1. IS Development Managing IS Development projects
October 14, 2015

2. What is a project?
Individual or collaborative enterprise that is carefully planned, designed and executed to achieve a particular goal
This definition highlights some, but not all, key elements of a project 2

3. Characteristics of a project3

4. IS Development project
A project which main goal is to plan, design, develop/acquire, and implement an information system
IS Development is a process that needs to be well managed 4

5. IS project managers’ skills5

6. Sources of IS projects Business units / User departments
Top management
IS Planning group / Steering committee
IS staff / IS Development group 6

7. Pros & Cons of IS projects sources
Top-Down identification
Senior management or steering committee
Focus on global needs of organization (top mgt)
Cross-functional focus (steering committee)
Bottom-up identification
User departments or functional managers
May not reflect organization’s overall goals
Narrow an tactical focus
Note: Projects identified by IS Development group based on ease of integration with existing systems.

8. System Service Request
Pine Valley Furniture
System Service Request
REQUESTED BY: Ann Lopez
DATE: November 10, 2014
DEPARTMENT: Purchasing, Manufacturing Support
LOCATION: Headquarters
CONTACT: Tel: (200) |
TYPE OF REQUEST
URGENCY
[ x ] New System
[ ] Immediate – Operations are impaired or opportunity lost.
[ ] System Enhancement
[ ] Problems exist but can be worked around
[ ] System Error Correction
[ x ] Business losses ca be tolerated until new system installed
PROBLEM STATEMENT
Sales growth at PVF has caused greater volume of work for the Manufacturing Support unit within Purchasing. Further, more concentration on customer service has reduced manufacturing lead times, which puts more pressure on purchasing activities. In addition, cost-cutting measures force Purchasing to be more aggressive in (a) negotiating terms with vendors, (b) improving delivery times, and (c) lowering our investments in inventory. The current modest systems support for manufacturing purchasing is not responsive to these new business conditions. Data are not available, information cannot be summarized, supplier orders cannot be adequately tracked, and commodity buying is not well supported. PVF is spending too much on raw materials and not being responsive to manufacturing needs.
SERVICE REQUEST
I request a thorough analysis of our current Purchasing operations with the intent to design and build a completely new information system for managing purchasing activities. The new system should handle all purchasing transactions, support display and reporting of all critical purchasing data, as well as assist purchasing agents in commodity buying.
IS STAFF LIAISON: Chris Martin, (Phone: |
SPONSOR: Al Joyner, Director of Purchasing
TO BE COMPLETED BY SYSTEMS PRIORITY BOARD
[ ] Request approved Assigned to : ______________________________________
Star Date: ___/___/______
[ ] Recommend revision
[ ] Suggest user development
[ ] Reject for reason: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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9. Classifying & ranking IS projects
Assessing the merit of potential projects
Can be performed by
Steering committee ▪ Systems Priority Board
Criteria vary based on project, organization’s size, etc.
Relative ranking guides project selection

10. Selecting IS Development projects
Ongoing activity b/c business condition changes over time
Incremental commitment
Continuous reassessment of project after each phase
Primary deliverables: Decision outcomes, schedule of IS projects