SESSION 3 - Info systems for business and beyond

Question 1

What does SDLC stand for?

Answer 1

System Development Life Cycle

Question 2

What are challenges for SDLC?

Answer 2

-Communication between user and service provider
-Lack of management support
-Budget

Question 3

What are success factors for SDLC?

Answer 3

-Low customer Involvement
-Strong Documentation
-Sequential Structure

Question 4

Whats the order of the waterfall principle?

Answer 4

1. Preliminary needs analysis
2. System Analysis
3. System Design
4. Programming
5. Testing
6. Implementation
7. Maintenance

Question 5

What are other development methods?

Answer 5

-RAD (requirement planning -> user design ->construction->cutover)
-Agile, Lean, End User

Question 6

How is feasibility defined?

Answer 6

Economic, Technical, Operational

Question 7

What are the 3 sides of the quality triangle?

Answer 7

time, cost, scope

Question 8

Whats the difference between building a mobile app and a computer app?

Answer 8

-components smaller and more energy efficient
-sensors within app that track GPS, camera etc.
-narrower in scope

Question 9

Build vs Buy

What are pros for buy?

Answer 9

less expensive, available quickly, already tested

Question 10

Build vs Buy

What are cons against buy?

Answer 10

can be used by competition, less customizable

Question 11

What are implementation methods?

Answer 11

1. Direct Cutover
2. Parallel
3. Pilot
4. Phased