Project Design Proposal Designing website Interface for Online Food delivery Design Manager: MAHESH REDDY KALLEDA STUDENT ID:11634267 ITC 504-INTERFACE USABILITY CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY Table of Contents 1. Scope 3 2. Objectives, Outputs and Targets 3 2.1 User Requirements 3 2.2 Objectives determined from requirements 3 2.3 Outputs and Targets 3 2.4 Success Criteria 4 3. Design Aims 4 3.1 From the viewpoint of an interface developer: 4 3.2 From the viewpoint of the project manager: 5 4. Design Outline 5 5. Proposed Evaluation Method 5 6. Bibliography 7 Scope The scope of the project has been outlined in the following section of the report: The application developed during the project would provide information regarding attractive, low cost menus. The application developed during the project would include all payment options. The customers would be able to rate the services provided by the online food through the application. The website application developed by the project team would be accessible through both mobile and PC browsers. The application would allow the customers to ask for justifications when there is a delay in the delivery of food. Objectives, Outputs and Targets User Requirements The user requirements of the application are as follows: The users would be to create an account with ‘Online Food delivery’ The users would be able to view the attractive, low cost menus of the organization The users would be able search for specific food items on the website The users would be able to place orders through the website The users would be able to make online payments through the website The users would be able to track their orders through the website The users would be able to rate the services of the organization through the website The users would be able to escalate the services of the organization on late deliveries Objectives determined from requirements The objectives of the website interface designing, as identified from the user requirements, are being outlined in the section below: To design and develop the ‘MENU’ option for the online food application To design and develop the ‘create account page’ To design and develop the search option for the website To design and develop a secured payment system and integrate the same with the website To design and develop ‘TRACK ORDER PAGE’ which would allow the users to track the progress of the order, rate the services being provided by the company and ask for justification from the representatives of the organization when their orders are delayed. Outputs and Targets The expected outputs of the project, along with target date of completion are being highlighted in the table below: Task Outputs Target The first phase of application development The development of the food application has been completed. 1 month from project start date Test phase 1 The project team makes sure that the application runs on all operating systems 1 week from task 1 Test phase 2 The GUI of the application has been tested so as to ensure that it is user friendly. 1 week from task 2 Test phase 3 The project team makes sure that the application is accessible through all browsers 1 week from task 3 Commissioning the application The application is made available to the public 2 months from project start date The following outcomes are expected are the end of the project: The online food application would be capable of attracting at least 65% of the total target customers. The online food application would provide the customers with information related to several varieties of food. The online food application would provide information related to the special offers made available to the regular customers Success Criteria Following are the success criteria for the website interface being designed: a. The interface should be easy to use and should allow the users to place orders through easy steps b. The payments made through the website are secured. c. High level of use satisfaction is reported from the customer end. Design Aims The design aims of this project, from the perspectives of an interface developer and a project manager, have been outline in the section below: From the viewpoint of an interface developer: To develop an online Food delivery website application that is easy to use, self-descriptive and meets all user requirements. To ensure the safe of the payments made through the website To ensure that the consistency of design is maintained across all the section sections of the website, and that the contents included in these sections are detectable, legible and comprehensible. From the viewpoint of the project manager: To ensure that the website application being designed meet all the user requirements and is develop by following all best practices of UI designing . To ensure that the project is completed within schedule and budget committed to the client. Design Outline The entire website would constitute of the following sections: Sl. No Page Description 1 Home Page Provides information related to the organization and the service it provides Allows searching for specific food items/cuisine Linked to: Menu, Create account, payments page, track orders 2 Menu page Multiple menu pages for different types of cuisine Provides detailed information regarding all the items that the user can order online and their prices Linked to: Home, Create account, payments page, track orders Allows searching for specific food items Allows us to select specific food items and proceed towards payments 3 Create account Allows users to create their own accounts Linked to: Home page 4 Payments page Allows user to make online payments Linked to: Home page, track order page, menu pages 5 Track orders Allows users to track progress order, rate services and chat with customer care representatives Linked to: Home page, user accounts page, menu pages Proposed Evaluation Method The website interface being designed would be evaluated using the following methods: Survey (Questionnaire): The beta version of the website would be made available to a specific section of the target users (before the official launch of the website). 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