Exam 7: Moving on to Design

When the timeframe for implementation is short, it is best to consider custom development.

A(n) fixed price contract provides for a stable customer price, but requirements will be well defined by the outsourcer at the beginning of the contract period.

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications are small single-function software packages that are inexpensive and easy to install and have only minor problems and fast, easily recognizable benefits.

Explain how the "in-house experience" factor influences the selection of a design strategy for a project.

Which one in the following is a development strategy?

The attributes that change in a behavior state machine must appear in the object attribute list.

When using the packaged software design strategy, substantial time can be saved because the project team no longer has to spend time defining the requirements of the new system.

There are three design strategies: 1) developing a custom application in-house, 2) hiring a consultant, and 3) relying on an external vendor, developer, or service provider to build the system.

Outsourcing eliminates all risks from the project.

Max has been a project manager for 10 years and is considered one of the best in his department of well qualified IS professionals. The approval committee is considering the approval of a new unique Internet system that could possibly catapult the firm ahead of all of the competition. Buying a packaged system would be the best design strategy.

MVC is an example of layered design of software architecture.

The process of building new systems by combining packaged software, existing legacy systems, and new software written to integrate everything together is called _____.

In the design phase we address the functional requirements.

A package is a logical grouping of UML elements.

In-house experience is not a factor to be considered for selecting a design strategy since a company is always able to hire experienced developers.

A disadvantage of purchasing packaged software is that the organization may _____.

Explain how the "time frame" factor influences the selection of a design strategy for a project.

The outsourcing is the best design strategy for every project.

Object-oriented systems can send messages to a legacy system through the use of a package wrapper.

If in-house experience exists for all the functional and technical needs of the new system, it will be easier to outsource the building of the system, because the company employees with those skills will be able to quickly learn the new system with very little training.