Chapter 3: Determining Feasibility

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Chapter 3 Determining Feasibility Managing
Analysis Design Activities

• Instructor Paul K Chen

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Topics

• Project Management Functions
• Five Major Project Fundamentals that the System
  Analysts Must Handle
• Activity Planning and Control
• Tools
• Project Scope Document

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Five Major Project Fundamentals For System
Analysts

• The five project fundamentals the system analysts
  must
• handle are
• Project initiation
• Determining project feasibility
• Project scheduling
• Activity planning and control
• Managing system analysis team members

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Activity Planning and Control

• Beginning to plan a project by breaking it these
  three
• major activities
• Analysis
• Design
• Implementation

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Activity Planning and Control

• Refining the planning and scheduling of analysis
  activities
• by adding detailed tasks and establishing the
  following
• milestones
• Data Gathering
• Data Flow Decision analysis
• Proposal Preparation

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TBS Task Breakdown Structure
Task Responsible person Estimated Start date Estimated End data



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Tools for Planning Scheduling Activities

• Gantt Chart PERT (Program Evaluation and Review
  Techniques) diagram Spreadsheet
• Computer-based project scheduling
• Such as Microsoft Project Computer
  Associates CA-Super Project

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Gantt vs. PERT Diagram
A
B
C
D
E
4
2
5
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Time
15
20
C, 5
A 4
40
50
E, 6
10
B, 2
D,3
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The longest path is called critical path.
10-30-40-50 ?
10-20-40-50 15
Circles called events
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Project Scope Document

• I Executive Summary
• -- Business needs
• II Project Background
• -- How did the project start?
• -- Who is the sponsor?
• III Project Definition
• -- Project Objectives
• -- Project Organization
• -- Project Critical Success Factor
• -- Measurements of Success

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Project Scope Document

• IV Project Scope
• Whats in the System?
• Whats not in the system?
• Samples of Queries Reports
• V Methodology and Approach
• Methodology Employed
• Techniques Employed

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Project Scope Document

• VI Project Cost/Benefits
• VII Project Schedule, Budget and Resources
• VIII Project Planning Assumptions and Issues
• -- Project Assumptions
• -- Project Risks
• -- Project Contingencies
• IX Expected Follow-on Projects

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Summary

• Project management consists of these four
  essential
• elements
• Planning (an iterative process)
• Determining the deliverables
• Estimating efforts and cost
• Projecting the resources
• Organizing
• Assembling the team
• Defining and establishing the structure of
  the team
• Creating a productive environment

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Summary

• Controlling the project
• Monitoring the progress
• Reporting performance and variables
• Adjusting resources
• Leading the project
• Emphasizing human factorsmotivation
• Team spirit Delegation