Task 1: 

Approaches to Systems Development

Discuss two approaches to system development. Describe system analysis and the major

activities that occur during this phase of the systems development life cycle. 

 Describe and compare the six sources of software. How can you decide among various off-theshelf

software options? What criteria should you use? Do you think that in the given case study

you can use any off-the-shelf software? Please provide justifications to your answer. 

Task 2: 

Systems Requirements

 What are the primary functional requirements for the system in the case study? 

 What are the non-functional requirements for the system in the case study? 

Task 3: 

Project Cost Benefit Analysis

 Discuss your Project Cost Benefit Analysis. 

 Provide an excel spread sheet with details in a Project Cost Benefit Analysis. 

Task 4: 

Project Schedule

 Show a work breakdown structure and a project schedule as a Gantt chart. Explain both of

them and discuss how they relate to each other. 

 Given the system goals, requirements, and scope as they are currently understood, is the

project schedule reasonable? Why or why not? 

Task 5:

System Information Requirement Investigation Techniques

Who are the stakeholders involved? Clearly list all identified external and internal

stakeholders. 

 Describe three traditional techniques for collecting information during analysis. When might

one be better than another? 

 Justify the usefulness of these 3 investigation techniques. 

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