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The document provides sample questions and case studies for analyzing business requirements and determining the feasibility of proposed IT projects. Sample questions to determine feasibility include: - For technical feasibility: Does the organization have the necessary technical skills and infrastructure? What are the technical requirements and constraints? - For operational feasibility: How will the system integrate with current work processes? What changes to operations will be required for adoption? - For economic feasibility: What are the potential costs and benefits? Does the budget support costs for development and ongoing maintenance? - For schedule feasibility: Can the project be completed within the desired

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The document provides sample questions and case studies for analyzing business requirements and determining the feasibility of proposed IT projects. Sample questions to determine feasibility include: - For technical feasibility: Does the organization have the necessary technical skills and infrastructure? What are the technical requirements and constraints? - For operational feasibility: How will the system integrate with current work processes? What changes to operations will be required for adoption? - For economic feasibility: What are the potential costs and benefits? Does the budget support costs for development and ongoing maintenance? - For schedule feasibility: Can the project be completed within the desired

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CIN603 Systems Analysis & Design

Semester 1 – 2020

Tutorial: Analyzing the Business Case

Last chance securities


The IT director opened the department staff meeting today by saying "I’ve got some good news and some bad
news. The good news is that management approved the payroll system project this morning. The new system
will reduce clerical time and errors, improve morale in the payroll department, and avoid possible fines and
penalties for noncompliance. The bad news is that the system must be installed by January 1st in order to
meet new federal reporting rules, all expenses from now on must be approved in advance, the system should
have a modular design if possible, and the vice president of finance would like to announce the new system in
a year-end report if it is ready by mid-December.”

1. Why is it important to define the project scope? How would you define the
scope of the payroll project in this case?
2. Review each constraint and identify its characteristics: present vs.
future, internal vs. external, and mandatory vs. desirable.

Way Out Bikes


The owner of Way Out Bikes asked you for advice about acquiring an information system for her business. The
company specializes in helping customers select exactly the right bicycle for their needs and lifestyles. Way
Out cannot compete on price with mass merchandisers, but it seeks to offer value and expertise for which
customers are willing to pay. You ask the owner whether she has long-range plans for the company, and she
replies that she has not really thought beyond a one-year time frame.

1. Develop questions to ask Way Out’s owner to help her conduct a SWOT
analysis.
2. How could a mission statement help Way Out?
3. What are the critical success factors for Way Out?
4. What questions would you ask the owner to help her develop a business
case for an information system?

The Friday IT Department Staff Meeting


By the end of the week, things quieted down. The IT staff discussed how to prioritize IT project requests, taking
into account technical, operational, economic, and schedule feasibility. The group decided that a standard set
of questions would be a good starting point.
Provide three sample questions to determine whether a project has:
 technical feasibility
 operational feasibility
 economic feasibility
 schedule feasibility
Case Study

Personal Trainer, Inc.

1. Review the fact statements in Chapter 1, and perform Internet research


to find out as much as you can about fitness center operations. Using
this background, conduct a SWOT analysis with at least three entries in
each area.
New Century Wellness Group

1. You are planning a preliminary investigation of Dr. Jones’s request. For


each step, describe the steps you will take, the methods you will use,
and the information you will seek. Also explain how you plan to define
the project’s scope, and why this task is so important.

2. Prepare a brief preliminary investigation report for Dr. Jones. Before


you begin this task, you should review the sample report in this chapter,
and visit Part A of the Systems Analyst’s Toolkit, which provides
suggestions for oral and written presentations.

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