ITEC102 Flashcards
An array of components designed to accomplish a particular objective according to plan.
System
It is a combination of inter-related elements to achieve a common objective.
System Integration
The architecture of a system defines in high-level structure, exposing its gross organization as a collection of interacting components.
System Architecture
It is a temporary endeavor undertaken to accomplish a unique product or service.
Project
These are undesirable situations that prevent the business from fully achieving its purpose, goals and objectives.
Problems
It is a chance to improve the business even in the absence of specific problems.
Opportunity
It is a new requirement that is imposed by the management, government, or some external influence.
Directive
These are the people involved in or affected by the project activities.
Stakeholders
What helps project succeed?
- Executive support
- User involvement
- Experience project manager
- Clear business objective
- Minimize scope
- Standard software infrastructure
- Firm basic requirement
- Formal methodology
- Reliable sources
Focuses on roles and responsibilities, coordination and control.
Structural Frame
Focuses on providing harmony between needs of the organization and needs of people.
Human Resource Frames
Assumes organizations are coalitions composed of varied individuals and interest group.
Political Frame
Focuses on symbols and meanings related to events.
Symbolic Frame
3 basic organizational structure
- Functional
- Project
- Matrix
People who do similar task, have similar skill and/ or jobs in an organization.
Functional Structure
The company will coordinate inter-group relationship to create a work team that can readily meet the need of certain customer or group of customers.
Divisional Structure
The team members are given more autonomy and expected to take more responsibility for their work.
Matrix Structure
The teams are put together based on the number of members needed to produce a product or complete the project.
Project Organization Structure
Project phases and project life cycle
- Concept
- Development
- Implementation
- Support
Framework for describing the phases involved in developing and maintaining the systems.
System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
System development project can follow:
- Predictive model
- Adaptive model
The scope of the project can be clearly articulated and the schedule and cost can be predicted.
Predictive model
Projects are mission driven and component based, using time-based cycle to meet target dates.
Adaptive model
It has well-defined, linear stages of systems development and support.
Waterfall Model
