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IDS 406 - Exam 2
Systems Design
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Business
Undergraduate 4
03/24/2010

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Operational Requirements
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specify the operating environment(s) in which the system must perform and how those may change over time.

 

·         System integration requirements – the extent to which the system will operate with other systems.

·         Portability requirements – extent to which the system will ne to operate in other environments.

·         Maintainability requirements – expected business requirements to which the system should adopt. 

 

Term
Performance Requirements
Definition
focus on performance issues such as response time, capacity, and reliability.
• Speed Requirements – Time in which the system must perform its functions
• Capacity Requirements – Total and peak numbers of users and the volume of data expected.
• Availability and Reliability – extent to which the system will be available to all users and the permissible failure rate due to errors.
Term
Security Requirements
Definition
ability to protect the systems from disruption and data loss, whether intentional or random.
• System Value Estimates – Estimated business value of the system and its data.
• Access Control Requirements – Limitations on who can access what data.
• Encryption and Authentication Requirements – Defines what data will be encrypted and whether authentication will be needed for user access.
• Virus Control Requirements – Controls spread of viruses
Term
Cultural and Political Requirements
Definition
– are specific to the countries in which the system will be used.
• Multilingual Requirements – the language in which the system will need to operate.
• Customization Requirements – Specification of what aspects of the system can be changed by local users
• Making Unstated Norms Explicit – Explicitly stating assumptions that differ from country to country.
• Legal Requirements – The laws and regulations that impose requirements on the system.
Term
Project Management
Definition
• The process of planning and controlling the development of a system within a specified time frame at a minimum cost with the right functionality
Term
skills of a project manager
Definition
A project manager has primary responsibility for managing the hundreds of tasks and roles that need to be carefully coordinated.

• Leadership - influencing others
• Management - getting a project completed through utilization of resources
• Customer Relations - working with the customer
• Technical Problem Solving - designing and sequencing activities to attain project goals
• Conflict Management - problem solving
• Team Management - communication with and between teams, peer evaluation, team building
• Risk and Change Management - identifying accessing risk and challenges
Term
Know what a project manager should do to help ensure success of a project
Definition
• Hire the best people
• Pay attention to training
• Provide an exemplary environment in which people can feel motivated to have fun and do good work
• Tell everyone what is going on related to the project on a regular basis, and more often when sudden changes need to be made
• Pay attention to effective project teams
Term
Skills of a project manager
Definition
A project manager has primary responsibility for managing the hundreds of tasks and roles that need to be carefully coordinated.

• Leadership - influencing others
• Management - getting a project completed through utilization of resources
• Customer Relations - working with the customer
• Technical Problem Solving - designing and sequencing activities to attain project goals
• Conflict Management - problem solving
• Team Management - communication with and between teams, peer evaluation, team building
• Risk and Change Management - identifying accessing risk and challenges
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