streets. Supermarkets offer a vast assortment of products from Europe and the U.S., depending on the shop, along with local and regional items. Major international chains such as Ikea and Carrefour have a presence and fastfood chains (nearly all from the U.S.) such as McDonald's and KFC operate widely (AbuElEnain & Yahia, 2017). Generally, UAE receives lots of people that visit the region for holidays and shopping. The number of people working in the UAE on short term contracts has been increasing significantly. Notably, tourist accommodation in Dubai and other UAE cities is relatively expensive compared to other cities around the world. XYZ will stand to benefit by providing alternative accommodation to travelers and tourists. 80% of the people living in UAE are foreign born, they move to the UAE cities to work, majority of the foreign individuals working in the UAE have no families living in UAE. They main agenda are work and return home to their families. Around 54% of the foreigners working in UAE do not own homes, they live on rented premises. Some of them live in hotels. XYZ TECHNOLOGIES 4 Graph 1: UAE International visitors from 2010-2016 Literature review –Online Shopping According to Pappas, Kourouthanassis, Giannakos & Chrissikopoulos, (2016), there are factors that have made much contribution to the success of online stores. Some of these factors are entirely based on the manner at which the business as is conducted and managed and due to these, success is easily achieved. Increasing conversion, sales and online visibility are one of the most recurrent topics asked by online shops owners and they include the factors that lead to success of an online store. Another factor that leads to success of these businesses is when the online store sells attractive products at a favorable price and this will push the products to the niche market. Attracting of more visitors to your site by the use of search engine optimization is a factor that leads to success. Boosting confidence with serious referencing will attract more customers and XYZ TECHNOLOGIES 5 show them that their money will be well utilized. Guaranteed perfect service through conversations with the consumer will make them come back to your business website to buy more products. Also, delivery of online products to the door step is one of factors that have made online store successfully. With the vibrancy of online shopping, it is by all means possible that people will have perceptions regarding the invention and innovations, and the effects of online shopping both positive and negative (Lian & Yen, 2014). Perceptions can be many based on the consumers understanding of online shopping. Some might be convinced it is had changed the world, others might see it as a scam where their money is siphoned. Nevertheless, without understanding the importance of shopping online, one might have a blurry perspective of what it involves to a point of not using it. However, so as to equip the prospects-those without an off that it involves, with an idea, the creators of online shopping platform have come up with search engine optimizations to attract more visitors through placing ads in the most commonly visited websites such as sports, fashion and music. In case the consumer clicks on these ads she encounters some exciting products at friendly prices and if they had a negative perception on shopping online then there is a possibility of it changing (Shao, 2014). Perceptions are quite important because they have a high determination of consumer purchasing behavior or intent. XYZ TECHNOLOGIES 6 Project Description XYZ is an online platform that will connect travelers and tourists in UAE with services such as affordable housing, electronics, books, home items such as furniture and other rentable items like cars and bikes. The company will be seeking to create networks with UAE property owners who will sign agreement forms that will allow the company give out their properties on hire. The agreement will be legal and must adhere to all conditions set between the owners and the company. XYZ will be in charge of finding and charging the clients. XYZ will also provide security services to the owner’s property. Owners of the homes must agree their homes to be customized in an attractive way. Also, the owners are required to have alternative homes when their rent out their places even though in some cases, exceptions will be made upon the client’s requests to have the company of the home owners. This will be done to allow the tenants settle and be comfortable. It is worth noting that, most of the people who visit UAE are holiday seekers and exclusivity is one of the things they will be looking for. Therefore, XYZ will prioritize in giving the clients what they demand. The company will also have warehouse services where individuals can store their properties while they are gone. If the owners of the property wish to rent the property stored in the warehouses, they will get 50% and they will not be required to pay for the warehouse fees Electronic items will also be available for hire but unlike the homes, the owners the company will only connect the clients with the owners. The company will get commissions for every electronic item hired. The company will adopt this approach in order to avoid liabilities and risks that may arise when the items are stolen or damaged. In this case, the company will not be liable to any disagreements between the