Budget Monitoring Application - A Thesis

Table of Contents
1. The Problem and Its Background

1.1 Project Context
1.1.1 Introduction
1.1.2 Background of the Study
1.3.1 General Objective
1.3.2 Specific Objectives
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2. Review of the Related Literature and Studies or System

2.1 Local Literature
2.4 Foreign Study/Systems
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3. Methodology, Results and Discussion

3.1 Requirement Analysis
3.1.1 Software Development Lifecycle
3.1.2 System Development Lifecycle
3.1.3 Conceptual Paradigm
3.1.4 Flow Chart of Existing App
3.1.5 User Case Diagram/UML of Existing App
3.1.6 Wireframe of Existing App
3.1.7 Flowchart of Proposed App
3.1.8 Use Case Diagram/UML of Proposed App
3.1.9 Wireframe of Proposed App
3.2 Requirements Documentation
3.2.1 Methods of Research
3.2.2 Research Instrument
3.3 Technical Background
3.3.1 Product Description
3.3.2 Economic Use of the Product
3.3.3 User Requirements
3.3.4 System Requirements
3.4 Development and Testing
3.5 Description of the Application
3.6 Implementation Plan
3.7 Implementation Result
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4. Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations

4.1 Summary
4.1.1 Initial Testing Evaluation Result
4.2 Conclusion
4.3 Recommendations
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5. Acknowledgement
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6. References
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Appendices
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OVERVIEW
The purpose of the Capstone Project is to demonstrate the
proponents competence in investigating a research topic and
reporting the findings with full documentation, and complete
tabular presentation in a manner that can be understood by both
an individual knowledgeable in the topic, and an individual
whose advanced training is in another discipline.
Modern life offers a lot of option of services and goods for
consumers. Thus, compared to a decade ago, it can be seen that
peoples expenses are dramatically increasing day by day. As
such, the task of keeping track of ones expenditures has
become essential in setting up a proper budget for days to
come.
General Terms
Budget, Finance, Debt, System, Family, Individual
Keywords
Applications, Android, Play Store, User, IDE, Material Design,
Android Studio
1.
The Problem and Its Background
This chapter covers the following topics: Project Context,

Purpose and Description, Objectives of the Study, Scope and
Limitation, and Definition of Terms.
Project Context
1.1.1
Introduction
For many developing countries, an Android phone is

somebodys first exposure to the Internet and the outside world.
According to textually.org, a blog aggregator focusing on text
messaging and cell phone usage around the world, tracking the
latest news and social impact of these new technologies.
Smartphones (primarily Android) and regular cellphones are
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being used to improve agriculture, finance, emergency services,

and other areas in developing nations across the globe.
The portability, relatively low-power usage, and wireless
connectivity have allowed this technology to penetrate areas
where people couldnt even dream of using a computer or
connecting to the outside world.
With the help of this new technology, the proponents would be
creating an application that can alleviate the daily nuisance of
taking down ones daily expenses, and budgeting a persons
money just with the tap of his/her fingers.
1.1.2
Background of the Study
In todays generation, a smartphone is considered to be one of

the necessities for everyday living. Its built-in communication
features continue to be an essential requirement in navigating
the digital age, where more and more people become more
connected as the years pass. With this, a mobile application is a
software program developed specifically for use on small,
wireless computing devices, such as smartphones and tablets,
rather than desktop or laptop computers. Smartphones can run
different kinds of application depending on what the user needs.
According to an article of Philstar, Filipino users are using the
smartphone as a replacement for their computers because of its
mobile nature. Also, not just for its telecommunication features,
these smartphones allow their users the benefit of accessible
internet and beneficial applications, which is sometimes dubbed
as internet-on-the-go (Philippine Star, 2013). According to
Rappler, the Philippines is now considered the fastest-growing
market for smartphones in Southeast Asia, with a staggering
326% increase in smartphone sales in 2012. About 75% of
Metro Manila respondents surveyed are taking photos or videos
with their smartphones, 45% are browsing the Internet, 44% are
accessing social networking sites, and 37% are checking their
emails (Lowe, 2013).
As of June 2015, over 1.6 million applications are now

available in the Android Play Store alone, while Apples App
Store remained the second largest virtual store with 1.5 million
applications catalog (Statista, 2015). Many of the budgeting
applications available in these virtual stores do not meet the
need of an individual.
According to David Ning, having a budget really helps you
stay disciplined to organize your finances, which is the first step
of knowing your overall financial health. The more time you
spend thinking about your money, the more focus you are in
building your wealth. (Ning, 2008).
1.3
Purpose and Description
This Capstone Project created an application where the users

can track the inflow and outflow of money on hand and on
bank, which also includes debit or credit. This application can
help the user in planning their budget within the desired span of
time.
It can help them in monitoring their money in all aspects. This
application can help users in planning how much budget to
allocate in a certain category of expenses. The purpose of this
application is to help the users in organizing their real-time cash
flow. It can also help the user to budget their money properly
based on the money input and time frame.
1.4
Objectives of the Study
1.1.3
General Objective
To create a budget monitoring application.
1.1.4
Specific Objectives
In order to achieve the general objective, the following

objectives must be met.
Allocation of Expenditures
Setting the Desired Savings Amount
Debt Management
Generation of Reports
As for the limitation, the application is a stand-alone app after

the user downloaded it in the Play Store. It requires no network
or internet connection to run. This application supports only
Philippine Currency.
1.6
Definition of Terms
Android Mobile Operating System developed by Google Inc.

Play Store Official Application Store of Android.
Budget Amount of money available for spending that is based
on a plan for how it will be spent.
Middle Class Social class between the upper and lower class,
includes mainly professional people and skilled workers.
Monitor To watch, observe, listen to, or check for a special
purpose over a period of time.
Expense An amount of money that must be spent especially
regularly to pay for something.
Savings The amount of money that you have saved especially
in a bank over a period of time.
Application A program that performs major tasks for which a
computer or mobile is used.
To provide the user a great User Interface and User

Experience.
Peso The basic unit of money in several Latin-American

countries and the Philippines.
To help the user achieve his or her savings goal.
Mobile Phone A small telephone that people take with them

and use outside their homes.
To help the user to track daily spending.
To help the user to manage debts.
To help the family to track expenses.
1.5
Scope and Limitation
The coverage of this study focused on the budget aspect of the

user. Budget Monitoring Application is running through the
android operating system. The application is uploaded to the
official application store of the Android Operating System. The
application is open for everyone who is interested on the
application.
For the testing part, the proponents selected 15 students from
the Financial Management course of Adamson University.
While for the Family Module, the proponent selected 5 of the
IT&M Department faculty member.
The application exhibits the following features:
Tracking of assets/money
2.
Review of the Related Literature and
Studies or System
This chapter covers the following: Local Literature, Local
Studies, Foreign Literature and Foreign Studies.
Local Literature
Johna Revesencio, Tricks to help you stop Overspending

