“Desarrollo de una aplicación Web para la gestión y seguimiento de proyectos de ensayos de campo del Departamento de Investigación de una empresa de registros agrícolas”

Abstract

Information management has become very significant for companies in recent years, as it has become an asset, which can improve processes and increase the profitability of the business. However, the information generated on many occasions becomes hard to manage, because the data is scattered in several storage media such as spreadsheets or unsuitable media that make it difficult to monitor. The company Agroambiente Cía. Ltda. follows this line of business, being the Pesticides Research department where the field trials are carried out for their subsequent registration. In this way, an analysis and a survey of requirements were carried out with interviews, meetings, and direct information obtained from the company's office and field technicians. Therefore, this work aims to develop a Web application that allows managing the information and data generated in the Pesticide Research department for an Agricultural Registries company, in charge of registering products and molecules with a control entity. Then the application was built, using the Django web development framework, adapting the application to the document preparation process and the field execution process, and the final report with the authority. A database was built to record the entry of the responsible and the activities in each phase of the project. Finally, it was possible to construct a Web software adapted to the pesticide project registration process that allows its registration and monitoring from its beginning to its closure. The application was subjected to the black box, load, performance, and stress tests, showing its correct operation and effectiveness.