Friday, 24 October 2025

Implementation of Agile Methodology in an iOS-Based Travel Planning Application with Route Optimization | Chapter 3 | Mathematics and Computer Science: Research Updates Vol. 7

 

Background: Generation Z is known for its high curiosity, adventurous spirit, and passion for hobbies such as traveling. Gen Z individuals often face challenges in travel planning, including suitable tourist destinations near their location.

 

Aims: This study aimed to develop Find Your Way, an iOS-based travel planning application designed to address user needs through the Agile development approach, with a focus on optimizing multi-destination routes for more efficient travel planning.

 

Methodology: This study was conducted in Indonesia over a five-month period, from December 2024 to April 2025. It applied Agile methodology, consisting of six iterative phases such as planning, design, development, testing, deployment, and review, executed over two development cycles to refine the application based on user feedback. Interviews were conducted with four participants aged 18–35 to gather functional requirements. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis to identify key user needs, which guided the design and implementation of the application using Swift and MVVM Clean Architecture. A distinctive contribution of this study was the integration of Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) for route optimization, enabling more accurate predictions of both travel time and duration at destinations. The core features developed included destination recommendations, route management, and customizable map settings. Testing was performed using blackbox and whitebox methods, while deployment was conducted via TestFlight with CI/CD integration through Xcode Cloud. In the review phase, 30 users aged 18–25 completed a User Acceptance Test (UAT) to evaluate the app’s usability and performance.

 

Results: The study successfully produced Find Your Way, a travel planning application tailored to functional requirements identified by users. Five key features were implemented, including destination information, location and route recommendations, as well as storage and map display settings. The application achieved a UAT score of 97.33%, a result that underscores both the system’s reliability and the practical effectiveness of combining Agile development with PSO-driven route optimization. Testing confirmed the application’s functionality and program logic through blackbox and whitebox methods.

 

Conclusion: The Find Your Way application was successfully developed and met user functional requirements. The high UAT score of 97.33% highlights the practical significance of the application, demonstrating that it effectively fulfilled its intended purpose while validating the Agile development approach and the integration of PSO as a distinct optimization method.

 

 

Author(s) Details

 

Putu Agus Dharma Kusuma
Department of Informatics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia.

 

I Made Widiartha
Department of Informatics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia.

 

I Dewa Made Bayu Atmaja Darmawan
Department of Informatics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia.

 

I Wayan Supriana
Department of Informatics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia.

 

 

Please see the book here :- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/mcsru/v7/6210

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