According to Revesencio, shopping can act as a stress release
and this is a real problem. In serious cases, binge shopping is
called compulsive buying disorder. The first step is to create a
spending log, this will allow you to see what you spend and
also the places where you spend the most and it will track
youre spending. She also added that if shopping is a fun
activity for you, limit yourself to one day a month. Make list of
the things you actually need at the store and stick to them. Quit
credit cards because the balance rolls over from month to
month. Compulsive buying disorder is a real problem and can

lead to some serious issues both financially. (Revesencio, 2013)
This article relates to the researchers study because the
researchers had developed an application that can help them
track their expenses and aside from that, save money and
manipulate them also.
Jay Castillo, How I track my expenses and manage my
money
According to Castillo, other expenses that are paid through a
credit card, online banking, and through checks are easier to
track because these transactions are automatically
recorded and these are all written on the statement that arrives
every month. However, he still does his best to record all of
those daily simply because he wants to make sure that the
monthly statements are accurate. He uses pocket notebook and
a pocket excel and then calculates rough estimates of his
expenses. (Castillio, 2015)
The researchers study can notify the user on when are be the
deadlines or just simply notifies them about their expenses.
Static data will be available already so that the user will not
have the problem on estimating their expenses for detailed
expenses will be calculated already.
Joy Uyeno, How to Budget Your Monthly Income
According to Uyeno, living without a budget is like driving to a
destination in an unfamiliar place -- it's easy to get sidetracked,
lost and thrown off course all together. Creating a budget will
help you stay on course each month, and the destination is your
financial freedom. Calculate how much money you make per
month after taxes. Track your expenses for a week. Write down
everything you spend money on -- gas, movie tickets, candy,
clothing -- everything! List all recurring bills, including credit
card, phone and loan payments, as well as utilities and
rent/mortgage. Spend less, your budget will change as your life
changes, so continue to monitor youre spending and saving
each month. (Uyeno, 2015)
The researchers developed an application in which the user can
be able to manage his or her income-keeping track on where
and when did his or her money go. Budgeting is important
nowadays because most of the people cannot save an income
for the reason that they do not know how to start because they
do not have any idea about it.
David Ning, Why We Need to Start Budget Tracking Now
According to Ning, having a budget really helps you stay
disciplined to organize your finances, which is the first step of
knowing your overall financial health. The more time you
spend thinking about your money, the more focus you are in
building your wealth. Looking through your finances at regular
intervals will allow you to spot trends and see areas that can be
improved way before it becomes a problem. Money is always a
hard subject to discuss. If the whole family is involved in
budget making and expense tracking, it makes discussions
much easier. In theory, we all want to reduce our spending and

make more money but it is impossible to know how we are
doing without actually keeping track of your progress. Budget
tracking to measure progress is not just a benefit but a
requirement. (Ning, 2008)
This article explains why is it important for you to track or
budget your money. Having a budget or an idea on how to
manipulate your everyday life base on expenses etc., it is for
you to see your progress if you are achieving your goal. This
article explains how essential the research is in our time.
Handling overhead Costs
According to SME.com.ph, Overhead involves expenses that do
not go directly into the production of your goods and services,
but which are nevertheless essential for your business to
continue operations particularly family-owned ones, one of the
biggest causes of unreliability in assessing the profitability of
the business is the lack of segregation of costs between
household expenses and business expenses. Learn to separate
your personal from the business. (SME Toolkit Philippines,
2015)
The researchers had developed an application that an individual
can use or a group of people like a family in which expenses
will be easily determined. Overhead costs are available so it is
essential to keep track on it and manage it effectively.
2.3
Foreign Literature
Paul Obi, EFCC: Budget Monitoring Crucial to Anti-graft

War
According to Obi, with increasing cases of non-implementation
of both the national and states budget, as well as diversion of
funds, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC
) has said unless the citizens are ready to brace up and monitor
budget implementation, corruption will continue to increase.
According to the EFCC, The fight against corruption in public
life would acquire greater traction only if and when citizens
show more interest in monitoring budget implementation. This
was part of the presentations at a two-day workshop on Budget
Tracking organized by the commission through its
Enlightenment and Re-orientation Unit in Abakaliki, Ebonyi
State, and yesterday. (Obi, 2014)
Given the scope and functions of government at that period, as
countries attained independence the systems would have been
found to be inadequate to meet the needs of the country since
the activities would have increased considerably.
Chukwudi Akasike, Budget Monitoring Group Seeks End to
State Joint Account
According to Akasike, The Niger Delta Budget Monitoring
Group has called for the abrogation of the continued operation
of the state, local government joint account system. Executive
Director of the NDBMG, Mr. Goergehill Anthony, observed
that some state governors were still operating joint account with
local governments despite Nigerians outcry for local
government autonomy. Speaking in a telephone interview with
The PUNCH on Saturday, Anthony explained that operation of

the state/local government joint accounts had made it difficult
for the rural areas to grow based on the funds accruing the
councils. He pointed out that most governors in the Niger Delta
region deliberately appoint stooges to man the various councils
in order to continue to control the allocations meant for the
development of the local areas. (Akasike, 2014)
To measure budget performance, the Niger delta budget
monitoring group needs to monitor the extent to which budget
estimates match actual results. This helps ensure financial
control and identify where change is required. Monitoring
budget accuracy is the responsibility of the local government.
He warned that the more funds the Federal Government took
from the nations fund, the more attractive the center would
become.
Matthew Taylor, 6 million black hole caused by 'major
failure' in council's budget monitoring
According to Taylor, a 6 MILLION black hole in Trafford
Councils budget occurred because of a major failure in its
monitoring processes. A long-awaited report released today
reveals there was no fraudulent activity and the deficit stemmed
from a significant overspend in the councils adult services
budget in 2013/14, which led to incorrect assumptions being
used to formulate the 2014/15 budget. Savings in adult services
for this year were part of 21.6 million cuts including library
closures, axing school crossing patrols and closing youth clubs.
(Taylor, 2015)
The report also recommends a separate investigation into the
conduct of senior officers within the business delivery group
who failed to escalate financial concerns. It is concerned with
tracking implementation of selected government programs or
projects observing how values of different indicators against
stated goals and targets change over time. This information is
released in budget monitoring reports and policy briefs.
2.4
Local Study/Systems
Bahtaji & Roleda, Improving Transfer of learning through

Graphical Representation
According to Bahtaji & Roleda, a clear overview on the graph
reveals several things that might not be obvious from a table of
data alone. One reasons graph is created is to know how a
change in the other does. Variables plotted in the graph can be
either increase or decrease due to the other variable on in some
cases variable plotted will not show necessarily straight-line
trends. (Bahtaji & Roleda, 2014)
In their study, it states how essential graphical representation is
when it comes to giving information. Based on the study, data
sometimes might not be obvious from a table of data alone;
some should be presented in a way of graphical representation
in order for the users to understand it well.
Mary Janet Arnado, Gender and Money: Studies from

