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BSA375 Fundamentals of Business Systems Development

Week 1 Discussion

DQ1 Practice: The System Analyst

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Why is the role of the systems analyst so critical in a systems development project?

What skills and knowledge are required to be effective?

Explain the role that systems analysts play in determining feasibility of a systems development project.

DQ2 Development Methodologies

Write a short answer to the following:

Review the agile and waterfall methodologies in Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in your readings and in the podcast for this week.

Explain the main differences between the agile and waterfall methodologies.

What types of software application development projects would be better suited for each methodology and why?

 

BSA375 Fundamentals of Business Systems Development

Week 2 Discussion

DQ1 Joint Application Development

Describe how joint application design (JAD) might be considered a better information-gathering technique than the traditional method of requirements gathering? What are its shortcomings?

DQ2 Effective Interviews

You have been asked to interview the HR manager about business requirements for the new HR system. What best practices for interviewing would you employ for an effective interview?

 

BSA375 Fundamentals of Business Systems Development

Week 3 Discussion

Systems Practice Requirements Techniques

Compare one traditional, contemporary, and radical technique for determining systems requirements during analysis.

When do you think each of the techniques you compared would be most useful?

What are the drawbacks of each of the techniques?

How would you decide which technique to use?

 

BSA375 Fundamentals of Business Systems Development

Week 4 Discussion

DQ1 Practice: Selecting COTS

What are issues to consider when deciding to build software in-house or purchase commercial off-the-shelf software (COTS)?

If you were asked to evaluate several COTS applications and choose whether to develop in-house or purchase a COTS application, what criteria are important to consider and why?

How would you decide?

DQ2 Testing

As you read and reflect on your assignments this week discuss why a feasibility study must be performed and find out how IT determines the feasibility of a system. 

DQ3 Feasibility Study

As you read and reflect on your assignments this week discuss why a feasibility study must be performed and find out how IT determines the feasibility of a system. 

DQ4 Six Areas of Implementation

As you explore the six areas of implementation (coding, testing, installation, documentation, training, and support plan creation) reflect on how each is integrated with one another. Poor execution in any one area can sabotage the success of the system. Think about computer systems that were implemented in your organization that were not very successful. Which aspects of implementation were the contributing factors to the problems encountered?

 

BSA375 Fundamentals of Business Systems Development

Week 5 Discussion

DQ1 Practice: Systems Testing

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Recall an information system that you have used regularly, such an online banking system, a payroll system, or an airline reservation system. Imagine you were involved in the beta testing of that system.

What criteria would you have used to judge whether this system was ready for general distribution?

What would you do if the system continued to fail a specified criterion?

DQ2 Handling Requests

Write a short answer to the following question:

How would you handle numerous requests for change to a system that has just been implemented?

DQ3 Preparing Employees

Write a short answer to the following question:

How do you prepare employees to handle the changes required by adopting a new system?