Systems Design Project Instructions
For your final assignment in this course, you will create a
project using the requirements outlined below. You may use your own
place of business (preferred) or an existing business that will
allow you to perform these exercises. Answers such as Yes or No
are
notsufficient to respond to these questions.
Final Project Requirements
Create an entire SDLC process that will bring added value to a
business. Use of the following is mandatory: 1. Planning Phase a. Identify the projectwhat
is it supposed to do? b. Determine the methodology to be
used; describe, in detail, why you chose this methodology c. Define/determine business
requirements and describe the techniques you will use to gather
this information 2. Analysis Phase a. Describe how this project
will bring added value to the business. This should be in the form
of an actual presentation outline, such as one would read while
doing a Power Point presentation to the Board
i. Determine who the key players
are
ii. Describe any known or possible
issues that might arise as to why the project will not be
approved b. Along with the outline, prepare
a Use Case diagram for the new systemensure you consider staffing,
budgets, training, maintenance, etc. 3. Design Phase a. Determine the hardware
and software requirements
i. Will the existing infrastructure
support the project? 1. If not, describe in detail what
will be needed.
ii. Is new hardware required?
iii. Is new software required? 1. If new software is required,
how will it be obtained? 2. Is the existing database
adequate? b. Create the Project work plan,
complete with (projected) timelines using a Gantt chart. 4. Implementation Phase a. Describe how the system
is to be implemented; Phased? Turn key? Mirrored? Parallel? b. Describe why the implementation
you chose is the best for this project.
Additional comments from the professor:
To thoroughly address each of the deliverables most students
need 8-10 pages and a parallel number of supporting scholarly
references. Thus, I would try to write at least 1-2 single
spaced pages this week (2-4 double-spaced will be the result and
you will be on your way). Start with the planning
phase. Use an appropriate project methodology and support
this method with recent scholarly sources given your business
problem. As an example, here is a general outline with some ideas from
each chapter of what should guide and support your project in the
requirements and analysis phases: Chapters 3 6 address the requirements determination and
analysis phases of the project. Chapters 7 10 move into the
design. Our last mini case introduced a UI menu design but
you may be designing something entirely difference and this is
okay, as long as your design process is justified by the textbook
and/or appropriate scholarly research. Finally, chapter 12
addresses implementation. You do not literally need to
program the solution, just explain how you intend to deploy the
final solution and the supported processes that this entails.
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