Philippines Indigenous Communities
According to Arnado, money is defined both in modern and
traditional sense, to include cash, cash-convertible assets, and
non-monetized relationship of exchange. Cash is in the form of
Philippine currency consisting of bills and coins. Cashconvertible assets consist of livestock that are mostly chickens
and pigs; cash crops such as rice, corn and vegetables, and
forest products such as almaciga resin which is very popular
among the Tagbanua. All households across indigenous groups
in this study possess money in three forms. While cash is not
always available, they address their economic needs by using
their other stocks of money. Gift and payment of goods and
services are expressed in cash and in kind. (Arnado, 2010)
This study explains different kinds of assets an individual can
have, since the Philippines has a very wide agricultural land
and assets can be cash-convertible The researchers developed
an application in order for the user to track also their different
types of assets not just by monetary form. They may monitor it
also on where their assets are going.
Victoria Bautista, Fighting Poverty
According to Bautista, the processes in the mobilization and
implementation of the community based information system.
The study dwells on the importance of having a set of
indicators in conducting local level planning process using
indicators to determine what problem areas can be prioritized,
and focused targeting of persons and areas with the most
problem. The indicator system provides objective basis for
decision-making and brings confidence to the community in
local governance. Some areas for improvement in
implementing the system are discussed in the paper. (Bautista,
2007)
This study is related to the researchers study because it
discusses about how important is monitoring. Because of
monitoring, it can somehow provide objective basis for
decision making not just for a specific individual but also for
the community or for the improvement of the society.
Sheryl Fernando, Monitoring System
According to Fernando, a company must have a proper
management, effective marketing strategy and most especially a
monitoring system. The main aim and goal of this business is to
serve and earn profit from the large number of students which
are studying near the place and for those who are living in
dormitories. (Fernando, 2014)
The system was developed in order for the business owners
have an idea on how to manage their companys profit for them
to track down for the operation of the business.
Jessica Richards, Student Budgeting and Spending
Behaviors
According to Richards, many students are experiencing being
on their own for the first time and one of the challenges they
face is budgeting. Do students plan and budget for discretionary
items differently than required items? The more knowledge
students have about their financial responsibility and status the
less likely they are to be in debt. Although, college students are

concerned about their future financial status; 67% of freshmen
at four-year colleges or universities have concerns about paying
their tuition. (Richards, 2010)
The researchers may relate into this study since there is a
chance that college students may use the proposed system, it is
essential for them to also monitor their spending.
1.2
The purpose Expense Tracker Mobile Application is to make

individual life easier. The application purpose is to merge the
tools needed to monitor their budget and help them to easily
check their expenses.
Foreign Study/Systems
Julian Stein, Computerized Budget Monitoring

According to Stein, the computer makes it possible to monitor
budgets in more detail, with greater accuracy, in more
understandable ways and most of all, in less time. The budget
monitoring process is the single most important aspect of fiscal
success. While not impossible to do manually, budget
monitoring can be a long and tedious process. The computer
has not only changed this process, but more in detail. To
develop a computerized budget monitoring system, one must
first determine exactly what is to be monitored, how this is to
be accomplished, and how results are to be used. (Stein, 2013)
This article discusses the importance of budget monitoring in
fiscal management, describes ways in which computerized
budget monitoring increases accuracy, efficiency, and
flexibility. Budget monitoring is one of the valuable assets in
business management and one of the strengths of large
companies to prosper with higher sustainability in the market
industry where they belong.
Nicholas Waitathu, Revenue Commision Unveils County
Budget Monitoring System
According to Waitathu, the rating tool was launched alongside
the Citizens Alternative Budget developed by the Institute of
Economic Affairs. The tools will be used to monitor service
delivery, infrastructure development and effective budget
implementation in order to promote budget transparency and
accountability. The County Budget Monitoring tool focuses on
six devolved areas such as budget transparency in terms of
citizen participation, revenue streams and trade regulation.
Other areas include health, focusing on ambulances and
maternal care, education focusing on Early Childhood
Development and polytechnics, agriculture and transport.
The tool was developed through an elaborate process involving
the private sector, civil society, government, religious and other
oversight authorities. The main purpose of some kind of
budget-monitoring system is to evaluate actual results against
approved budgets to guide current and future decision-making
and to provide managers with relevant information so that they
are more accountable for performance.
Angad Manchanda, Expense Tracker Mobile Application
According to Manchanda, the application allows users to track
their expenses daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly in terms of
summary, bar graphs, and pie charts. This mobile application is
a full detailed expense tracker tool that will not only help users
keep a check on their expenses, but also cut down the
unrequired expenses, and thus will help provide a responsible
lifestyle (Manchanda, 2013).
Hanneli Alto, the Compliance of Budgeting and Forecasting

Methods with Organization Design
According to Hannele Aalto, the theoretical aim of this study is
to find compliance of budgeting and forecasting methods with
organization design. Organization design is analyzed by its
decision-making structures and by the way the selected
management control systems are used: as a diagnostic or
interactive control system. The analyzed decision making
structures are centralized or decentralized decision making
structures. The selected management control systems for this
study are traditional budgeting and rolling forecasting (Alto,
2013).
This study is made by constructive research approach and its

practical contribution lies in the novelty of this study, budgeting
and forecasting application. The practical aim is that the
developed application would direct the customer organizations
of Haahtela HR Ltd to use the management control system
which is the most effective in their organizational context as
well as to improve the diagnostic and/or interactive use of the
selected method thus supporting better decision making.
Nicoleta Stafiano, Public Budgeting

According to Nicoleta Sofianu, public budgeting is a vast sector
that comprises the entire budget system with its components. It
has been a subject of various analyses and studies over the time
and it still represents a vital segment in the structure of a
country and its development. Due to its large spectrum, the
focus of the work is strictly centered on the importance of
exercising an efficient and effective budget mechanism that
would ultimately lead to a healthy functioning budget system
(Stefano, 2014).
In his study, it offers detailed practical review of the budget
mechanisms and techniques used in designing the budget
system. Furthermore, it provides an analytical review of the
Moldovan current budget system by presenting the evolution of
the budget development; the existing budget procedures used
within the budgetary process cycles and the core features of the
strategic budget planning and the output-oriented management
system.
3.
Methodology, Results and Discussion
This chapter discusses the procedures and methods used in

order to come up with the design of Budget Monitoring
Application. Presented here are the research design, sources of
data, research locale, and data gathering instruments,
fabrication procedures and operation of the project.
Requirement Analysis
1.2.1
Software Development Lifecycle
SDLC stands for software development lifecycle. A software

development lifecycle is essentially a series of steps, or phases,
that provide a model for the development and lifecycle
management of an application or piece of software. The intent
of an SDLC process is to help produce a product that is costefficient, effective and of high quality (DuPaul, 2015).
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) that the proponents
used in the development of the proposed system is Agile
Methodology.
According to Allan Koch, Agile projects involve the customer
regularly, not just at the beginning (for requirements) and the
end (for acceptance). This customer involvement mitigates one
of the most consistent problems on software projects: What
they will accept at the end of the project differs from what they
told us at the beginning. While good Business Analysis (or
Requirements Analysis) practices can help with this risk, they
can only take us so far. There is no substitute for demonstrating
to the customer what we are building and getting their feedback
regularly throughout the project. This is precisely what Agile
projects do (Koch, 2011).
Test and Feedback - is an investigation conducted to provide

stakeholders with information about the quality of the product
or service under test. Software testing can also provide an
objective, independent view of the software to allow the
business to appreciate and understand the risks of software
implementation. Test techniques include the process of
executing a program or application with the intent of finding
software bugs (errors or other defects). As the number of
possible tests for even simple software components is
practically infinite, all software testing uses some strategy to
select tests that are feasible for the available time and resources.
As a result, software testing typically (but not exclusively)
attempts to execute a program or application with the intent of
finding software bugs (errors or other defects). The job of
testing is an iterative process as when one bug is fixed, it can
illuminate other, deeper bugs, or can even create new ones.
According to Takahashi, Agile Development Methodologies are
iterative and encourage to continuously developing required
solutions. Instead of requiring a stakeholder sign-off at the end
of each phase, which requires all the requirements to be
completed in the specific phase, an approval from stakeholders
for each requirement is more appropriate to push the piece to a
next phase to support the dynamic nature of the Agile
Development. (Takahashi, 2013) The Agile Methodology is
shown in Figure 1.
Stages of Agile Methodology

