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CT046-3-2-SDM (SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT METHODS)


ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT

FOUR (4) WRITTEN QUESTIONS


ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
EACH QUESTION CARRIES 25 MARKS (A TOTAL OF 100 MARKS)

QUESTION 1

You are a member of a project team that is developing a new system for Jasmine theatre. The
Jasmine theatre requires a system that would maintain information about each event and tickets
sold, and the patron to whom the tickets are sold. The system should also generate reports on the
number of tickets sold/available per performance, and tickets purchased by a specific patron.

a) You are planning to conduct an interview and survey during the requirement engineering
task. Discuss the purpose of requirement gathering tasks for the Jasmine theatre project.
Also, describe TWO (2) situations where interview and survey techniques can be used
for the project respectively.
10 marks

b) Explain THREE (3) techniques of system analysis that you would use for the Jasmine
theatre project and provide an example for each technique.
15 marks

(Total = 25 Marks)

QUESTION 2
BigTransport is an application that serves as a booking platform, which the users use to rent a
lorry, van, or 4x4 transportation. It provides services such as personal house moving, lorry
transport, furniture disposal, and office moving. To use the application, the user needs to get a
quotation such as choose vehicle type, address, and date. Next, the user will book for the
required services such as manpower, shrink warping, or assembly service. Then the application
will find the matching drivers by searching the nearest drivers and the user will book the driver.
For the payment, there are two options, pay by cash or pay online using a credit card or online
banking.

Level 2 Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation 202108


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Based on the given case study:


a) Describe what is ‘Agile’ and explain TWO (2) processes involved in agile.
(5 marks)
b) Explain any FIVE (5) of the agile principles and provide an example of how each agile
principle can be implemented in the BigTransport project.
(20marks)
(Total = 25 marks)
QUESTION 3

The Le Camion the company that proposes BigTransport has hired your company to build the
application. This application will be built incrementally, each increment is supposed to be
completed within 2 - 4 weeks, each cycle will have a reflection session to review the result with
the stakeholders (Le Camion) and get feedback on the product improvement that can be made in
the next cycle.

You are confident that SCRUM would be the best development methodology for this project.

a) Justify why would you suggest using SCRUM for this project? Also, describe TWO (2)
strengths and TWO (2) weaknesses of SCRUM methodology for the project.

(9 marks)

b) Identify and describe FOUR (4) SCRUM ceremonies/events that must take place and the
benefits of each to the project.
(16 marks)

(Total = 25 marks)

QUESTION 4

Level 2 Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation 202108


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System change over during the deployment phase is the process of putting a new system
operational and retiring the old system. Distributing, installing, updating, and uninstalling
software applications are common tasks in all enterprises. These tasks include a lot of processes
and usually take up a lot of administrators' time and resources. Each of these tasks should be
completed on individual computers.

Explain FOUR (4) system change-over strategies and provide the main corresponding
advantages and disadvantages for the respective strategies. Then, suggest ONE (1) system
change-over strategy that is best suited for the Le Camion project stated in the previous question,
provide your justifications.
(Total = 25 marks)

(TOTAL = 100 MARKS)

Level 2 Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation 202108

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