Explain briefly about Systems development life cycle Flashcards

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Analysis Phase of the SDLC
Analysis determines WHAT the business needs are. It includes activities designed to discover and document the features and functions the system must have.
Design Phase of the SDLC
Design takes the needs and determines HOW they will be met. Focus is on how to create a system that will provide the needed features and functions.
Main Activities of Design Phase
System Acquisition Strategy and Final Deliverable- System Specification
System Acquisition Strategy
Determining how the system will be implemented through make, buy, or outsource.
System Acquisition Strategy: Make
Building the system in house. Allows teams to have complete contol. Developers can be flexible and creative. High risks associated including costs, technical obstacles, and growing timeline.
System Acquisition Strategy: Buy
Buying a packaged software. More efficient to buy programs that have already been created, tested, and proven. Lack of customizing software. More reliable and can be affordable.
System Acquisition Strategy: Outsource
Hiring an external vendor, developer, or service to create the system. Requires the least amount of in-house resources. Benefits include more expertise on their part. Can reduce costs but have risks that include compromise of confidential information or lost control over future development.
Design strategy for System Acquisition Strategy: Make
Develop physical models of the new system that document how it will perform the functions. These physical models will represent the new system’s design before the system builders start constructing it.
Migration Plan
Specifies what activities will be performed and by whom when transition is made from old system to new.
Migration Plan: Preparing the business
  • Select a conversion strategy
  • Prepare a business contingency plan
Migration Plan: Preparing the technology
  • Install hardware
  • Install software
  • Convert data
Migration Plan: Preparing the people
  • Revise management policies
  • Assess costs and benefits
  • Motivate adoption
  • Conduct training
Six principles of User Interface Design
  • Layout
  • Content Awareness
  • Aesthestics
  • User experience
  • Consistancy
  • Minimize Effort
Layout
  • the interface should be a series of areas on the screen that are used consistently for different purposes.
Content Awareness
  • the user is always aware of where they are in the system and what information is being displayed.