Ittihad University

College of Management and Information Systems

Course: BIS Analysis and Design
Assignment 1
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1. What SDLC stands for?
System Design Life Cycle
2. Draw the general steps of a SDLC.
3. What are the two main reasons for project initiation?
In response to a business problem or opportunity in order to gain competitive
advantage
4. Gie an e!ample for each of the following"
a. tangi#le costs" paid to purchase a hardware
b. intangi#le costs" paid for a training course
c. tangi#le #enefits" received money from selling products
d. intangi#le #enefits" keeping customer loyalty

$. %easi#ilit& st'd& is the first main step of a project. What does it mean?
It means that the project can be accomplished (done within the prescribed period of time
within the assigned budget. !lso" the affect of the new system on the current staff.
(. #riefl& e!plain the following"
a. )perational feasi#ilit&
!n assessment of how the new system will affect the daily working practices within the
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System Analysis
System Maintenan$e
System Im%lementation
System Design
organisation.
b. )rgani*ational feasi#ilit&
#eviews how well the solution meets the needs of the business and anticipates
problems such as hostility to the system if insufficient training occurs.
c. +conomic feasi#ilit&
!n assessment of the costs and benefits of different solutions to select that which
gives the best value.
d. ,echnical feasi#ilit&
$valuates to what degree the proposed solutions will work as re%uired and whether
the right people and tools are available to implement the solution.
-. . project can #e s'#ject to some t&pes of ris/s. 0ow these ris/s sho'ld #e managed?
a. Identify risks" including their probabilities and impacts.
b. Identify possible solutions to these risks.
c. Implement the solutions" targeting the highest&impact" most likely risks.
1. ,hree methods can #e 'sed to ac2'ire a #'siness information s&stem. %ill in the
following ta#le in order to proide a general iew a#o't each of these methods"
Methods &o' it 'or(s) Advantages Disadvantages
Bespoke a%%li$ations develo%ed
#y an in*house I"
de%artment
"ailored to e+a$t
re,uirements of
organisation
-.+%ense
-"ime
-/uality
Off-the-shelf Involves dire$t
%ur$hase of a %re*
'ritten a%%li$ation
used #y more than one
$om%any0
-Cost of o'nershi% shared
'ith other $om%anies
-1e'er #ugs
-May have too many fun$tions
-May re,uire #usiness and staff to
$hange the 'ay it o%erates
-2ess easy to differentiate from
$om%etition
End-user
developed
soft'are 'ritten #y
non*IS %rofessionals3
i0e0 the #usiness users
-Users understand their
needs 'ell
- "ools sometimes not
re,uired - e+isting
soft'are e+ists else'here
-Soft'are li(ely to #e not 'ell
tested or do$umented
- 4ften de%endent on mem#er of
staff - system not maintaina#le
'hen staff mem#er leaves
3. State some factors affecting software ac2'isition.
a. 'rganisation si(e
b. In&house IS)I* e+pertise.
c. Comple+ity of the re%uired information system.
d. ,ni%ueness of the business or business area to be supported.
e. IS)I* e+pertise among end&users.
f. Linkages with e+isting applications software.
14. 5egarding the comple!it& of desired s&stem and the desire to #e 'ni2'e6 sa& which of
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the ac2'iring methods disc'ssed a#oe is more appropriate
Com%le+ity Uni,ueness A%%ro%riate method6s7
high high Bes%o(e
high lo' 4ff*the*shelf
lo' high .nd*user develo%ed
Bes%o(e
lo' lo' 4ff*the*shelf
.nd*user develo%ed
11. What is a 78S 9#'siness information s&stem:?
! business information system is a group of interrelated components that work
collectively to carry out input" processing" output" storage and control actions in order
to convert data into information products that can be used to support forecasting"
planning" control" coordination" decision making and operational activities in an
organisation.-
12. What are the reso'rces of an information s&stem?
a. .eople resources.
b. /ardware resources.
c. Software resources.
d. Communications resources.
e. Data resources.
13. What relationship #etween 8, 9information technolog&: and 8S 9information s&stem:?
I* is a tool to implement IS solutions.
a. I" im%lies fo$us on management of
i0 te$hnology
ii0 IS infrastru$ture i0e0 hard'are3 soft'are and net'or(s3 #ut not #usiness a%%li$ations
b. IS fo$uses more on ho' I" $an su%%ort #usiness %ro$esses - ho' is the information
%ro$essed #y te$hnology used to im%rove the %erforman$e of the #usiness
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