Chapter 6

Question 1

Explain the systems development lifecycle ( SDLC)

Answer 1

Project management frmawork with clearly defined stages for creating and deployin a new systems

Question 2

What are the seven stage of SDLC

Answer 2

Planning (Pre implementation)
Analysis (Pre implementation)
Design ( Pre implementation)
Development ( Build)
Testing (Build)
Implementation ( Go-Live and beyond)
Maintenance ( Go live and Beyond)

Question 3

What does the planning stage includes

Answer 3

A project plan
Identifying necessary ressources
A feasibility study ( which is analysis of the technical, economic and operational factors that will impact the project

Question 4

What are the role and responsibility during SDLC

Answer 4

IT steering committee
End users
lead systems analyst
Core application

Question 5

Explain it steering committee

Answer 5

represent from business area throughout the company and approve and prioritized the proposed projects

Question 6

Explain the end users

Answer 6

these are the individual who will uses the systems on daily job function

Question 7

Explain lead systems analyst

Answer 7

Manager of the development team that program the project , they work with end users

Question 8

Core application programmers

Answer 8

Members of the development team that reports to the lead systemn analysis they develop code

Question 9

What are the feasibility question and explain them

Answer 9

Technical feasibility : do we have the talent to build it, should we buy the systems instead
Economic feasibility : do we need the system, Does the benefits out-weight the cost
Operational feasibility : How well will the systems integrate into the company current systems

Question 10

What happen in the analysis stage

Answer 10

Systems analyst meet with end users to understand the business requirement of the project. And give a final document of the project goals and how to achieve it

Question 11

Explain the step of the design stage

Answer 11

Create Conceptual design : summarize the systems purpose , ressource requirement
Create technical architecture specification : which identify software, hardware and network tech
Create system model : describe in detail how the system will interact with users
Create Graphical user interface ( GUI) : a mockup screen that allow user to interact with the system

Question 12

What happen during the development stage

Answer 12

Programmers create the systems

Question 13

Explain user acceptance testing (UAT)

Answer 13

a select group of end users access the system to verify if it meets their expectation

Question 14

What are the system implementation methods

Answer 14

Direct cutover
Parallel implementation
Phased implementation
Pilot implementation

Question 15

Describe direct cutover

Answer 15

Turn off the old system and the new system on
Method is low cost and high risk

Question 16

Describe parallell implementation

Answer 16

The new system begins to be used before the old one is turned off
Method is high cost low risk

Question 17

Describe phased implementation

Answer 17

Both systems are divided by modules and one modules is implemented at time til is fully the new systems
Method is moderate cost and moderat risk

Question 18

Pilot implementation

Answer 18

Both systems are divided into groups based on the users. Some user go lives before the rest.
Moderate cost and risk

Question 19

What are the two methodologies for implementing SDLC Framework

Answer 19

Waterfall
Agile

Question 20

Whats is the waterfall methodology

Answer 20

break SDLC into formal stages and must be perform in linear fashion. Theres a risk with this as it makes it difficult to respond to real time risk and changes

Question 21

What is agile methodology

Answer 21

Agile focus on iterative development, collaboration, cross function teams. It involves endusers in real time decision making as the project progress .

Question 22

What is the most popular project management styles for implementing agile methodology

Answer 22

scrum

Question 23

Explain scrum

Answer 23

Scrum is a set of project management practices focused on
daily communication and flexible planning

Question 24

What are the two scrum project time management and explain them

Answer 24

Sprints : are single iterations of the systems project including
multiple SDLC stages
Timeboxing : allocates a fixed length of time to each activity to
both define the activity and limit the amount of time dedicated
to it

Question 25

What are scrum artifacts

Answer 25

is to ensure transparency and clear communication

Question 26

What are the three scrum artifacts and explain them

Answer 26

Product backlog is a list of all the desired features for the
system being developed
Sprint backlog contains what the core team will develop during
the current sprint
Product increment is the current version of the system,
presented to the business stakeholders for feedback

Question 27

Explain data redundancy

Answer 27

when the samepiece of data is stored in multiple places

Question 28

Explain cardinality

Answer 28

When two tables are related to one another