System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Feasibility
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What is the primary goal of the analysis phase in the System Development Life Cycle?

  • To allocate resources and identify the project development team
  • To develop programs and install the new system
  • To monitor system performance and identify errors
  • To perform detailed analysis and determine user requirements (correct)

    • What is the purpose of a feasibility study in the System Development Life Cycle?

  • Not mentioned in the text
  • To develop clearly defined standards for the system
  • To conduct preliminary investigation and review project requests (correct)
  • To conduct post-implementation system review

    • Who is responsible for designing and developing the information system?

  • The project team
  • The systems analyst (correct)
  • The IT professionals
  • The users of the system

    • What is the main objective of the planning phase in the System Development Life Cycle?

    <p>To allocate resources and prioritize project requests</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the project team in the System Development Life Cycle?

    <p>To design and develop the information system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of the implementation phase in the System Development Life Cycle?

    <p>To develop programs and install the new system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the design phase in the System Development Life Cycle?

    <p>To acquire hardware and software, and develop details of the system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the systems analyst in the System Development Life Cycle?

    <p>To act as a liaison between users and IT professionals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of the support phase in the System Development Life Cycle?

    <p>To monitor system performance and identify errors, and identify enhancements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the importance of involving users in the System Development Life Cycle?

    <p>To ensure that the system is developed according to user requirements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

    • System development measures the suitability of a system to a company based on economic, technical, operational, and schedule feasibilities.

    Feasibility Tests

    • Economic feasibility (cost/benefit analysis)
    • Technical feasibility
    • Operational feasibility
    • Schedule feasibility

    Documentation

    • Collection and summarization of data and information
    • Includes reports, diagrams, programs, and other deliverables

    Data and Information Gathering Techniques

    • Review documentation
    • Observe
    • Questionnaire
    • Interview
    • Joint-application design (JAD) session
    • Research

    Reasons to Create or Modify an Information System (IS)

    • To correct problems in existing systems
    • To improve existing systems
    • Outside groups may mandate change
    • Competition can lead to change

    Planning Phase

    • Begins when the steering committee receives a project request
    • Steering committee:
      • Reviews and approves project requests
      • Prioritizes project requests
      • Allocates resources
      • Forms project development team for each approved project

    Analysis Phase

    • Conducts preliminary investigation (feasibility study)
    • Performs detailed analysis
    • Presents findings in a feasibility report

    Preliminary Investigation

    • Determines the exact nature of the problem or improvement
    • Checks if it's worth pursuing
    • Presents findings in a feasibility report

    Detailed Analysis

    • Studies how the current system works
    • Determines user wants, needs, and requirements
    • Recommends a solution (logical design)

    System Proposal

    • Assesses feasibility of each alternative solution
    • Recommends the most feasible solution
    • Presented to the steering committee for system development decisions

    Possible Solutions

    • Horizontal market software (meets needs of many companies)
    • Vertical market software (designed for a particular industry)
    • Writing custom software (developed at user's request)
    • Outsourcing (having an outside source develop software)

    Design Phase

    • Acquires hardware and software, if necessary
    • Develops all details of the new or modified information system

    Acquiring Hardware and Software

    • System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
    • Phase 1: Planning
    • Phase 2: Analysis
    • Phase 3: Design
    • Phase 4: Implementation
    • Phase 5: Support

    Guidelines for System Development

    • Arrange tasks into phases
    • Involve users
    • Develop clearly defined standards

    Participants in System Development

    • Systems analyst: responsible for designing and developing information systems
    • Users: anyone for whom the system is being built
    • Project team: develops the system

    Feasibility Study

    • Determines the exact nature of the problem or improvement
    • Checks if it's worth pursuing
    • Presents findings in a feasibility report

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    This quiz assesses the feasibility of system development in an organization, considering economic, technical, operational, and schedule aspects. It is a crucial part of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

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