Requirements - in systems engineering and software
engineering, encompasses those tasks that go into determining
the needs or conditions to meet for a new or altered product or
project, taking account of the possibly conflicting requirements
of the various stakeholders, analyzing, documenting, validating
and managing software or system requirements.
Architecture and Design - is the process by which an agent
creates a specification of a software artifact, intended to
accomplish goals, using a set of primitive components and
subject to constraints. Software design may refer to either "all
the activities involved in conceptualizing, framing,
implementing, commissioning, and ultimately modifying
complex systems".
Development - is a software engineering discipline. It is the
detailed creation of working meaningful software through a
combination of coding, verification, unit testing, integration
testing, and debugging. It is linked to all the other software
engineering disciplines, most strongly to software design and
software testing. Software design usually involves problem
solving and planning a software solution. This includes both
low-level component and algorithm design and high-level,
architecture design.
1.2.2
System Development Lifecycle
Figure 1. SDLC Agile Methodology

Different stages of Agile Methodology: Requirements, Architecture and Design, Development and Test &Feedback.
1.2.3
Conceptual Paradigm
Figure 2. Conceptual Paradigm

Conceptual Paradigm is a representation of the ideas and concept of the study.
1.2.4
Flow Chart of Existing App
Figure 3. Flowchart of the Existing App

Flow of the application with the same concept but with less functionality.
1.2.5
User Case Diagram/UML of Existing App

Figure 4. UML of Existing App
Existing application consist only three main functions: Add transaction, view notes, and view reports
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1.2.6
Wireframe of Existing App
Figure 5. Wireframe of Existing App

The existing app has four forms: Main Menu, Main Page, Settings, and Summary.
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1.2.7
Flowchart of Proposed App
Figure 6. Flowchart of Proposed App
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The proposed application consists of different forms and functionality.
1.2.8
Use Case Diagram/UML of Proposed App
Figure 7. UML of Proposed App

User interacts with the application by User Login page then the application validates the user.
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1.2.9 Wireframe of Proposed App
Figure 8. Wireframe of Proposed App
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Complexity of the application leads to many forms represented in the figure above.
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1.3
Requirements Documentation
1.3.1 Methods of Research
information is necessarily more limited, it can still be very

useful.
Quantitative Methods
Internet-Based Research
Quantitative methods emphasize on objective measurements

and numerical analysis of data collected through polls,
questionnaires or surveys. Quantitative research focuses on
gathering numerical data and generalizing it across groups of
people.
With the use of the Internet for primary data collection

required the researcher to either know HTML or have
someone else create a new program. Fortunately, within the
past few years a number of new technological solutions and
services have emerged that allow the researcher to create
studies (i.e., surveys, experiments, etc.) online without
needing the knowledge of computer programming. This has
coincided with a large increase in studies using the Internet to
collect primary data.
This type of research methods requires quantifiable data

involving numerical and statistical explanations. Quantitative
Research is used to quantify the problem by way of
generating numerical data or data that can be transformed into
useable statistics. It is used to quantify attitudes, opinions,
behaviors, and other defined variables and generalize results
from a larger sample population. Quantitative Research uses
measurable data to formulate facts and uncover patterns in
research. Quantitative data collection methods are much more
structured than Qualitative data collection methods.
Quantitative data collection methods include various forms of
surveys online surveys, paper surveys, mobile surveys and
kiosk surveys, face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews,
longitudinal studies, website interceptors, online polls, and
systematic observations.
Survey Research Method
The proponents used the Survey Research Method.
According to Udemy, Survey research uses interviews,
questionnaires, and sampling polls to get a sense of behavior
with intense precision. It allows researchers to judge behavior
and then present the findings in an accurate way. This is
usually expressed in a percentage. Survey research can be
conducted around one group specifically or used to compare
several groups. When conducting survey research it is
important that the people questioned are sampled at random.
This allows for more accurate findings across a greater
spectrum of respondents (Klazema, 2015).
Purposive Sampling
The proponents used the Purposive Sampling to pick the
respondent for questionnaires. According to Kosch, purposive
sampling represents a group of different non-probability
sampling techniques. Also known as judgmental, selective or
subjective sampling, purposive sampling relies on the
judgement of the researcher when it comes to selecting the
units (e.g., people, cases/organisations, events, pieces of data)
that are to be studied. Usually, the sample being investigated
is quite small, especially when compared with probability
sampling techniques. (Kosch, 2014)
1.3.2 Research Instrument

Questionnaires
Questionnaires commonly require subjects to respond to a
stimulus. However, it has uses, especially as a means of
collecting information from a wider sample than can be
reached by personal questions or tests. Though the
Likert Scale Type Survey

Proponents used the Likert Scale Survey to know the opinion
of beneficiaries towards the application. According to Losby,
a Likert Scale is an ordered scale from which respondents
choose one option that best aligns with their view. It is often
used to measure respondents attitudes by asking the extent to
which they agree or disagree with a particular question or
statement. A typical scale might be Strongly disagree,
Disagree, Neutral, Agree, Strongly agree. (Losby, 2012)
1.4
Technical Background
1.4.1
Product Description
The application can be used as an instrument in which

different kinds of user can be able to use it for them to budget
their everyday life in monetary form. The user may assign
target savings for a week, for a month or for a year. Users can
also track their expenses using the application in order for
them to have an idea on when and where they use it most. The
application can be a big help for those users who loves to
keep track on the circulation of their money.
1.4.2
Economic Use of the Product
The economical use of the application is to help the user to

have an idea on how to save and manage their money with the
use of graphical representation for them to understand it more.
Budgeting is essential nowadays because people tend to spend
much on what theyve earn and that is not a good practice.
The applications aim is not to deprive the user to spend
instead it just aid them to save and also to manage their debts.
1.4.3
1.4.4
User Requirements
User must have a working Android Phone
Knowledgeable in Android Operating System
Able to understand basic English language
System Requirements
Minimum System Requirements:
Android 4.0 above
Touchscreen enabled phone
512MB RAM
Dual-core 1Ghz
480x800 Display
Recommended System Requirements:
Android 4.0 above
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1.5
1GB RAM
Quad-core 1.5Ghz
Touchscreen enabled phone
480x800 Display
Development and Testing
For the development stage, the proponents use Android Studio

as the main Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and
Java as programming language.
For initial testing, 18 respondents tested the application and
for final testing 20 respondents tested the application. After
using the application, the testers or respondents are given a
questionnaire to answer and evaluate the application.
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1.6
Description of the Application
Figure 9. Side Menu

Other menu options can be accessed here.
Figure 11. Bank Accounts
Figure 10. Adding Transaction Page
All the users wallets are displayed here.
User inputs his transactions here.

