Requirements analysis for phasing out an incoming document entry system
Project duration: 1 year, 11 months
Brief description
The existing system for recording supplier documents has been used productively for many years. Due to dynamic business processes in the energy trading sector and the increasing interconnection of complex special applications via interfaces, the application has now reached a point where maintenance is no longer efficient. An alternative solution would be to integrate its functions in a newer application that is designed to be scalable to the system architecture, in order to reduce the number of interfaces required. The project task consists of a structured recording and evaluation of various new requirements, creating a rough cost estimate on the basis of a program analysis, creating a quantity structure, and creating a procedure for converting the system (or a rough project plan). The results are summarized in a document that is intended to help the management reach a decision.
Subject description
The existing system is an application for recording and validating incoming supplier documents (invoices, reminders, advance payments, etc.). As the invoice format and structure are not subject to any fixed standards and differ from supplier to supplier, it is generally necessary to standardize the invoice data to the internal invoice structures. In addition to the functions for processing inbound invoices, the system is also increasingly used for settling on the customer side (creating invoices).