We are finishing of analysis, it's been a tough fight but we got to keep punching him till we get the K.O.
Priorities
Defining scope just keeps coming up, if it wasn't so important i would critisize this, but it just has to be said! Scope defines the amount of functionality you want to have in the system.Level of automation: the complexiticy of the tasks to be preformed using computer support.
Scope creep is one of my favorites, i just love thinking of like a sniper's scope creeping along the floor of a dense forest like a sniper would. Or like a really creepy scope, like a scope used by a pirate "argghhh...". anyways we gotta stop the scope from creeping, so you got to make sure you don't try and do anything except the important functions.
Alternatives: pretty straight forward, see from a broad point of view what could fesiable.
Development Enviroment
Hardware, software and network requirements must be understood so that in the design phase all the equipment is ready, and they don't have to go back and re-order things, which could be costly. You have to understand what the needs of the data are, does it need to be on 24/7, how much can you afford? backup? etc. We need to understand the system's requirements and also the limitations are whether it is in budget. Make sure hardware and software are compatible as well as with existing systems, if needed. Must also fit withing strategic hardware plans of the organisation and be deleivered on time.
You must decide what development tools you are going to use and standardise their use.
You must decide what development tools you are going to use and standardise their use.
Implementation
You have to make a decision whether you want to outsource or build the system in-house, build or buy and evaluate the advantages and drawbacks of all possible implementations. Just a little aside the slides have a diagram (left) of a grid of in-house and outsource on the x-axis, yeah that's fine, and build and buy on the y-axis, sounds fine, but you can't really buy in-house, that's never going to happen unless you buy off another department or something really stupid like that. i just think it's stupid buying things off yourself in a diagram that's all. anyways you better figure out what solution fits your system best or you as an employee could be out the door.
You have to make a decision whether you want to outsource or build the system in-house, build or buy and evaluate the advantages and drawbacks of all possible implementations. Just a little aside the slides have a diagram (left) of a grid of in-house and outsource on the x-axis, yeah that's fine, and build and buy on the y-axis, sounds fine, but you can't really buy in-house, that's never going to happen unless you buy off another department or something really stupid like that. i just think it's stupid buying things off yourself in a diagram that's all. anyways you better figure out what solution fits your system best or you as an employee could be out the door.Vendors
To contact vendors you need to make a document that tells them what you want, this is a request for a proposal. you need to include all the requirements of the system, how they should submit proposals and how they will be chosen from alternatives.
Once you get responses from the vendors you must then decide which vendor to choose, which is normaly done by an executive committee.
Hope you all have fun with the assignment, i'm probably going to make a post about the assignment as i do it, so look foward to that. yes that's right i haven't started yet, but i will be soon so watch out.
Happy blogging and assignmenting everyone!
Once you get responses from the vendors you must then decide which vendor to choose, which is normaly done by an executive committee.
Hope you all have fun with the assignment, i'm probably going to make a post about the assignment as i do it, so look foward to that. yes that's right i haven't started yet, but i will be soon so watch out.
Happy blogging and assignmenting everyone!
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Good luck with all the assignments!
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