Figure 12. Activity Page
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User can view all his transactions here.
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1.7
Implementation Plan
The proponents published the application on Cherry Play

store in order for it be available to those android users who
are having difficulties saving money, monitoring their
expenses or any related issues about budgeting their money.
1.8
Implementation Result
4.
Summary, Conclusion and
Recommendations
This chapter covers the different aspect of the study
specifically about the findings of the survey, summary and
recommendations.
Summary
With the fastest growing economy in the Philippines many

Filipinos suffers from budgeting their own money and daily
expenses. Income is erratic and inconsistent. One month you
may be feasting. Another month later, you are experiencing
famine. It becomes even more stressful if the income you are
expecting does not come on time; or worse, it does not come
at all.
That is why mastering the art and science of budgeting is
more important for self-employed individuals than it is for
employees. Unlike the latter who can plot their budgets since
they receive more or less the same amount every month at
given periods (usually 15th and 30th), the self-employed does
not have that luxury.
The proponents developed the application called Budget
Monitoring Application to help different individuals to
budget their money.
1.8.1
Initial Testing Evaluation Result
Total of 18 respondents answer the survey. Respondents came

from Financial Management students of Adamson University.
1.8.1.1
Design
Table 1. The overall interface looks good.

Rating
Total
0%
18
100%
Mean
The expected result of the implementation is to help the user

to save money or to help him or her about the idea of
planning. Expected result like savings should also be present
after a month using the proposed application. The proponents
expect that with this proposed application, the users can be
able to succeed in budgeting, gain savings and share his or her
experiences to others.
1 Strongly
Disagree
Number of
Respondent
Percentage
5 Strongly
Agree
15
83.3%
4 - Agree
11.1%
3 Neither
nor Disagree
5.6%
2 - Disagree
0%
4.78
On table 1, 83.3% of the respondents answers Strongly

Agree and 11.1% of the respondents answers Agree with
the mean of 4.78.
Table 2. The application is user-friendly.
Rating
Number of
Respondent
Percentage
5 Strongly
Agree
13
72.2%
4 - Agree
27.8%
3 Neither
nor Disagree
0%
2 - Disagree
0%
1 Strongly
Disagree
0%
18
100%
Total
Mean
4.72
On table 2, 72.2% of the respondents answers Strongly

Agree and 27.8% answers, Agree with the mean of 4.72.
Table 3. The application has a great user-interface.
Rating
Number of
Respondent
Percentage
5 Strongly
Agree
50%
4 - Agree
28.9%
3 Neither
nor Disagree
11.1%
2 - Disagree
0%
1 Strongly
Disagree
0%
18
100%
Total
Mean
4.39
On table 3, 50% of the respondents answers Strongly Agree

and 28.9% answers Agree with the mean of 4.39.
Table 4. The interface matches the prescribed design for
the target audience.
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Rating
Number of
Respondent
Percentage
5 Strongly
Agree
12
66.7%
4 - Agree
3 Neither
nor Disagree
Number of
Respondent
Percentage
5 Strongly
Agree
12
66.7%
27.8%
4 - Agree
22.2%
5.6%
3 Neither
nor Disagree
11.1%
2 - Disagree
0%
2 - Disagree
0%
1 Strongly
Disagree
0%
1 Strongly
Disagree
0%
18
100%
18
100%
Total
Mean
4.61
Total
Mean
On table 4, 66.7% of the respondent answers Strongly

Agree and 27.8% answers Agree with the mean of 4.61.
Summary of Design
4.56

Table 8. The application runs smoothly.
Table 5. Likert Scale
Rating
Number of
Respondent
Percentage
5 Strongly
Agree
14
77.8%
4 - Agree
11.1%
Rating
Interpretations
4.51- 5.00
Strongly Agree
3.51 4.50
Agree
2.51 3.50
Neither Agree nor Disagree
1.51 2.50
Disagree
3 Neither
nor Disagree
11.1%
1.00 1.50
Strongly Disagree
2 - Disagree
0%
1 Strongly
Disagree
0%
18
100%
Table 6. Mean
Rating
Frequency
5 Strongly Agree
49
4 - Agree
19
3 Neither Agree nor

Disagree
2 - Disagree
1 Strongly Disagree
Total
72
Mean
4.62
On table 6, the total mean of the design category is 4.62, we

therefore conclude that the respondent Strongly Agree with
the design aspect of the Budget Monitoring App.
1.8.1.2
Rating
Functionality
Table 7. The application supports different currency.
Total
Mean
4.67

Table 9. The application is bug-free; program runs
properly.
Rating
Number of
Respondent
Percentage
5 Strongly
Agree
11
61.1%
4 - Agree
33.3%
3 Neither
nor Disagree
11.1%
2 - Disagree
5.6%
1 Strongly
Disagree
0%
21
Total
18
100%
Mean
4.50

2.51 3.50
1.51 2.50
Disagree
1.00 1.50
Strongly Disagree
Table 13. Mean
Table 10. The application accepts user-defined category.

Rating
Number of
Respondent
Percentage
5 Strongly
Agree
13
4 - Agree
Rating
Frequency
5 Strongly Agree
65
72.2%
4 - Agree
18
16.7%
3 Neither
nor Disagree
3 Neither Agree nor

Disagree
11.1%
2 - Disagree
2 - Disagree
0%
1 Strongly
Disagree
1 Strongly Disagree
0%
18
100%
Total
Mean
Total
90
Mean
4.63
4.61

Table 11. The application can generate reports.
Rating
Number of
Respondent
Percentage
5 Strongly
Agree
15
83.3%
4 - Agree
16.7%
3 Neither
nor Disagree
2 - Disagree
1 Strongly
Disagree
Total
Mean
On table 13, the total mean of the functionality category is

4.63, we therefore conclude that the respondent Strongly
Agree with the functionality aspect of the Budget Monitoring
App.
1.8.1.3
Usability
Table 14. The application is easy to understand.

Rating
Number of
Respondent
Percentage
5 Strongly
Agree
50%
0%
4 - Agree
44.4%
0%
3 Neither
nor Disagree
5.6%
0%
2 - Disagree
0%
18
100%
1 Strongly
Disagree
0%
18
100%
4.83

Summary of Functionality
Total
Mean
4.44
On table 14, 50% of the respondent answers Strongly Agree


Rating
Interpretations
4.51- 5.00
Strongly Agree
3.51 4.50
Agree
Table 15. The application is attractive to use.
22
Rating
Number of
Respondent
Percentage
5 Strongly
Agree
13
72.2%
4 - Agree
22.2%
3 Neither
nor Disagree
5.6%
2 - Disagree
1 Strongly
Disagree
Total
5 Strongly Agree
32
4 - Agree
19
3 Neither Agree nor

Disagree
0%
2 - Disagree
0%
1 Strongly Disagree
18
100%
Mean
4.67

Table 16. The application is easy to learn.
Rating
Number of
Respondent
Percentage
5 Strongly
Agree
10
55.6%
4 - Agree
38.9%
3 Neither
nor Disagree
5.6%
2 - Disagree
1 Strongly
Disagree
Total
Mean
54
Mean
4.53
On table 18, the total mean of the usability category is 4.53,

we therefore conclude that the respondent Strongly Agree
with the usability aspect of the Budget Monitoring App.
1.8.1.4
Maintainability
Table 19. The application data is easy to manipulate.

