1. Martha Grabowski LeMoyne College
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Feasibility Analysis
Martha Grabowski
LeMoyne College

2. Feasibility Measure of how beneficial or practical the
development of an information system
will be to an organization.
Feasibility Analysis
Process by which feasibility is measured
Continuing process of feasibility assessment
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3. Tests of Feasibility Operational Feasibility Technical Feasibility
Schedule Feasibility
Economic Feasibility
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4. Tests of Feasibility Operational Feasibility Technical Feasibility
How well will the solution work in the organization?
Technical Feasibility
How practical is the technical solution?
How available are technical resources and expertise?
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5. Tests of Feasibility Schedule Feasibility Economic Feasibility
How reasonable is the project timetable?
Economic Feasibility
How cost-effective is the project or solution?
Cost-benefit analysis
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6. Operational Feasibility
Questions to Ask
Is the problem worth solving?
Will the solution to the problem work?
How do end users and management feel about the solution?
Has a usability analysis been conducted?
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7. Technical Feasibility
Questions to Ask
Is the proposed solution practical?
Do we possess the necessary technology?
Do we possess the necessary technical expertise?
Is the schedule reasonable?
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8. Economic Feasibility Cost-benefit analyses
How much will the system cost?
Development costs
Operation costs
Maintenance and support costs
Do we possess the necessary technology?
Do we possess the necessary technical expertise?
Is the schedule reasonable?
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9. Cost Analysis
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10. Benefit Analysis Benefit analyses
Tangible benefits can be easily quantified.
Measured in terms of monthly or annual savings, or of profit to organization
Intangible benefits more difficult to quantify.
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11. Benefit Analysis Tangible Benefits Fewer processing errors
Increased throughput
Decreased response time
Elimination of job steps
Increased sales
Reduced credit losses
Reduced expenses
Intangible Benefits
Improved customer goodwill
Improved employee morale
Better service to community
Better decision-making
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12. Economic Feasibility Payback analysis
How long will it take to recoup the costs of this project?
Return on investment (ROI) analysis
Net present value analysis
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13. Feasibility Analysis
Compare candidate systems on basis of several characteristics
Better analysts always consider multiple solutions
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14. Candidate Systems Matrix
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15. Feasibility Analysis Matrix
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