Exam 13: Acquiring Information Systems and Applications

Ryan works for a small consulting company. They want to do a better job of tracking their clients and the jobs they have bid on and either won or lost. There are no processes in place right now, and all users (consultants and managers) have different ideas. What is the best systems development approach for Ryan's company?

Which of the following is not an advantage of the buy option for acquiring IS applications?

Prototyping allows the users to clarify their information requirements as they use the prototype.

Refer to Opening Case - GE Healthcare Switches from Waterfall to Agile: Which of the following statements concerning GE Healthcare's Imaging Solutions' experience with agile development is not true?

As systems age, maintenance costs _____.

Differentiate between the IT strategic plan and the IS operational plan.

Jennifer is the owner of a start-up boutique that specializes in hard-to-find dress sizes for women. She has been keeping her financial books by using Excel and by hand. She thinks it's time to buy an accounting package. What question does she need to answer first?

Costs are harder to quantify than benefits.

_____ specify how work is to be divided between the company and its vendors.

Object-oriented development

Maintenance ends when the new system is implemented and has run long enough for a systems audit.

As an MIS analyst, you have decided to use a prototyping methodology for a small, Web-based design project. What is the order of steps that you will follow in the project?

The buy option is particularly attractive if the software vendor allows the company to modify the package to meet its needs.

Which of the following are disadvantages of the buy option for acquiring IS applications?

Anna works in the sales organization of a mid-size company. The company is evaluating whether it should replace its existing sales support system. At what stage of the SDLC should Anna expect to participate?

Compare and contrast rapid application development and joint application design.

Describe the feasibility study of the SDLC, and discuss why this study is so important.

Organizations typically move slowly to acquire new information technologies due to the risks involved.

The IS operational plan is a set of projects that will be executed by the IS department and by functional area managers.

Anna works in the sales organization of a mid-size company. The company decided to purchase Sales SME that is offered as a SaaS. What would you expect to see in a SLA with the vendors?