Technology in Investment - Chapter 9 Flashcards
What is chapter 9
Managing business change
Which persons should be appointed as the senor responsible owner (SRO)
A senior executive
What other name may the Senior Responsible Owner be given
Project sponsor
What is the SRO responsible for?
Ensuring a project of change meets its objectives and projections
What is a software development lifecycle (SDLC)
A standardised process of developing information systems or applications through the completion of defined steps or phases
What does the SDLC Recognize (3)
Further the project is from completion, the greater the risk
Costs are lower at the beginning of the project
Changes are easier to make at the start of a project
Standardized SDLC approaches - What is Terms of reference
The management decides what capabilities and objectives it wishes the new system to incorporate.
Standardized SDLC approaches - What is Feasibility Study
This asks whether the concept of the new system is actually feasible to build & develop
What is a waterfall model?
The process of dividing the process into a number of phases. The first of which is requirements gathering.
What is the fountain model
Some phases of development overlap during the development process
What are the 4 requirements of the requirements gathering stage that must be met for the waterfall model to enter the second stage.
The requirements have:
- Gathered from users
- Fully understood by designers
- Fully documented buy the design team
- Signed of by the users
What happens when there is an issue in a phases in the Waterfall model
The solution is returned to the previous phase and the rework occurs before the next phase re-continues
What are the four drawbacks to the waterfall method
Customers may change their requirements
Estimating timing and costs is difficult
Paper to model is hard
Division of labor is not always easy or feasible
What is the iterative/incremental model
Various parts of the system are developed at different times or rates, and are integrated as they are completed
What is the agile model?
Minimizing risk by developing lots of small packages of software in short amounts of time
What is prototyping
Putting together a prototype to rigorously test and develop using customer feedback
What is the spiral model
Meant for larger & expensive projects. 4 prototypes and then an operational prototype is created
What are the three drawbacks to the agile model
Lack of formal documentation
The solution may ‘Drift’ from the optimal solution
Face-to-Face communication can be difficult to implement on large projects
Agile software development is not usually recommended for what kind of projects…
Large scale
Inexperienced developers
Geographically dispersed teams
Mission critical systems
Time critical developments
For agile methodologies, what is the product (Or system) owner ?
Most senior role in he group and is responsible for representing the stakeholders
For agile methodologies, what is the scrum master (Or team lead) ?
Project manager esk
For agile methodologies, what is the Team members ?
Leg workers. Analysts/developers/testers
For agile methodologies, what is the Stakeholders ?
Users/customers of the products. Also the regulators.
What is Rapid Application Development? (RAD)
A prototype is quickly constructed that looks like the end product
What is User End Development?
Set of activities that allows individual, who are non-professional, developers to make their own changes to the system.
What is Synchronize and Stabilize
An SDLC which teams work in parallel on a individual application module
What does good PRINCE 2 Practice encourage?
Controlled start, middle & end
Regular progress reviews
Built in decision points
Management of deviation from plan
Good communication between stakeholdes
What is a temporary and one-time endeavor
Undertaken to create a unique product or service, which brings about beneficial change or added value
What is a set of inter-related and controlled activities?
Have start and finish dates and have a unique objective to conform specific requirements
What is appointed during PRINE 2 during the stage of, Setting up a project (SU)
A project brief
What does the Planning (PL) stage of PRINCE 2 advocate?
Product based planning
What other key process happens during the PRINCE 2 setting up of a project stage (SU)
The project board, sponsor and manager are appointed
What document does the Initiating a project (IP) stage of PRINCE 2 produce from the project brief?
The business case