1. CIS 210 Systems Analysis and Development
Week 3 Part I
Initiating and Planning Systems
Development Projects ,

2. Objectives Upon completion of part I you will be able to:
Understand and be able to explain the concepts related to the project initiation and planning process
Understand and be able to explain the concepts related to the statement of work and the baseline project plan
Understand and be able to explain the concepts related to the various methods for assessing project feasibility
Understand and be able to develop cost-benefit analyses and describe what is meant by the time value of money, present value, discount rate, net present value, return on investment, and break even analysis
Understand and be able to explain the concepts related to participant roles within a structured walkthrough

3. Overview Devoting Resources Project Initiation and Planning
Acceptance
Rejection
Redirection
Project Feasibility
Baseline Project Plan
Project Review

4. Initiating and Planning Systems Development Projects
When PIP Ends and Analysis Begins
Key questions
How much effort to put forth?
Time and effort easily pay for themselves
Reduced costs
Reduced time
Who is responsible?
Experienced analyst or team of analysts
Why is this such a challenging activity?
Transforming a vague system into a tangible project
Communication is key

5. Project Initiation and Planning Process
Focuses on activities to assist in planning
Analysts work with customers
Project Planning
Focus on assessing information needs
Defining clear requirements
Baseline Project Plan (BPP)
Foundation of project
Contains all information collected
Statement of Work
Objectives
Constraints

6. Assessing Feasibility
Assessing Economic Feasibility
Determining project benefits
Tangible
Intangible
Determining project costs
One-time
Recurring
The time value of money
Present Value
ROI
BEA

7. Assessing Feasibility
Assessing Technical Feasibility
Technical risk factors
Size
Structure
Development group experience
User group experience
General risk rules
Large vs. small project
Highly structured vs. ill structured
Standard technology vs. non-standard technology
User group familiarity vs. unfamiliarity

8. Assessing Feasibility
Other Feasibility Concerns
Operational
Will it solve business problems
System Service Request
Project identification study
Schedule
Potential time frames
Completion date schedules
Legal and contractual
Labor laws
Antitrust
Copyright
Political
Key stakeholders

9. The Baseline Project Plan
Building the BPP
Introduction
System description
Feasibility assessment
Management issues
Reviewing the BPP
Walkthroughs
Roles
Incremental commitment

10. Summary Initiating and Planning Systems Development Projects
Assessing Feasibility
The Baseline Project Plan