Transcript Chapter 1

Systems Analysis and Design in a Changing
World, Thursday, January 25, 2007
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Today’s Schedule
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Project Management
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Scoping & Planning
Risks & Feasibility
Thursday, Quiz #1 on Chapters 1 & 2
Assignment #3 Due Monday, January 29th
Begin Reading Chapter 4, page 110 - 120
System Requirements
Defining the Problem
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Review business needs
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Identify expected system capabilities
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Use strategic plan documents
Consult key users
Develop list of expected business benefits
Define scope in terms of requirements
Create system scope document
Build proof of concept prototype
Create context diagram
In Teams, Draw Context Diagram
for Your Info System
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Producing the Project Schedule
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Develop work breakdown structure (WBS)
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Build a PERT/CPM chart
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List of tasks and duration required for project
Similar to outline for research paper
WBS is foundation for project schedule
Assists in assigning tasks
Critical path method
Gantt chart and tracking GANTT chart
Partial PERT/CPM Chart
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Gantt Chart for Entire Project
(with overlapping phases)
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Gantt Chart for Iterative Project
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Confirming Project Feasibility
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Risk management
Economic feasibility
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Cost/benefit analysis
Sources of funds (cash flow, long-term capital)
Organizational and cultural feasibility
Technological feasibility
Schedule feasibility
Resource feasibility
Risk Management
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Economic Feasibility
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Cost/benefit analysis
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Estimate project development costs
Estimate operational costs after project
Estimate financial benefits based on annual
savings and increased revenues
Calculate using table of costs and benefits
Uses net present value (NPV), payback
period, return on investment (ROI)
techniques
Sample Benefits for RMO
(Figure 3-19)
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RMO Cost Benefit Analysis
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(Figure 3-20)
Intangibles in Economic
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Intangible benefits cannot be measured in
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Increased levels of service
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Customer satisfaction
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Survival
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Need to develop in-house expertise
Intangible costs cannot be measured in
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Reduced employee morale
For Tuesday, January 30
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Assignment #3 Due Monday, January 29th
Begin Reading Chapter 4, page 110 - 120
System Requirements