client and the owner but it will always facilitate conflict resolution mechanisms in order to handle the disputes. The company will require the owners of XYZ TECHNOLOGIES 7 the electronic items to have insurance covers for their products. On the other hand, the clients will also be required to abide by the policies and guidelines made by the property owners even if it requires taking insurance covers. Other home items available for hire will follow the same guidelines as the electronic items. Apart from electronics, the company will also operate an online book store that will have collection from all over the world. The books will be for her and charged per day. Clients will be required to log on to the company portal, select the book store option. The list of all the available books will be displayed. In addition, clients will be able to view the books that have been borrowed and they due date. Once client identifies a book or a novel that interests him or her, he will be required to pay for the book online and if he or she is within radius of 5 miles, the book will be delivered to him/her. Once the clients are through with the books, they will be required to log in the website and request for book collection and state their location. Upon receiving the request, the company will notify client on where to drop the book and soon after, the client will receive the refund of the money paid as a security for the book in case the book was lost. XYZ will contact several car owners who are willing to rent out their cars for particular periods of time. In this case, the client will be liable for damages on the car. Clients will be required to submit their driver’s license and a copy of their passports. In addition, before hiring the vehicle, they will be required to have an insurance cover for the period they will be having the car. The cars will be mounted with GPRS tracking systems and there will be a 24 hours call center where clients or owners can make enquiry in case of a situation requiring attention. The company will also contract drivers, this will be important because, some client may prefer the comfort of being driven around and in other extreme cases, the client’s may lack the capability to drive around. XYZ TECHNOLOGIES 8 References AbuElEnain, E., & Yahia, S. (2017). Benchmarking the Egyptian Shopping Tourism Sector against International Best Practices in Dubai, UAE. EJMS European Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies Articles, 4. Karlsson, T., & Honig, B. (2009). Judging a business by its cover: An institutional perspective on new ventures and the business plan. Journal of Business Venturing, 24(1), 27-45. Lian, J. W., & Yen, D. C. (2014). Online shopping drivers and barriers for older adults: Age and gender differences. Computers in Human Behavior, 37, 133-143. Pappas, I. O., Kourouthanassis, P. E., Giannakos, M. N., & Chrissikopoulos, V. (2016). Explaining online shopping behavior with fsQCA: The role of cognitive and affective perceptions. Journal of Business Research, 69(2), 794-803. Shao, J. B., Li, Z. Z., & Hu, M. Y. (2014, August). The impact of online reviews on consumers' purchase decisions in online shopping. In Management Science & Engineering (ICMSE), 2014 International Conference on (pp. 287-293). IEEE. Vij, M., & Verma, A. (2016). The Rise of Fujairah: An Emerging Destination of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). International Journal of Excellence in Tourism, Hospitality and Catering, 7, 11-20. Zimmerer, T. W., Scarborough, N. M., & Wilson, D. (2005). Essentials of entrepreneurship and small business management. Pearson/Prentice Hall.
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Project Methodology
This is the section that details the approach that will be used to develop the project. Given
the fact that this is a software and online based company, the methodology will follow the
methodologies used in software development. In this particular case, I will use the agile
methodology for it allows the development of a project sections in an iterative manner to ensure
that the best results are obtained. the project aim is helping global tourists visiting UAE to have
the best experience of a lifetime by giving them the most economic yet satisfactory experience.
The project entails developing a working online platform that has multiple functionalities
ranging from affordable hotels and rental rooms, best travelling arrangements as well as the best
sites to visit within the region.
Given the nature of the platform and the multiple functionalities that will be availed in
the platform, it is best to use the Agile methodology for it allows for change during the
development of the project and to ensure that the developed platform works. The process will be
subdivided into several sections with each section assigned to a given group and then all the
groups work will be merged seamlessly to form the combines diversified platform.
The process will start with development of the concept and dissemination of the same to
all the project team members. The concept will involve the overall objective, the priorities of the
platform and the vision of the platform. Practically, as a platform that is working towards
reducing the travelling and tourist cost, the main objective of the platform will be to reduce the
cost while not compromising on the quality of the time spend when touring ...


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