1. Part IV Review Reflection on Your Net Worth © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall, Experiencing MIS, David Kroenke

2. Part 4-2 Graduated Assume you have graduated and are employed. You decide to volunteer for a systems development project. You will be able to relate to your boss in a new way and be able to network within the organization – The project is using SDLC. Summarize your possible role(s). How will your knowledge of SDLC help you and give you a competitive advantage? – What would your responses be if the project was developed using RAD? – Using OOD? – Using XP? – What would be the opportunity cost if you did not volunteer?

3. © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall, Experiencing MIS, David Kroenke Part 4-3 PMBOK Guide Refer to figure ID IV-1 for the knowledge areas – Explain how each of the knowledge areas pertains to information systems projects – Explain how each knowledge area pertains to large projects – Explain how you can use the grid as a template for team planning. Are there any disadvantages of planning the project using the grid?

4. © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall, Experiencing MIS, David Kroenke Part 4-4 Management of a Department You’ve just taken over as a manager of a department using a new information system which has not been reliable and is difficult to use – Summarize your management problem – If you decide to investigate the problems, what would you want to learn? – Suppose you learn that many of the problems are due to the fact that your predecessor didn’t specify requirements? – What are three alternatives for approaching the IT department with the complaints? – What are three alternatives for handling the problem within your department?

5. © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall, Experiencing MIS, David Kroenke Part 4-5 Management of Department Depending on Particular IS You have taken over management of a department that requires an IS. You ask to see procedures but there are none – What do you suppose will happen if the system fails? – You conduct an informal risk management and conclude no procedures are necessary. What characteristics would cause you to form this conclusion? – If you conclude that procedures are necessary, how will you proceed? Would you involve the IT department? – If you decide to involve the IT department, who would you meet with and what would you communicate to them?

6. © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall, Experiencing MIS, David Kroenke Part 4-6 Table of Contents Referring to the Table of Contents: – Which chapter or chapter extension did you find most interesting? – How will your answer guide your career choice or aid you within the career you have already chosen? – Which chapter or chapter extension will be most helpful to you in your career? – Which chapters do you believe will be least useful to you?

7. © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall, Experiencing MIS, David Kroenke Part 4-7 Summarizing Knowledge Summarize the ways that you believe that the knowledge you have gained about MIS will be helpful in your career. Give specific examples from at least five chapters or chapter extensions

8. © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall, Experiencing MIS, David Kroenke Part 4-8 Memo to Boss Suppose you work for a company as an intern. Write a memo to your boss requesting that your employer reimburse your tuition for this class, basing this request on how the information from this class is pertinent to your job