Rating
Number of
Respondent
Percentage
5 Strongly
Agree
50%
4 - Agree
44.4%
0%
3 Neither
nor Disagree
5.6%
0%
2 - Disagree
0%
18
100%
1 Strongly
Disagree
0%
18
100%
4.50

Summary of Usability
Total
Mean
4.44

Table 20. The application data is secure.
Rating
Interpretations
4.51- 5.00
Strongly Agree
3.51 4.50
Agree
2.51 3.50
1.51 2.50
Disagree
1.00 1.50
Strongly Disagree
Table 18. Mean

Rating
Total
Frequency
Rating
Number of
Respondent
Percentage
5 Strongly
Agree
12
66.7%
4 - Agree
27.8%
3 Neither
nor Disagree
5.6%
2 - Disagree
0%
1 Strongly
0%
23
Disagree
Total
18
Mean
100%
4.61

Table 21. The application data can be sync to other device.
Rating
5 Strongly
Agree
13
72.2%
4 - Agree
22.2%
3 Neither
nor Disagree
5.6%
2 - Disagree
0%
1 Strongly
Disagree
0%
18
100%
Number of
Respondent
Percentage
5 Strongly
Agree
44.4%
4 - Agree
44.4%

3 Neither
nor Disagree
11.1%
Table 24. The application can be used in any version of

Android device.
2 - Disagree
0%
1 Strongly
Disagree
0%
18
100%
Total
Mean
4.67
Number of
Respondent
Percentage
5 Strongly
Agree
14
77.8%
4 - Agree
11.1%

3 Neither
nor Disagree
11.1%
1.8.1.5
2 - Disagree
0%
1 Strongly
Disagree
0%
18
100%
Total
Mean
4.33
Portability
Table 22. The application file size is small.

Rating
Number of
Respondent
Percentage
5 Strongly
Agree
13
72.2%
4 - Agree
16.1%
3 Neither
nor Disagree
11.1%
2 - Disagree
0%
1 Strongly
Disagree
0%
18
100%
Total
Total
Mean
4.67

Summary of Portability
Mean
4.61

Table 23. The application is easy to install.
Rating
Rating
Number of
Respondent
Rating
Interpretations
4.51- 5.00
Strongly Agree
3.51 4.50
Agree
2.51 3.50
1.51 2.50
Disagree
1.00 1.50
Strongly Disagree
Percentage
Table 26. Mean
Rating
Frequency
24
5 Strongly Agree
40
4 - Agree
3 Neither Agree nor

Disagree
2 - Disagree
Total
1 Strongly Disagree
Mean
Total
54
Mean
4.65
On table 26, the total mean of the portability category is 4.65,

with the portability aspect of the Budget Monitoring App.
1.8.2
Final Testing Evaluation Result
Total of 20 respondents answer the questionnaire. 20

respondents came from student population of Adamson
University. During the final testing, the proponents revised
the questionnaire to follow the advise of the panel committee.
Only four main categories are used in this evaluation:
Usability, Functionality, Maintainability, and Portability.
1.8.2.1
Usability
Table. 27. The overall interface looks good.

Rating
3 Neutral
5%
2 - Disagree
0%
1 Strongly
Disagree
0%
20
100%
4.45

and 45% answers Agree with the mean of 4.45.
Table. 29. The application has a great User Interface.
Rating
Number of
Respondent
Percentage
5 Strongly
Agree
45%
4 - Agree
35%
3 Neutral
20%
2 - Disagree
0%
1 Strongly
Disagree
0%
20
100%
Total
Number of
Respondent
Percentage
5 Strongly
Agree
45%

4 - Agree
11
55%
Table. 30. The application is easy to understand.
3 Neutral
0%
2 - Disagree
0%
1 Strongly
Disagree
0%
20
100%
Total
Mean
4.45

Mean
Rating
Number of
Respondent
Percentage
5 Strongly
Agree
40%
4 - Agree
45%
3 Neutral
15%
2 - Disagree
0%
1 Strongly
Disagree
0%
20
100%
Total
Table. 28. The application is user-friendly.
Rating
4.25
Mean
Number of
Respondent
Percentage
5 Strongly
Agree
10
50%
4 - Agree
45%
4.45

Table. 31. The application is easy to learn.
Rating
Number of
Percentage
25
Respondent
Respondent
5 Strongly
Agree
10
50%
5 Strongly
Agree
11
55%
4 - Agree
45%
4 - Agree
40%
3 Neutral
5%
3 Neutral
5%
2 - Disagree
0%
2 - Disagree
0%
1 Strongly
Disagree
0%
1 Strongly
Disagree
0%
20
100%
20
100%
Total
Mean
4.45
Total
Mean

4.50

Summary of Usability
Rating
Interpretations
4.51- 5.00
Strongly Agree
3.51 4.50
Agree
2.51 3.50
Neutral
1.51 2.50
Disagree
1.00 1.50
Strongly Disagree
Table 33. Mean

Rating
Frequency
Table. 35. The application is bug free; program runs

properly.
Rating
Number of
Respondent
Percentage
5 Strongly
Agree
10
50%
4 - Agree
35%
3 Neutral
15%
2 - Disagree
0%
1 Strongly
Disagree
0%
20
100%
Total
5 Strongly Agree
46
4 - Agree
45
3 Neutral

2 - Disagree
Table. 36. The application accepts user-defined category.
1 Strongly Disagree
Mean
Number of
Respondent
Percentage
5 Strongly
Agree
12
60%
4 - Agree
25%
On table 33, the total mean of the usability category is 4.37,

we therefore conclude that the respondent Agree with the
usability aspect of the Budget Monitoring App.
3 Neutral
15%
2 - Disagree
0%
1.8.2.2
1 Strongly
Disagree
0%
20
100%
Total
100
Mean
4.37
Functionality
Table. 34. The application runs smoothly.

Rating
Number of
Percentage
Rating
4.35
Total
26
Mean
4.45

1 Strongly Disagree
Total
80
Mean
4.42
Table. 37. The application can generate reports.

Rating
Number of
Respondent
Percentage
5 Strongly
Agree
11
55%
4 - Agree
30%
3 Neutral
15%
2 - Disagree
0%
1 Strongly
Disagree
0%
Total
20
Mean
100%
4.40


4.42, we therefore conclude that the respondent Agree with
the functionality aspect of the Budget Monitoring App.
1.8.2.3
Maintainability
Table. 40. The application data is easy to manipulate.

