Exam 2: Analyzing the Business Case

_____ refers to the practical resources needed to develop,purchase,install,or operate a system.

_____ are the benefits that can be measured in dollars.

Determining the _____ means defining the specific boundaries,or extent,of a project.

Information systems that interact with customers usually receive low priority.

Lara is involved in many other projects so she appoints a project manager for this project to ensure that the project is completed on time.This is an example of _____.

Errors or problems in existing systems can trigger requests for systems projects.

Economic activity has a negligible influence on corporate information management.

The Pareto chart,sometimes called a scatter diagram,is a problem-solving tool.

A _____ must be achieved to fulfill a company's mission.

Projects where management has a choice in implementing them are called _____ projects.

A survey is as flexible as a series of interviews,but it is more expensive.

Describe in detail the internal factors that affect the business decisions a company makes.

_____ means that a project can be implemented in an acceptable time frame.

When assessing schedule feasibility,a systems analyst must consider the interaction between time and costs.

Many smaller companies rely on one person to evaluate system requests instead of a committee.

The objective of a _____ is to use the combined judgement and experience of several analysts to evaluate systems projects.

In most organizations,the IT department receives fewer systems requests than it can actually handle.

Of the measures of feasibility,questions such as "Does the proposed platform have sufficient capacity for future needs?" and "Will the hardware and software environment be reliable?" should be considered while assessing _____.

_____ means that a proposed system will be used effectively after it has been developed.

_____ limitations result when a system that was designed for a specific hardware configuration becomes obsolete when new hardware is introduced.