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Systems Analysis and Design in a Changing World, Thursday, January 25, 2007

Systems Analysis and Design in a Changing World, Thursday, January 25, 2007. Today’s Schedule. Project Management Scoping & Planning Risks & Feasibility Thursday, Quiz #1 on Chapters 1 & 2 Assignment #3 Due Monday, January 29th Begin Reading Chapter 4, page 110 - 120 System Requirements.

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Systems Analysis and Design in a Changing World, Thursday, January 25, 2007

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  1. Systems Analysis and Design in a Changing World, Thursday, January 25, 2007

  2. Today’s Schedule • Project Management • Scoping & Planning • Risks & Feasibility • Thursday, Quiz #1 on Chapters 1 & 2 • Assignment #3 Due Monday, January 29th • Begin Reading Chapter 4, page 110 - 120 System Requirements

  3. Defining the Problem • Review business needs • Use strategic plan documents • Consult key users • Develop list of expected business benefits • Identify expected system capabilities • Define scope in terms of requirements • Create system scope document • Build proof of concept prototype • Create context diagram

  4. In Teams, Draw Context Diagram for Your Info System

  5. Producing the Project Schedule • Develop work breakdown structure (WBS) • List of tasks and duration required for project • Similar to outline for research paper • WBS is foundation for project schedule • Build a PERT/CPM chart • Assists in assigning tasks • Critical path method • Gantt chart and tracking GANTT chart

  6. Partial PERT/CPM Chart

  7. Gantt Chart for Entire Project (with overlapping phases)

  8. Gantt Chart for Iterative Project

  9. Confirming Project Feasibility • Risk management • Economic feasibility • Cost/benefit analysis • Sources of funds (cash flow, long-term capital) • Organizational and cultural feasibility • Technological feasibility • Schedule feasibility • Resource feasibility

  10. Risk Management

  11. Economic Feasibility • Cost/benefit analysis • Estimate project development costs • Estimate operational costs after project • Estimate financial benefits based on annual savings and increased revenues • Calculate using table of costs and benefits • Uses net present value (NPV),payback period, return on investment (ROI) techniques

  12. Sample Benefits for RMO (Figure 3-19)

  13. RMO Cost Benefit Analysis (Figure 3-20)

  14. Intangibles in Economic Feasibility • Intangible benefits cannot be measured in dollars • Increased levels of service • Customer satisfaction • Survival • Need to develop in-house expertise • Intangible costs cannot be measured in dollars • Reduced employee morale • Lost productivity • Lost customers or sales

  15. For Tuesday, January 30 • Assignment #3 Due Monday, January 29th • Begin Reading Chapter 4, page 110 - 120 System Requirements

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