FINAL EXAM (M1S3) Flashcards
is to determine whether the request is valid and feasible before a recommendation is reached to do nothing, improve or modify the existing system, or build a new one.
Project Selection
Sources of Project Request
(Internal/ Inside the organization)
- Senior Executive
- Department Manager
- Analyst
Sources of Project Request
(External/ outside the organization)
Government agencies
Key strategies or general approaches:
- Asking
- getting information from existing information system
- Prototyping
3 Asking Methods:
- Open/Close ended questions
- Brainstorming
- Group Consensus
it simple ask the user what information is currently received and what other information is required.
Data analysis approached
information needs are clearly linked to decision and organizational objectives.
Decision analysis method
is used when the user cannot establish information needs accurately before the information system is built
prototyping
one of the more common methods of reviewing and selecting projects for development is by?
Committee
Managing Project Review and Selection:
Committees:
- Steering committee method
- information system committee method
- User Group Committee Method
(also called operating committees, operating councils or project selection boards) supervise the review of project proposal.
Steering
typically consists of key managers from various departments of the organization, as well as members of the information systems group.
Steering committee
A typical seven to ten – person committee would consist of the following membership:
- Upper Management members
- Departmental Managers
- Technical Managers
- Information system group
receives proposals and evaluates them. the major responsibility of the “_____________” is to make a decision.
Committee
under this method, all request for service and development are submitted directly to a review committee within the information systems department.
Information system committee method
this method can be used when many request are for routine service or maintenance on existing applications.
Information system committee method
selecting which projects are most beneficial to the organization
Preliminary investigation
under this method, the responsibility for project decisions is delegated to the user.
User Group Committee
Methods used in data gathering during the preliminary investigation:
- Reviewing organization documents
- Interviewing selected company personnel
examine project feasibility and the likelihood that the system will be useful to the organization.
Preliminary investigation
Feasibility Studies:
- Operational Feasibility
- Technical Feasibility
- Financial Feasibility
this feasibility test ask if the system will work when it is developed and installed.
Operational Feasibility
feasibility study that focuses on the use technology
Technical Feasibility
Feasibility (Cost)
Financial Feasibility
how to handle infeasible projects
Revise and resubmit new proposal