Big Quiz 3

Question 1

Planning

Answer 1

Assess project feasibility
Select the system project
Produce Project plan (Project Management)
Assign Team members, Develop Schedule (milestones)

Economical
Do benefits exceed costs? (e.g. ROI)
Technical
Is technology available - are we up to it?
Operational
Can our organization operate it?
Legal
Does it meet all regulations and laws?
Scheduling
Is the implementation schedule practical? Have we allowed time to build, test, train, etc?

Question 2

Systems Analysis

Answer 2

Determine requirements for the new system
Collect/Analyze Data
Study the current system
Write requirements definition document
Sign Off

Question 3

Systems DesignHow will we build the system?

Answer 3

Screen layouts
Coding logic
Database tables (ERD)

Question 4

DevelopmentBuild the System

Answer 4

Structure & Build the Databases
Write the Programs
Physical Implementation
Construct the Physical Infrastructure (power, AC, network, etc.)
Purchase/Install Hardware and Software

Question 5

Testing

Answer 5

phase 5

Question 6

Implementation

Answer 6

Complete detailed user documentation
Choose the conversion method (next slide)
Train users
Launch new system
Get user acceptance

Question 7

Implementation approach

Answer 7

Direct
Switch from the old system to the new one “overnight”

Parallel
Avoids some risk; run the old system until the new one is working

Phased
Activate a new system one module at a time

Pilot
Activate and test the new system in one branch of an organization

Question 9

Maintenance

Answer 9

Technical support
Implement backup procedures
Help users, fix problems, optimize
Negotiate additional features

Fix bugs
Add new features
Deal with new versions of vendor software (compatibility)

Some IS organizations spend 70% (or more) of their IS budget on system maintenance.

Question 10

Waterfall vs. agile

Answer 10

construction is waterfall, and software is agile. waterfall is the direct connection with one big outcome and agile is the multiple loops with smaller outcomes

Question 11

Agile Manifesto

Answer 11

Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
Working software over comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
Responding to change over following a plan

Question 12

The Scope Triangle

Answer 12

Time, cost, scope

Question 13

Project management constraints

Answer 13

less time = less scope and more cost
less cost = less scope, more time
more scope = more time and more cost

Question 14

scope creep

Answer 14

Adding new requirements to a project after the initial requirements have been agreed upon.

Question 15

PADDTIM

Answer 15

Planning, analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, maintenance