Ch 4 - Identifying & Selecting Sys Dev Projects

Question 1

What are the three primary activities of project identification & selection?

Answer 1

1. Identifying potential development projects
2. Classifying & ranking IS development projects
3. Selecting IS development projects

Question 2

What is Top-Down Planning?

Answer 2

Generic methodology that attempts ot gain a broad understanding of the information systems needs of the entire org

Question 3

What is Bottom-up Planning?

Answer 3

Generic info systems planning methodology that identifies and defines IS development projects based upon solving operational business problems or taking advantage of some business opportunitie

Question 4

What is Information Systems Planning?

Answer 4

Orderly means of assessing the information needs of an org & defining new systems, databases, & technologies that best satisfy those needs.

Question 5

What’s tpo-down source in first stage of Selecting projects?

Answer 5

Idea offered by key memeber of top management or by steering comittee

Question 6

What’s bottom-up vsource in first stage of Selecting projects?

Answer 6

Idea offered by user departments or by development group