Rating
Number of
Respondent
Percentage
5 Strongly
Agree
11
55%
4 - Agree
25%
3 Neutral
20%
2 - Disagree
0%
1 Strongly
Disagree
0%
20
100%
Total
Mean
4.35

Summary of Functionality
Table. 41. The application data is secure.
Rating
Rating
Interpretations
4.51- 5.00
Strongly Agree
3.51 4.50
Agree
2.51 3.50
Neutral
1.51 2.50
Disagree
1.00 1.50
Strongly Disagree
Table 39. Mean

Rating
Frequency
Number of
Respondent
Percentage
5 Strongly
Agree
20%
4 - Agree
45%
3 Neutral
35%
2 - Disagree
0%
1 Strongly
Disagree
0%
20
100%
Total
Mean
3.85
5 Strongly Agree
44
4 - Agree
26

3 Neutral
10
Table. 42. The application data can be backup and

restored.
2 - Disagree
Rating
Number of
Percentage
27
Respondent
5 Strongly
Agree
10
35%
4 - Agree
25%
3 Neutral
25%
2 - Disagree
0%
1 Strongly
Disagree
0%
20
100%
Total
Mean
4.25

Summary of Maintainability
Rating
Interpretations
4.51- 5.00
Strongly Agree
3.51 4.50
Agree
2.51 3.50
Neutral
1.51 2.50
Disagree
1.00 1.50
Strongly Disagree
1.8.2.4
Portability
Table. 45. The application file size is small.

Rating
Number of
Respondent
Percentage
5 Strongly
Agree
13
65%
4 - Agree
20%
3 Neutral
15%
2 - Disagree
0%
1 Strongly
Disagree
0%
20
100%
Total
Mean
4.50

and 20% answers Agree with the mean of 4.50
Table. 46. The application is easy to install.
Rating
Number of
Respondent
Percentage
5 Strongly
Agree
14
70%
4 - Agree
15%
3 Neutral
15%
Frequency
2 - Disagree
0%
5 Strongly Agree
25
1 Strongly
Disagree
0%
4 - Agree
19
Total
20
100%
3 Neutral
16
Mean
2 - Disagree
1 Strongly Disagree
Table 44. Mean

Rating
Total
60
Mean
4.15

4.15, we therefore conclude that the respondent Agree with
the maintainability aspect of the Budget Monitoring App.
4.55

Table. 47. The application can be used in any version of
Android device.
Rating
Number of
Respondent
Percentage
5 Strongly
Agree
15
75%
4 - Agree
0%
3 Neutral
25%
2 - Disagree
0%
1 Strongly
0%
28
1.10 Recommendations
Disagree
Total
20
Mean
100%
4.50

and 25% answers Neutral with the mean of 4.50.
It is highly recommended for researchers to further study

other features, which can be added in the application that will
enhance its functionality.
Suggested recommendation for future researchers:
5.
Summary of Portability
Rating
Interpretations
4.51- 5.00
Strongly Agree
3.51 4.50
Agree
2.51 3.50
Neutral
1.51 2.50
Disagree
1.00 1.50
Strongly Disagree
Table 49. Mean

Rating
Frequency
5 Strongly Agree
42
4 - Agree
3 Neutral
11
2 - Disagree
1 Strongly Disagree
Total
60
Mean
4.51
On table 49, the total mean of the portability category is 4.51,

with the portability aspect of the Budget Monitoring App.
1.9
Conclusion
Budget Monitoring Application has proved its importance to

different kind of people who suffers to budget their daily
spending. In the initial testing phase, the proponents
conducted a survey to analyze the weakness and strength of
the application. In the final testing phase, the proponents
address the concern of the users.
Cloud Syncing
Strong account encryption
QR Scanning for product input
Acknowledgement
The proponents would like to thank God for he is always

given them faith through the whole research study. The
proponents also like to thank their parents who supported
them throughout this study. And they would like to thanks
their friends who believed in them and make them feel that
this study and system will be successful. The proponents
would also like to express their gratitude to Ms. Marvi L.
Aresta-Bayrante, Prof. Carmelita Benito, the panel chairman,
Mr. Elvin Joseph Mendoza and Prof. Rico Teodoro, the panel
members, for giving us ideas. And lastly, the proponents
would like to acknowledge Ms. Racelis, their IT Research
Project Class Adviser, for teaching them and guiding them to
their study and for encouraging them to be a responsible
student.
6.
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Appendices
A. GANTT
CHART OF
DEVELOPMENTA
L SCHEDULE
Gantt Chart of Developmental Schedule
Activities
Topic Research
Search for topics
Brainstorming
Abstract Making
Title Proposal
Technical Adviser Consultation
Dissertation
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Appendices
T.A. Consultation for
Documentation Approval
Revision of Documentation
Creating Application Prototype
Mobile Application
Development
Resources
Application Drawer
Backend Database
Syncing
Graphs
Reports
Icons
Layout
T.A. Consultation for
Application Checking
Revision for Changes
Application Testing
Initial Testing
Final Testing
Revision for Changes
Fixing bugs or errors
Implementation
Implementation to App Store
July
1
Aug
3
Sept
3
Oct
2
Nov
2
Dec
2
Jan
1
Feb
1
Mar
3 4
B. PRESENTATI
ON OF
FINDINGS
Initial Testing Evaluation Result

A. Design
Question #1
The overall interface looks good.

6%
11%
Neither agree nor

disagree
Agree
Strongly agree
83%
Question #2
The application is user-friendly

28%
Agree
Strongly agree
72%
Question #3
The application has a great user interface

11%
Neither agree nor

disagree
Agree
50%
Strongly agree
39%
Question #4
The application matches the prescribed design for the target audience
6%
28%
Neither agree nor

disagree
Agree
Strongly agree
67%
B. Functionality
Question #1
The application supports different currency

11%
22%
67%
Question #2
Neither agree nor

disagree
Agree
Disagree
The application runs smoothly

Neither agree nor
disagree
11%
11%
Agree
Strongly agree
78%
Question #3
The application is bug free; program runs properly

Disagree
6%
33%
61%
Agree
Strongly agree
Question #4
The application accepts user-defined category

Neither agree nor disagree; 11%
Agree; 17%
Neither agree nor

disagree
Agree
Strongly agree
Strongly agree; 72%
Question #5
The application can generate reports

17%
Agree
Strongly agree
83%
C. Usability
Question #1
The application is easy to understand

Neither agree nor
disagree
6%
Agree
50%
44%
Question #2
Strongly agree
The application is attractive to use

Neither agree nor
disagree
6%
22%
Agree
Strongly agree
72%
Question #3
The application is easy to learn

Neither agree nor
disagree
6%
Agree
56%
39%
D. Maintainability
Question #1
Strongly agree
The application is easy to manipulate

Neither agree nor
disagree
6%
Agree
50%
44%
Strongly agree
Question #2
The application data is secure

Neither agree nor
disagree
6%
28%
67%
Agree
Strongly agree
Question #3
The application data can be sync to other device

11%
Neither agree nor

disagree
Agree
44%
Strongly agree
44%
E. Portability
Question #1
The application file size is small

11%
17%
72%
Neither agree nor

disagree
Agree
Strongly agree
Question #2
The application is easy to install

Neither agree nor
disagree
6%
22%
Agree
Strongly agree
72%
Question #3
The application can be use in any version of Android device

