MERN STACK -- 2
Budget: $250 – $750 CAD
Project Description:
A simple diagnostics and opportunity spotting tool that utilizes the Business Planning Methodology to
help businesses better identify areas of concern and potential opportunities. The project will be built in
React JS or similar and use a modern database like MongoDB (or similar). The focus is on simple, easy to-
use UI, and the implementation of the business planning methodology (see below for a brief on the
methodology). Business Planning Methodology: Businesses need to understand their Industry and their
Market(s) (including, but not limited to history, outlook, supply/value chains, metrics, factors affecting
change, trends, etc.) and identify opportunities within each. Businesses need to analyze the
opportunities and determine through a feasibility analysis which (or which combination) is best suited to
their market(s) and internal capabilities and develop a Value Proposition. Businesses then can create
their appropriate Plans (Marketing, Operations, and Finance). Each plan’s requirements and goals set
the framework for the subsequent plan (i.e., the Marketing Plan’s requirements and goals sets the
framework for the Operations Plan, which explains HOW a business operates, such that they can
facilitate the Marketing required to take advantage of the Opportunities Spotted [and validated]). The
methodology acts as an analytical tool to determine how a business can spot opportunities and diagnose
current potential issues, but analyzing their business within the framework. This can be done using
simple checkboxes and written answers, but we encourage students to think outside the (check)box.
MERN Stack Application
Frontend: React
Backend: Express, MongoDB
A simple diagnostics and opportunity spotting tool that utilizes the Business Planning Methodology to
help businesses better identify areas of concern and potential opportunities. The project will be built in
React JS or similar and use a modern database like MongoDB (or similar). The focus is on simple, easy to-
use UI, and the implementation of the business planning methodology (see below for a brief on the
methodology). Business Planning Methodology: Businesses need to understand their Industry and their
Market(s) (including, but not limited to history, outlook, supply/value chains, metrics, factors affecting
change, trends, etc.) and identify opportunities within each. Businesses need to analyze the
opportunities and determine through a feasibility analysis which (or which combination) is best suited to
their market(s) and internal capabilities and develop a Value Proposition. Businesses then can create
their appropriate Plans (Marketing, Operations, and Finance). Each plan’s requirements and goals set
the framework for the subsequent plan (i.e., the Marketing Plan’s requirements and goals sets the
framework for the Operations Plan, which explains HOW a business operates, such that they can
facilitate the Marketing required to take advantage of the Opportunities Spotted [and validated]). The
methodology acts as an analytical tool to determine how a business can spot opportunities and diagnose
current potential issues, but analyzing their business within the framework. This can be done using
simple checkboxes and written answers, but we encourage students to think outside the (check)box.
MERN Stack Application
Frontend: React
Backend: Express, MongoDB