Feasibility analysis of an employee management database system

Database Feasibility Study

Business Problem

Databases are in existence for numerous reasons, but principally the purpose is to enhance and advance record-keeping and to institute a dependable and value-added medium for the exchange of information within the organization. In addition, the database can be utilized for vetting employees, an aspect that is problematic in its practice (Tupman, 2003).

i. To guarantee awareness of personnel concerning the management system

ii. Provision of privacy if required with respect to activities between employer and employee iii. To provide a steady and reliable connection between goals for the employee and those for the agency

iv. To measure assessments that correctly mirror employee's performance in proportion to the fixed objectives (Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment, 2015).

Constraints

The most important constraint in this project charter is cost. The other constraints of the project include:

i. Complexity of the systems and time consumption in the designing

ii. Extensive and considerable start-up costs for hardware and software iii. Any impairment to the database will impact essentially all other application programs

iv. Necessary initial training for all users and programmers

v. Extensive conversion costs in shifting from a file-based system to a database system (SQA, 2007).

Description of Solution

The database will act like a storage unit for any records of the employee within the organization and employed for their management.

Project Description

This particular project can be described as a highly distributed and expensive data store for employee management records for the organization.

Business Process Impact

This particular project will have great impact on business or organization in general. To start with, it will make employee management to be much easier and more effective. In addition, the records of the employees will be made much easier and kept in a centralized area for management. The online database will make it possible to avoid any data loss as they can be synchronized to the cloud to prevent any kind of data loss.

Technical Feasibility

Taking into account that the new database will be based on a centralized online server, there will be a need to purchase new ones. In addition, there will be need to purchase cables that accompany the new servers for connection back-ups for any power surge instances. However, there will be no need to purchase any new computers or computer accessories as they will provide the same purpose (Wells, 2010).

Resource Estimate - how much, how many people, how much time?

In order to create a comprehensive database for record keeping, it will require two weeks with the needs for two programmers. The resources required will be a computer, programming language software such as MySQL and also constant power (Wells, 2010).