CIS-320 - SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN Final Project | Complete Solution

CIS-320 - SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN Final Project | 
Complete Solution     
 
 
Compare and contrast phases, steps, techniques, and deliverables - Phases: a series of tasks (or steps) grouped together. 
Steps: The tasks that need to be accomplished. 
Techniques: the methods used to complete the steps. 
Deliverables: The completed series of tasks (phases) 
 
Describe the major phases in the SDLC (Systems Development Life Cycle). - The four major phases in the SDLC are Planning, Analysis, Design, and Implementation. 
 
Planning: the fundamental process of understanding why an information system should be build and determining how the project team will go about building it. 
 
Analysis: answers the questions of who will use the system, what the system will do, and where and when it will be used. During this phase, the project team investigates any current system(s), identifies opportunities for improvement, and develops a concept for the new system. 
 
Design: decides how the system will operate, in terms of hardware, software, and network infrastructure; the user interface, forms, and reports; and the specific programs, databases, and files that will be needed. 
 
Implementation: where the system is actually built (or purchased, in the case of a packaged software design). This phase usually gets the most attention, because for most systems it is the longest and most expensive single part of the development process. 
 
Describe the principal steps in the planning phase. What are the major deliverables? - Project initiation: where the system's business value to the organization is identified. 
 
Project management: where the project manager determines the procedures, staffing, and amount of work needed to be done. 
 
Describe the principal steps analysis phase. What are the major deliverables? - Analysis strategy: is developed to guide the project team's efforts. Usually includes an analysis of the current system (as-is) and its problems and then ways to design a new system (to-be). 
 
Requirements gathering: the analysis of this information - in conjunction with input from the project sponsor and many other people - leads to the development of a concept for a new system. 
 
System proposal: where the analyses, system concept, and models are combined into one document. It is then presented to the project sponsor and other key decision makers who decide whether the project should continue to move forward. 
 
Describe the principal steps in the design phase. What are the major deliverables? - Design strategy: clarifies whether the system will be developed by the company's own programmers, whether the system will be outsourced to another firm (usually a consulting firm), or whether the company will buy an existing software package. 
 
Architecture design: describes the hardware, software, and network infrastructure to be used. 
 
Database and file specifications: defines exactly what data will be stored and where they will be stored. 
 
Program d