Exam 11: Systems Development and Procurement

Business process reengineering was criticized because it over-emphasized on the importance of the human element in managing and improving business processes.

Which of the following reasons explains why waterfall methods are still widely in use?

Which of the following occurs during phased implementation?

Sam Torres, an operations manager at a content management firm, is required to monitor the flow of people coming in and going out of the organization and ensure data privacy through the process of encryption. Which of the following requirements is he focusing on while tracking the authentification of people and ensuring privacy of data?

A phased implementation is an expensive process and launches the new system while the old one is still running.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of engaging consulting services?

What is a version control software?

What are some of the key elements that need to be kept in mind during the design phase? Discuss.

User navigation and data display are components of ________ requirements.

An organization is using the best of breed approach if it ________.

Which of the following is an advantage of a prepakaged software?

The ________ refers to a process the organizations put into place to manage bug fixes and change requests. In this process, IT staff help clarify the revision and development requests and estimate the resources required to accomplish them.

Testing is a part of the ________ phase.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of custom system development?

What is a requirements definition document?

Prepackaged software is a good option for business functions that do not offer competitive advantage.

Green Idol, a non-government organization that focuses on the environment, needs to develop a software which will help interface and communicate efficiently with supporters around the world. Which of the following requirements should Green Idol concentrate on if it wants to handle growing amounts of responses from activists and quick communication exchanges between volunteers and new media campaigners?

Tom Daniels, an employee of a telecommunications company, is developing a software for employees to activate value-added services in a matter of seconds. Which of the following requirements is he developing if he is working on the visual appeal of the interface and an easy-to-learn software?

Joshua Lee is an employee at Footprints, a travel company, who is working on a software to answer and track traveler requests efficiently. Which of the following phases is the software currently in, if Joshua is converting the design into an operational information system?

A ________ implementation launches the new system while the old one is still running and employees either do their jobs twice or two separate teams handle the same processes.