1. Requirements Engineering (The Beginning)
M. M. Pickard
Department of Computer Science

2. Overview Beginning of Team Construction Origins of Projects
Applications Solicited
Origins of Projects
Preliminary Investigation

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. Assignment
Submit a hard-copy application letter (include address) and resume for two of the open positions.
Apply to: Mr. I. M. Flustard Mgr, Information Systems POB Noplace, MS
Due: A week from today at beginning of class.

8. Reasons for Projects Higher profit Lower cost Improved service
Stronger controls
Better information
Better performance
Changed regulation, laws

9. Evaluation of Projects
Steering committee
Executive decision
Determination of feasibility

10. Feasibility Operational feasibility Technical feasibility
Economic feasibility
Tangible benefits
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
Intangible benefits
Schedule feasibility

11. Prioritization of Requests
Discretionary
Non-discretionary

12. Summary Apply for openings How projects start
Next: Preliminary investigation