11%
11%
Neither agree nor

disagree
Agree
Strongly agree
78%
C. SURVEY
FORM
Survey Form
SoftwareTitle: Budget MonitoringApplication (BMA)
Evaluators Name:
Date:
We would like to know the performance status of Budget Monitoring Application (BMA). This
survey is conducted to know the specific setbacks from its users.
Direction: Kindly check ( ) the corresponding level of agreement on the following criteria:
1 Strongly Disagree
2 Disagree
3 Neutral
4 Agree
5 Strongly Agree
Criteria
Usability
1. The overall interface looks good.
2. The application is user-friendly.
3. The application has a great User Interface.
4. The application is easy to understand.
5. The application is easy to learn.
Functionality
1. The application runs smoothly.
2. The application is bug-free; program runs properly.
3. The application accepts user-defined category.
4. The application can generate reports.
Maintainability
1. The application data is easy to manipulate.
2. The application data is secure.
3. The application data can be backup and restored.
Portability
1. The application file size is small.
2. The application is easy to install.
3. The application can be use in any version of Android device.
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4 5
D. APPROVAL
SHEET FOR
INITIAL AND
FINAL TESTING
E. CERTIFICATE
OF
IMPLEMENTATIO
N
F. CERTIFICATE
OF AUTHENTIC
AUTHORSHIP
G. USER
MANUAL
H. RSUM
Barretto,Emmanuel JasonG.
Block 29 Lot 8 Casimiro Westville
Homes Bacoor Cavite, Philippines
MobileNo.: +63 947-440-3678
e-Mail: ejasonbarretto@gmail.com
Objective:
To beableto useand apply theknowledgeI learned and theskills I acquired in
Information Technology. To further learn and gain experiencein aprofessional
workingenvironment, at the sametime, to beapart of ateamwhereI could
contributeto thebest of my abilities.
Technical Skills:
AdvanceMicrosoft Office
MySQL
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft Access
Visual Basic.net
PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor)
Java
JavaScript
HTML (Hyper Text Markup
Language)
ActionScript
AdobePhotoshop
AdobeFlash
Educational Background:
Adamson University
Bachelor of Sciencein Information Technology
Manila, Philippines
St. AndrewsSchool Paranaque
Secondary
LaHuerta, Paranaque
C++
NetBeans
Visual Studio
Assembly Language(8086)
Sony Vegas
Audacity
Dreamweaver
Basic Software
Troubleshooting
Basic PCHardware
Troubleshooting
2011-present
2007-2011
SeminarsAttended:
MSDN Session at Globe
Makati City
May 2015
Customer Service
Adamson University
2014
Calapatia, Cedric Eduard V.

Mobile No.: +63 977-805-9551
e-Mail: cedriceduard@gmail.com
LinkedIn: bit.ly/CedricEduard
Technical Skills:
MySQL
Mac OS X
Microsoft Office
Visual Basic.net
Java
JavaScript
Language)
ActionScript
Adamson University
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
Manila, Philippines
Binakayan National High School
Secondary
Seminars Attended:
Mozilla Firefox Adamson Seminar
Computer Science AVR, SV Bldg.
Adamson University
Adobe Creative Cloud Family

C++
NetBeans
Visual Studio
Project Management
Android Studio
Assembly Language (8086)
Basic Networking
2011-2016
2009-2010
J anuary 25, 2014
Google Developer Group Convention

Henry Sy Sr. Hall
De La Salle Univeristy Manila
October 2014
Google I/O 2015

Globe Valero Telepark
Makati City
May 2015
Training:
Magsaysay Group of Companies
Kalaw St., Manila
On-The-Job Trainee
June 2015 November 2015
Villegas,FernandoT.
1828 G. Perfercto St.
Tondo, ManilaPhilippines
MobileNo.: +63927-255-8992
E-Mail: andeevillegas@gmail.com
Objective:
To obtain aposition within my chosen field whereI can utilizemy skills as a hardworking, well-educated employeewhileexpandingmy talent, skills.
Technical Skills:
Microsoft Office
MySQL
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft Access
Visual Basic.net
Language)
ActionScript
AdobePhotoshop
AdobeFlash
C++
NetBeans
Visual Studio
Assembly Language(8086)
Sony Vegas
Audacity
Basic Software
Troubleshooting
Basic PCHardware
Troubleshooting
Adamson University
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
Manila, Philippines
2011-2016
Polytechnic Universityof thePhilippines

Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy
Manila, Philippines
2010
Manila Cathedral School

Secondary
Tondo, Manila
SeminarsAttended:
2006-2010
Career Development Seminar
January 2016
Microsoft Developer Network Session at Globe

Valero St., Makati City
May 2015
Customer ServiceSeminar for Student Assistant

Adamson University
2013

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Table of Contents

1. The Problem and Its Background

2. Review of the Related Literature and Studies or System

3. Methodology, Results and Discussion

4. Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations

BMA (Budget Monitoring App)

Blk 29 Lt 8 Casimiro Westville Homes,

Blk 30 Lt 12 Eros St., Villa Olympia Subd.

Calapatia, Cedric Eduard V.

Blk 6 Lt 12 Allenville Phase 1,

1828 G. Perfecto St.,

The Problem and Its Background

This chapter covers the following topics: Project Context,

For many developing countries, an Android phone is

being used to improve agriculture, finance, emergency services,

Background of the Study

In todays generation, a smartphone is considered to be one of

As of June 2015, over 1.6 million applications are now

Purpose and Description

This Capstone Project created an application where the users

Objectives of the Study

To create a budget monitoring application.

In order to achieve the general objective, the following

Setting the Desired Savings Amount

As for the limitation, the application is a stand-alone app after

Android Mobile Operating System developed by Google Inc.

To provide the user a great User Interface and User

Peso The basic unit of money in several Latin-American

To help the user achieve his or her savings goal.

Mobile Phone A small telephone that people take with them

To help the user to track daily spending.

To help the user to manage debts.

To help the family to track expenses.

Scope and Limitation

The coverage of this study focused on the budget aspect of the

Johna Revesencio, Tricks to help you stop Overspending

month. Compulsive buying disorder is a real problem and can

much easier. In theory, we all want to reduce our spending and

Paul Obi, EFCC: Budget Monitoring Crucial to Anti-graft

The PUNCH on Saturday, Anthony explained that operation of

Bahtaji & Roleda, Improving Transfer of learning through

Mary Janet Arnado, Gender and Money: Studies from

less likely they are to be in debt. Although, college students are

The purpose Expense Tracker Mobile Application is to make

Julian Stein, Computerized Budget Monitoring

Hanneli Alto, the Compliance of Budgeting and Forecasting

This study is made by constructive research approach and its

Nicoleta Stafiano, Public Budgeting

Methodology, Results and Discussion

This chapter discusses the procedures and methods used in

Software Development Lifecycle

SDLC stands for software development lifecycle. A software

Test and Feedback - is an investigation conducted to provide

Stages of Agile Methodology

System Development Lifecycle

Figure 1. SDLC Agile Methodology

Figure 2. Conceptual Paradigm

Flow Chart of Existing App

Figure 3. Flowchart of the Existing App

User Case Diagram/UML of Existing App

Wireframe of Existing App

Figure 5. Wireframe of Existing App

Flowchart of Proposed App