Wednesday 19 February 2014

Analysis Of The Nigerian Financial Software Development

By Marcie Goodman


Financial software is a system of applications that are used to record various types of accounting information. The records that are reflected in these systems are those of expenses and incomes from specific accounting periods. The systems have special accounts into which the receivables and other types of expenses are entered into. The Nigerian financial software development process should take care of various needs by a firm. Before the process is embarked on, there is a need to define various problems that these organizations face.

An accounting application has several features into which specific types of data is entered. These applications define what should be entered into the special tables and forms before the actual entry of data. The forms and tables in the applications represent the various accounts in an accounting world. Data of the same type is organized into the receivables, research and development expenditures and other general expenditures.

There is a need to establish the problems that need to be tackled before embarking on the process of developing the various applications. The organization assessments establish the current needs of the firms in question. Through the examination of such problems, the definition of the demands is done. This helps the programmers and the developers to break down the problems into smaller bits.

Once the problem has been established, the developers embark on charting a path that will be used in finding the solutions. The process of developing various applications is very complicated. A special team is assembled by the developers. Each of the members within this team is assigned as special role. Some are entrusted with the data collection and information organizations. Other players have a role of parameter assessment. The information of various players is consolidated during the programming and coding of problems in question.

Once the structural programming elements have been identified, the programmers and the coding team start the process of putting the problem into perspective. Coding is done in various applications. The modern coding programs have automated some processes. The objects are defined and then the characteristics of various objects are built around these items. The bits are then linked to form the final project which is then tested for any bugs.

There are a number of constraints that the project managers have to deal with. These include the costs and time factors. A budget is drawn up at the onset of the process. Various costs are estimated. If the real costs exceed the estimates, the objectives may need to be re-stated. This may delay the delivery of projects too.

The implementation of projects needs to be approached with a lot of care to reduce the risk of failure. Most of the managers use the parallel implementation strategy. The old systems are run parallel with the new ones for a specified period of time. Once the managers have been assured that the systems meet the objectives, the old ones are eliminated.

The Nigerian financial software development process is done in accordance with the international standards. The computing standards ensure that the projects that are implemented have certain qualities. Through the standardization process, the risks in the computing world are reduced as the systems are thoroughly tested.




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