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ISDS 406 MidtermPros and cons of an analyst's work - correct answer ✔1. Pros:
- High paid salary
- interact with variety fields
- work with up to date Technology
- Challenging and Problem Solving reward
2. Cons:
- Management's lack of communication/recognition
- End-user mistakes and demands
- Stress/ Pressure/Burnout
- Ever-changing business technology
- Unrealistic deadlines.
What is the four stages of System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)? What
generally happens during each one? - correct answer ✔PLANING: Project
initiation ( prepare system request , perform preliminary feasibility analysis)
Project Plan ( work plan and staffing plan)
ANALYSIS:
- Determine analysis strategy
- Collect and analyze requirements
- Prepare and present System Proposal
DESIGNING:
- Determine Design Strategy (build/ buy/outsource)
,- Design system components(architecture, interface, database)
- Present to steering committee
IMPLEMENTING
- System construction
- System Installation ( training, conversion to new system)
- On-Going system support
What are business requirements? - correct answer ✔Business requirement
refers to the business capabilities that the system will need to have.
What are business needs? - correct answer ✔Business need is the
business-related reason for initiating the system.
What are business values? - correct answer ✔Business value is the benefits
that the system will create for the organization.
Role of the project sponsor, and why IT is not always the project sponsor -
correct answer ✔The project sponsor:
- often develops the initial vision of the new system
- makes sure the project is moving in the right direction from the perspective
of the business
- serves as primary point of contact for the project team
One of the project sponsor's goal is to make sure the project is in line with the
business perspective. Therefore the project sponsor should come from a
business function such as marketing, accounting, or finance. This explains
why IT is not always the project sponsor.
, - the project should be based on a business need, not just on technology.
Often the IT department is not aware of all the needs or processes in other
departments
Elements of systems request - correct answer ✔The five elements of system
request is Project Sponsor, Business need, Business requirements, business
value, and special issues or constraints.
Project Sponsor is the person who initiates the project and who serves as the
primary point of contact for the project on the business side.
Business need is the business-related reason for initiating the system.
Business requirements is the new or enhanced business capabilities that the
system will provide.
Business value is the benefits that the system will create for the organization.
Special issues or constraints is the issues that pertain to the approval
committee's decision.
What are the three categories of feasibility analysis and what they entail? -
correct answer ✔Technology feasibility: (Can we build it?)
Familarity with application, technology, project size, and compatibility.
Economic feasibility: (Should we build it?Will it provide business value?)
Development costs, operating cost vs benefits, intangible costs and benefits.
Organizational feasibility: If we build it, will it be used?)
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