Unit Number and Title 9: Software Development Lifecycles

Academic Year 2018

Unit Tutor Do Quoc Binh

Assignment Title Assignment 1: Planning a Software Development Lifecycle

Issue Date

Submission Date

IV Name & Date

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria

Pass Merit Distinction

LO1 Describe different software development lifecycles

P1 Describe two iterative and two M1 Describe, with an example, why D1 Assess the merits of applying the
sequential software lifecycle a particular lifecycle model is Waterfall lifecycle model to a large
models. selected for a development software development project.
environment.
P2 Explain how risk is managed in
the Spiral lifecycle model.

LO2 Explain the importance of a feasibility study

P3 Explain the purpose of a M2 Discuss the components of a D2 Assess the impact of different
feasibility report. feasibility report. feasibility criteria on a software
investigation.
P4 Describe how technical
solutions can be compared.
Assignment Brief

Scenario
Tune Source is a company headquartered in southern California. Tune Source is the brainchild
of three entrepreneurs with ties to the music industry: John Margolis, Megan Taylor, and Phil
Cooper. Originally, John and Phil partnered to open a number of brick and mortar stores in
southern California specializing in hard-to-find and classic jazz, rock, country, and folk
recordings. Megan soon was invited to join the partnership because of her contacts and
knowledge of classical music. Tune Source quickly became known as the place to go to find
rare audio recordings. Annual sales last year were $40 million with annual growth at about
3%–5% per year. Tune Source currently has a website that enables customers to search for and
purchase CDs. This site was initially developed by an Internet consulting firm and is hosted by
a prominent local Internet Service Provider (ISP) in Los Angeles. The IT department at Tune
Source has become experienced with Internet technology as it has worked with the ISP to
maintain the site.

System Request
Project Sponsor: Carly Edwards, Assistant Vice President, Marketing
Business Need: This project has been initiated to increase sales by creating the capability of
selling digital music downloads to customers through kiosks in our stores, and over the
Internet using our website.
Business Requirements: Using the Web or in-store kiosks, customers will be able to search
for and purchase digital music downloads. The specific functionality that the system should
have includes the following:
 Search for music in our digital music archive.
 Listen to music samples.
 Purchase individual downloads at a fixed fee per download.
 Establish a customer subscription account permitting unlimited downloads for a
monthly fee.
 Purchase music download gift cards.
Business Value: We expect that Tune Source will increase sales by enabling existing
customers to purchase specific digital music tracks and by reaching new customers who are
interested in our unique archive of rare and hard-to-find music. We expect to gain a new
revenue stream from customer subscriptions to our download services. We expect some
increase in cross-selling, as customers who have downloaded a track or two of a CD decide to
purchase the entire CD in a store or through our website. We also expect a new revenue stream
from the sale of music download gift cards.
Conservative estimates of tangible value to the company include the following:
 $757,500 in sales from individual music downloads
  $950,000 in sales from customer subscriptions
 $205,000 in additional in-store or website CD sales
 $153,000 in sales from music download gift cards
Special Issues or Constraints:
 The marketing department views this as a strategic system. The ability to offer digital
music downloads is critical in order to remain competitive in our market niche. Our
music archive of rare and hard-to-find music is an asset that is currently underutilized.
 Many of our current loyal customers have been requesting this capability, and we need
to provide this service or face the loss of these customers’ business.
 Because customers have a number of music download options available to them
elsewhere we need to bring this system to the market as soon as possible.
You need to discuss the following Tasks:

Assignment Guidance

Task Outcome Requirements

1 L01 Describe different software development P1:

lifecycles
Discuss the 4 development models and
identify pros and cons of each model.
Remember to mention Tune Source in
your discussion:

 2 iterative models can be: spiral

and DSDM
 2 sequential models can be:
Waterfall and V model

P2:

Identify risks and explain how they can be

managed if the company decides to use
Spiral while developing Tune Source

M1:

Which is most suitable for Tune Source

and discuss why?

D1:
 Assume Tune Source is a big project,
identify all merits of applying the
Waterfall lifecycle model to Tune Source

3 LO2 Explain the importance of a feasibility study P3

In relation to Tune Source, explain the

purpose of feasibility report when to use
them.

P4

Refer to page 274 of the book Alternative

matrix. Create 3 alternatives solution(
programming languages in this case) and
compare them.

M2

Suggest components of a feasibility

report and give the reasons why.

Hints:

Suggest that feasibility report should

have:

 Technical feasibility
 Economic feasibility
 Organizational feasibility

D2

In relation to Tune Source provide at

least 3 feasibilities for each:

 Technical feasibility
 Economic feasibility

Organizational feasibility

Submission Format
The submission is in the form of 1 document

You are required to make use of headings, paragraphs, subsections and illustrations as
appropriate, and all work must be supported with research and referenced using the Harvard
referencing system.