Online Business Manager

Category: Web Application
Industry: Business Intelligence Apps
Technologies: Flex, ASP.Net, C#, SQL Server 2005
Team Size: 7

Overview

To help upper-level management and decision making a web based support system for business strategic planning and execution, and risk analysis.

Challenge

A client from Melbourne, Australia wanted to upgrade their old visual basic based client server application to web based application and add some new functionality. Online Business Manager helps upper level management in strategic planning and business management by analyzing data with many different criteria. The client was looking for an application that could assist with the following:

Helps in strategic planning
In-built customizable reporting tool
Enables complete auditing of the system
In built decision support system
Support for multiple departments
Charting tools
Helps in executing business plan and strategic plans
Helps basic level risk analysis
A system that can be expanded for future modifications

Solution

We developed online business manager application using Flex and C# to create great looking GUI, make it browser based and yet, gives user feel of a desktop application. This application provides realistic view of expectations and long term objectives for an established business or new venture. Main features of the system are specified below:

Manage budgets and plans
Supports multiple departments
In-built customizable reporting tools
Complete auditing of the system
Easy to use interface
Charting tool as decision support system
Easy to manage and plan strategic & business plans
Basic level of risk analysis
Drag and drop user interface
Action/Plan scheduling and comparison with the actual performance
Tracks progress of strategic plans
Actions are set against business plans. This helps to describe steps to be taken to complete a business plan
Different reports like strategic plan report, department report, business plan report, action report

Technology

Server: Windows Server
Web Server: IIS
Programming Language / Technologies: Flex 3.0, C#, Web ORB (Remoting)
Database: SQL Server 2005
Development Tool: Visual Studio 2005, Flex builder 3.0
Project Management Tool: Microsoft Visio 2003

Team