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AI204DE01_Systems Analysis & Design – Week 02

Group Work (max 3 students)

Name:
Student ID:

Deadline: 11:59pm 01/10/2024 – by submitting into dropbox on E-Learning system


File name format: AI204DE01 Lab – Week 01 – StudentID.docx (or .pdf or .zip)

Questions:
 Read the Patterson Superstore Case study: Chapter 2
 Do the following exercises:
A. Locate a news article in an IT trade magazine (e.g., https://www.computerworld.com/) about an
organization that is implementing a new computer system. Describe the tangible and intangible
value that the organization is likely to realize from the new system.
B. Car dealers have realized how profitable it can be to sell automobiles using the Web. Pretend that
you work for a local car dealership that is part of a large chain such as CarMax. Create a system
request you might use to develop a Web-based sales system. Remember to list special issues that
are relevant to the project.
C. Suppose that you are interested in buying a new computer. Create a cost–benefit analysis that
illustrates the return on investment that you would receive from making this purchase. Computer-
related websites (e.g., Apple, Dell, HP) should have real tangible costs that you can include in your
analysis. Project your numbers out to include a three-year period and provide the net present value
of the final total.
D. The Amazon.com website originally sold books; then the management of the company decided to
extend their Web-based system to include other products. How would you have assessed the
feasibility of this venture when the idea first came up? How risky would you have considered the
project that implemented this idea? Why?
E. Pretend that the career services office at your university wants to develop a system that collects
student résumés and makes them available to students and recruiters over the Web. Students
should be able to input their résumé information into a standard résumé template. The
information then is presented in a résumé format, and it also is placed in a database that can be
queried using an online search form. You have been put in charge of the project. Develop a plan for
estimating the project. How long do you think it would take for you and three other students to
complete the project? Provide support for the schedule that you propose.
F. Refer to the situation in exercise E. You have been told that recruiting season begins a month from
today and that the new system must be used. How would you approach this situation? Describe
what you can do as the project manager to make sure that your team does not burn out from
unreasonable deadlines and commitments.
G. Consider the system described in exercise F. Create a workplan listing the tasks that will need to be
completed to meet the project’s objectives. Create a Gantt chart and a network diagram in a
project management tool (e.g., Microsoft Project) or using a spreadsheet package to graphically
show the high-level tasks of the project.
H. Pretend that your instructor has asked you and two friends to create a Web page to describe the
course to potential students and provide current class information (e.g., syllabus, assignments,
readings) to current students. You have been assigned the role of leader, so you will need to
coordinate your activities and those of your classmates until the project is completed. Describe
how you would apply the project management techniques that you have learned in this chapter in
this situation. Include descriptions of how you would create a workplan, staff the project, and
coordinate all activities—yours and those of your classmates.
I. In 1997, Oxford Health Plans had a computer problem that caused the company to overestimate
revenue and underestimate medical costs. Problems were caused by the migration of its claims
processing system from the Pick operating system to a UNIX-based system that uses Oracle
database software and hardware from Pyramid Technology. As a result, Oxford’s stock price
plummeted, and fixing the system became the number one priority for the company. Suppose that
you have been placed in charge of managing the repair of the claims processing system. Obviously,
the project team will not be in good spirits. How will you motivate team members to meet the
project’s objectives?

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