BSA/375 Week 1

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Wk 1 - Apply: Systems Development Life Cycle Presentation

Includes Option #1 Presentation with Full Speaker Notes

Includes Option #2 Presentation with Full Speaker Notes

Includes Option #3 Presentation with Full Speaker Notes

Review the Pine Valley Furniture Company Background in Ch. 3, p. 40 of your textbook, found in the Wk 1 Learning Activities folder.

Imagine you work for Pine Valley Furniture. The board is considering starting a web store and does not know what is involved in developing a new system. You have been asked to present to the board of directors to help them know what to expect.
Prepare a 12- to 16-slide presentation to the board with speaker notes and media such as graphics or tables. Note: Speaker notes should present the presentation just as if you were in front of the class. The speaker notes should "walk the audience" through your presentation, from start to finish. You should provide the verbiage that you would present in front of the audience,
Explain why it is important to use systems analysis and design methodologies when building a system. Justify why not to "just build the system" in whatever way appears to be "quick and easy."
Review the criteria for selecting off-the-shelf software presented in Ch. 2. Now identify additional criteria that are, or might be, used to select off-the-shelf software.
Consider if the choice was between alternative custom software developers rather than rewritten packages.

Identify the criteria that would be appropriate to select and compare among competing bidders for custom development of an application. Be sure to briefly define each of these criteria.
Briefly summarize the project management process. Explain which of the four phases of the project management process you think is most challenging and how you can mitigate the risks for that stage.

Cite appropriate external citations and references (minimum of 3), in addition to including references to the required readings..(or virtual organizations) where relevant, within the assignment. Be sure citations and references follow the University of Phoenix approved style guide format (the Written Assignments Guidelines, along with properly cited APA references). Please Note: Dictionary and Encyclopedia citations and references of any type will not count towards your reference/citation count.
Submit your assignment and make sure all APA formatting is followed. Refer to the grammar and writing guides for further assistance. This should include a Cover/Title slide, Introduction and Summary slides and Reference slides, which do not count towards the 12 - 16 slide total for the assignment.

BSA/375 Wk 1 Discussion - Practice: The System Analyst

Includes 5 Full Answers to Discussion Question

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
Why is the role of the systems analyst so critical in a systems development project?

What skills and knowledge are required to be effective?

Explain the role that systems analysts play in determining feasibility of a systems development project.

BSA/375 Wk 1 Discussion: Development Methodologies

Includes 3 Full Answers to Discussion Question

Write a short answer to the following:
Review the agile and waterfall methodologies in Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in your readings and in the pod cast for this week.

• Explain the main differences between the agile and waterfall methodologies.
• What types of software application development projects would be better suited for each methodology and why?

BSA/375 Week 2

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BSA/375 Wk 2 -Apply: Project Selection and Planning

Includes Option #1 Presentation with Full Speaker Notes

Includes Option #2 Presentation with Full Speaker Notes

Includes Option #3 Presentation with Full Speaker Notes

Includes written essay addressing assignment requirements listed below.

After last week's presentation, the board of directors wants to continue consideration of a new webstore for Pine Valley Furniture.
The board has asked you to assist them in selecting and initiating which project to do. They are considering a webstore for one of their three target markets:
• Corporate furniture
• Home office furniture
• Student furniture
The board wants you to help them determine which project to select and get started on the planning process.
Prepare another 12- to 16-slide presentation to help the board choose. Note: Speaker notes should present the presentation just as if you were in front of the class. The speaker notes should "walk the audience" through your presentation, from start to finish. You should provide the verbiage that you would present in front of the audience,
Explain four methods for identifying and selecting IS projects. Compare the characteristics of each and identify the strengths and weaknesses of each method.
Identify valuation criteria when classifying and ranking the three projects, and then rank them.
Summarize the project initiation and planning process so the board knows the next steps.
Cite appropriate external citations and references (minimum of 3), in addition to including references to the required readings (or virtual organizations) where relevant, within the assignment. Be sure citations and references follow the University of Phoenix approved style guide format (the Written Assignments Guidelines, along with properly cited APA references). Please Note: Dictionary and Encyclopedia citations and references of any type will not count towards your reference/citation count.
Submit your assignment and make sure all APA formatting is followed. Refer to the grammar and writing guides for further assistance. This should include a Cover/Title slide, Introduction and Summary slides and Reference slides, which do not count towards the 12 - 16 slide total for the assignment.

BSA/375 Wk 2 Discussion - Joint Application Development

Includes 5 Full DQ Answers!

Describe how joint application design (JAD) might be considered a better information-gathering technique than the traditional method of requirements gathering? What are its shortcomings?

BSA/375 Wk 2 Discussion - Effective Interviews

Includes 3 Full DQ Answers!

You have been asked to interview the HR manager about business requirements for the new HR system. What best practices for interviewing would you employ for an effective interview?

