The ____ is a sequence of activities that determine the earliest date by which a project can be completed
critical path
If a defined project is determined to be feasible in the systems development life cycle (SDLC), the next step is to ________.
form the project team
a person who is well versed in an organization's strategy and focuses on ensuring that business process and information systems meet the organization's competitive strategies.
business analyst
in systems development, documents, designs, prototypes, data models, database designs, and working data entry screens are examples of
deliverables
In the system definition phase of the systems development life cycle (SDLC), the first major task for an assembled project team is to ____
define system goals and scope
A ________ is a network of activities, repositories, roles, resources, and flows that interact to accomplish a business function.
business process
In the system implementation phase of the systems development life cycle (SDLC), with ________ installation, the organization implements the entire new system/business processes on a limited portion of the business.
pilot installation
According to Brooks' Law, adding more people to a late project will ________.
will create diseconomies of scale
In business project management (BPM), once the as-is model is created, thevery next step that a team must take is to
look for improvement opportunities
a __ involves balancing three critical factors: requirements, cost and time.
trade-off
in a business process, ____ are defined as collections of related tasks that receive inputs and produce outputs.
activities
business process management
BPM
a cyclical process for systematically creating, assessing, and altering business processes
document things as is
direct order of activities
control flow
mvmt of data among activities and repositories
data flow
SDLC
Software Development Life Cycle. A software development process. Many different models are available.
known as the waterfall model
not as good when you need to change something midway make biz plan at the beginning
traditional process used to develop info
Scrum
The most common framework for Agile Development. A team approach to create an application.
4 stages of BPM cycle
implement process
assess results
model processes
create components
prototye
helps user visualize the process and system
test feasibility,
define functions
Primary Drivers of Systems Development
requirements, cost, and time gannt chart
5 Components of Information Systems
hardware, software, data, procedures, people
System Conversion Approaches
1. Pilot - try in one small group first to see if it works
2. Phased - install in phases
3. Parallel - 2 systems running same time. costly
4. Plunge - high risk all at once
revolving door
dont change personnel mid project
Agile Development
A software development methodology that delivers functionality in rapid iterations, measured in weeks, requiring frequent communication, development, testing, and delivery.
roles: product owner, scrum master, team members.