Determining the Necessary Requirements for Developing a Business-to-Business Application: A Consultancy-Based Analysis

Abstract

Digital transformation, one of the by-products of technological advancement, has become a powerful driving force for success in the corporate world. The reasons are many and varied: the use of technology helps expedite business processes, manage employees remotely with ease while ensuring smooth automation of various operations. However, in this age of unprecedented volatility in the market, all business leaders need to think differently about their organization’s strategic direction and prepare their businesses for the disruptive competition that lies ahead. It, therefore, makes business sense that Company X is contemplating developing a mobile Business-to-Business (B2B) application to help boost business-customer interactions. That, in turn, would ensure profitable business growth that maximizes shareholder value and remove the core barriers and restrictions that hinder business growth. As a Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) in the food industry that supplies food products to catering companies, Company X has realized that implementing a well-developed and customized B2B mobile app in the daily transactions of the company would be one of the surest ways to increase visibility and maximize sales. The ensuing pages and paragraphs would present a report bid proposal for Company X, which requires a scoping study to determine the needed requirements for developing and implementing the Business-to-Business (B2B) mobile application. For the app to successfully address the needs of the business, and be widely accepted by customers, several factors must be taken into consideration before, during, and after the development of the app. Thus, this report would focus on addressing those existential requirements that the client needs to analyze carefully before allotting any resources – both financial and human – to the project. The purpose is to make available to Company X a strategic decision-making tool that would aid in pre-investment brainstorming and preparations. The bid report adopts industry-approved methodologies and techniques to examine, scientifically, the most suitable structural, resource, and functional requirements required for the development and effectuation of the mobile Business-to-Business app project. Given that the timeline for the completion of the study is six (6) months, this report would rely on the Gantt chart to outline the sequence of activities and to determine when, where, and how each activity would be performed. This is meant to ensure effective and efficient completion of the report.