Project work

9.1 Planning, designing and implementing an information system that has a purpose.

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Project management

The project plan– tasks to be done, the people who will do these tasks

and the time schedule, costs and use of project resources

Communication skills– active listening, conflict resolution, negotiation skills,

interview techniques, team building

The result of the project plan is a list of requirements which is the basis for evaluating the success of the plan, that is, whether the plan has solved the problem.

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Social and ethical design

Some of the ethical issues that need to be considered throughout any project design include:

– Crime and security, including data protection, piracy, hacking and virus issues

– Privacy of the individual– Intellectual property rights and copyright– Computing etiquette or rules that respect the rights of others– The health and safety of all participants– Equity or the equal access of all participants to the benefits of an

information system

Understanding the problem

Prototypes are built

in order to understand system requirements. – They are used when the problem is complex and

not easily understood.– Prototype development is a repetitive process.

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Making decisions

Feasibility studies judge alternative solutions on– Can the problem be solved?– Is the problem worth solving?

Appropriate solutions – what is best in the particular situation.

The project plan – a detailed report on requirements for the alternative chosen.

Designing solutions

Evolutionary prototypes– Development of the working model into a full system

Participant development– Development of a solution by those within the information

system– COTS – customisable off-the-shelf software

Information technology requirements

Design tools

Use of a wide range of tools to study the system from as many perspectives as possible

Implementing

Implementation plans including:– participant training– conversion methods– testing the system

Without good design successful implementation is not possible.

REMEMBER... Direct Cut over or Plunge method

Testing, evaluating and maintaining

Live test data – testing the solution with data with which the system will operate

Program objectives – checking to see that these have been met Operational manual – detailing procedures for participants to

follow when using the new system Maintenance – keeping the system functional for as long as it

meets the needs of the organisation

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