Ittihad University
College of Management and Information Systems
course: BIS Analysis and Design
Assignment 1
04/03/08
Remarks:
1. Assignment hand over will be on Tuesday 11/3/2008; any delay costs you 2 marks.
2. Answers must be hand-written.
1. What SDLC stands for?
2. Draw the general steps of a SDLC.
3. What are the two main reasons for project initiation?
4. Give an example for each of the following:
a. tangible costs
b. intangible costs
c. tangible benefits
d. intangible benefits
5. Feasibility study is the first main step of a project. What does it mean?
6. briefly explain the following:
a. Operational feasibility
b. Organizational feasibility
c. Economic feasibility
7. Technical feasibility
8. A project can be subject to some types of risks. How these risks should be managed?
9. Three methods can be used to acquire a business information system. Fill in the following table in order to provide a general view about each of these methods:
Methods How it works? Advantages Disadvantages
10. State some factors affecting software acquisition.
11. Regarding the complexity of desired system and the desire to be unique, say which of the acquiring methods discussed above is more appropriate
Complexity Uniqueness Appropriate method(s)
high high
high low
low high
low low
12. What is a BIS (business information system)?
13. What are the resources of an information system?
14. What relationship between IT (information technology) and IS (information system)?
Ittihad University
College of Management and Information Systems
course: BIS Analysis and Design
Assignment 1
04/03/08
Remarks:
1. Assignment hand over will be on Tuesday 11/3/2008; any delay costs you 2 marks.
2. Answers must be hand-written.
1. What SDLC stands for?
2. Draw the general steps of a SDLC.
3. What are the two main reasons for project initiation?
4. Give an example for each of the following:
a. tangible costs
b. intangible costs
c. tangible benefits
d. intangible benefits
5. Feasibility study is the first main step of a project. What does it mean?
6. briefly explain the following:
a. Operational feasibility
b. Organizational feasibility
c. Economic feasibility
7. Technical feasibility
8. A project can be subject to some types of risks. How these risks should be managed?
9. Three methods can be used to acquire a business information system. Fill in the following table in order to provide a general view about each of these methods:
Methods How it works? Advantages Disadvantages
10. State some factors affecting software acquisition.
11. Regarding the complexity of desired system and the desire to be unique, say which of the acquiring methods discussed above is more appropriate
Complexity Uniqueness Appropriate method(s)
high high
high low
low high
low low
12. What is a BIS (business information system)?
13. What are the resources of an information system?
14. What relationship between IT (information technology) and IS (information system)?
Ittihad University
College of Management and Information Systems
course: BIS Analysis and Design
Assignment 1
04/03/08
Remarks:
1. Assignment hand over will be on Tuesday 11/3/2008; any delay costs you 2 marks.
2. Answers must be hand-written.
1. What SDLC stands for?
2. Draw the general steps of a SDLC.
3. What are the two main reasons for project initiation?
4. Give an example for each of the following:
a. tangible costs
b. intangible costs
c. tangible benefits
d. intangible benefits
5. Feasibility study is the first main step of a project. What does it mean?
6. briefly explain the following:
a. Operational feasibility
b. Organizational feasibility
c. Economic feasibility
7. Technical feasibility
8. A project can be subject to some types of risks. How these risks should be managed?
9. Three methods can be used to acquire a business information system. Fill in the following table in order to provide a general view about each of these methods:
Methods How it works? Advantages Disadvantages
10. State some factors affecting software acquisition.
11. Regarding the complexity of desired system and the desire to be unique, say which of the acquiring methods discussed above is more appropriate
Complexity Uniqueness Appropriate method(s)
high high
high low
low high
low low
12. What is a BIS (business information system)?
13. What are the resources of an information system?
14. What relationship between IT (information technology) and IS (information system)?
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$. %easi#ilit& st'd& is the first main step of a project. What does it mean? It means that the project can be accomplished (done within the prescribed period of time within the assigned budget. !lso" the affect of the new system on the current staff. (. #riefl& e!plain the following" a. )perational feasi#ilit& !n assessment of how the new system will affect the daily working practices within the Dr "aye# Basta 1/ System Analysis System Maintenan$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 Dr "aye# Basta 5/ 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 Dr "aye# Basta /
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