Question 1

Suppose you own a large organization and are trying to decide if you should outsource your IT department. Explain the positives and negatives of outsourcing and why you would or would not choose to outsource.

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Question 2

______________________________ application development is the process of steadily adding new computer code to a software project when the new computer code is written and tested.

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Question 3

You've decided to implement an ERP system to replace your legacy systems. How would you evaluate and justify this IT investment?

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Question 4

List and describe each stage of the SDLC in the correct order. Explain the user's role in each of these stages. Why is the user's role so important for systems development? How do you think you can be involved in systems development in your future company?

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Question 5

In the business case approach, ______________________________ write a business case to justify funding one or more specific applications or projects.

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Question 6

A(n) __________________________________________ is an agent or a vendor who assembles the software needed by enterprises and then packages it with services such as development, operations, and maintenance.

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Question 7

_____________ are IS professionals who either modify existing computer programs or write new programs to satisfy user requirements.

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Question 8

__________________________ is a systems development method that can combine JAD, prototyping, and ICASE tools to rapidly produce a high-quality system.

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Question 9

Describe the information systems planning process. Provide an example of how one or more of these steps could be skipped.

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Question 10

What is agile development? How does it work? For this second question, you can describe the scrum approach. Why would a company want to use this instead of the traditional SDLC?

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Quiz 14: Acquiring Information Systems and Applications