Requirements Engineering (The Beginning) M. M. Pickard Department of Computer Science
Overview Beginning of Team Construction Origins of Projects Applications Solicited Origins of Projects Preliminary Investigation
Openings Team Leader (responsible to project leader) Mandatory: Ability to coordinate activities of 2-3 programmer/analysts Effective oral and written communications with user/client, management, and technical personnel Familiarity with systems development life cycle and software engineering techniques Salary: 60K pesos per millennium
Openings Data Base Consultant (responsible to project leader and/or team leader) Mandatory: Academic training on data base systems Experience defining a data base organization Effective oral and written communications with user/client, management, and technical personnel Familiarity with systems development life cycle and software engineering techniques Salary: 65K pesos per millennium
Openings Project Leader Responsible to Mgr of Information Systems for implementation of system Mandatory: Ability to coordinate activities of several small development teams Effective oral and written communications with user/client, management, and technical personnel Familiarity with systems development life cycle and software engineering techniques
Project Leader Opening (cont’d) Desirable: Familiarity with data base management systems Experience with project management Experience in multi-team development environment Experience with CASE tools Salary: 75K pesos per millennium
Assignment Submit a hard-copy application letter (include email address) and resume for two of the open positions. Apply to: Mr. I. M. Flustard Mgr, Information Systems POB 2986 Noplace, MS Due: A week from today at beginning of class.
Reasons for Projects Higher profit Lower cost Improved service Stronger controls Better information Better performance Changed regulation, laws
Evaluation of Projects Steering committee Executive decision Determination of feasibility
Feasibility Operational feasibility Technical feasibility Economic feasibility Tangible benefits Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Intangible benefits Schedule feasibility
Prioritization of Requests Discretionary Non-discretionary
Summary Apply for openings How projects start Next: Preliminary investigation