BSA/375 Week 3

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Includes Option #1 Presentation with Full Speaker Notes

Includes Option #2 Presentation with Full Speaker Notes

Includes Option #3 Presentation with Full Speaker Notes

Includes Option #4 Presentation with Full Speaker Notes

The board of directors has selected the student furniture project for the webstore. Now they have asked you to help them choose a method for determining the requirements.
Prepare a 14-to 18-slide presentation to the board with detailed speaker notes. Use of multimedia and images is encouraged. Note: Speaker notes should present the presentation just as if you were in front of the class. The speaker notes should "walk the audience" through your presentation, from start to finish. You should provide the verbiage that you would present in front of the audience.
Compare traditional. contemporary, radical. and agile methodologies for requirements gathering. Be sure to include advantages and disadvantages in your comparison.
Recommend the methodology you think will work best for Pine Valley Furniture's student furniture webstore.
Explain the Level-0 data flow diagram from Figure 7-22 on p. 203.
Cite appropriate external citations and references (minimum of 3), in addition to including references to the required reading􀀋(or virtual organizations) where relevant, within the assignment. Be sure citations and references follow the University of Phoenix approved style guide format (the Written Assignments Guidelines. along with properly cited APA references). Please Note: Dictionary and Encyclopedia citations and references of any type will not count towards your reference/citation count.
Submit your assignment and make sure all APA formatting is followed. Refer to the grammar and writing guides for further assistance. This should include a Cover/Title slide. Introduction and Summary slides and Reference slides, which do not count towards the 14 -18 slide total for the assignment.

BSA/375 Wk 3 Discussion

Wk 3 Discussion - Software Selection

Write a 200- to 300-word short answer to the following question:

What are issues to consider when deciding to build software in-house or purchase commercial off-the-shelf software (COTS)? If you were asked to evaluate several COTS applications, list, and explain the criteria you would use to select the best one for your organization.

BSA/375 Week 4

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Wk 4 -Apply: Internet Systems Technologies Comparison

Includes Option #1

Includes Option #2

Includes Option #3

Includes Option #4

Includes Option #5

Includes Option #6

Tips for completing this assignment:
Pine Valley Furniture (PVF) wants to use Internet systems to provide value to its customers and staff. There are many software technologies available to Internet systems development teams, including SOAP, HTML JSON, XML CSS, ASP.NET, Objective C, php, JAVA™, Python, Ruby, AJAX, Swift™, AngularJS, Bootstrap, jQuery, R, and many more.
Create a 4- to 6-page comparison paper which includes a table that addresses the items listed below. The paper should also provide supporting narrative as outlined below.
Analyze and compare at least three internet systems development software technologies for use at PVF.
Analyze how the selected internet systems development software technologies support PVF's core business processes.
Compare the selected technologies and then the reasons why, as an internet systems developer, you might choose one technology over another technology for PVF.
Explain how these technologies can bring value to PVF.
Incorporate additional research to support your comparison.
Cite appropriate external citations and references (minimum of 3), in addition to including references to the required readings (or virtual organizations) where relevant, within the assignment. Be sure citations and references follow the University of Phoenix approved style guide format (the Written Assignments Guidelines, along with properly cited APA references). Please Note: Dictionary and Encyclopedia citations and references of any type will not count towards your reference/citation count.
Submit your assignment and make sure all APA formatting is followed. Refer to the grammar and writing guides for further assistance. This should include a Cover page, Introduction and Summary pages and Reference page, which do not count towards the 4 - 6 page total for the assignment.

BSA/375 Week 4 Discussion Questions and Answers Included!

BSA/375 Wk 4 Discussion - Practice: Selecting COTS

Includes 5 Full Answers to this DQ!

What are issues to consider when deciding to build software in-house or purchase commercial off-the-shelf software (COTS)?

• If you were asked to evaluate several COTS applications and choose whether to develop in-house or purchase a COTS application, what criteria are important to consider and why?
• How would you decide?

BSA/375 Wk 4 Discussion - Testing

Includes 3 Full Answers!

As you read and reflect on your assignments this week discuss why a feasibility study must be performed and find out how IT determines the feasibility of a system.  

BSA/375 Wk 4 Discussion - Feasibility Study

Includes 2 Full Answers!

As you read and reflect on your assignments this week discuss why a feasibility study must be performed and find out how IT determines the feasibility of a system.  

BSA/375 Wk 4 Discussion -  Six Areas of Implementation

As you explore the six areas of implementation (coding, testing, installation, documentation, training, and support plan creation) reflect on how each is integrated with one another. Poor execution in any one area can sabotage the success of the system. Think about computer systems that were implemented in your organization that were not very successful. Which aspects of implementation were the contributing factors to the problems encountered?

BSA/375 - Week 5

Wk 5 -Apply: Webstore Implementation and Maintenance Plan

Includes Option #1

Includes Option #2 - 11 Pages includes editable MS Visio Diagram

Pine Valley Furniture's (PVF) board of directors is ready to review how to implement and maintain the new webstore system.
Write a 6- to 8-page implementation and maintenance plan for the new webstore. Include the following:
Recommend an installation strategy for PVF's student furniture webstore. Justify your recommendation by stating the advantages and disadvantages as compared to the other three installation strategies.
Outline the documentation that you would suggest being created to document the system, train, and support users.
Outline the testing plan for the system. Include brief descriptions of the activities for each element of your testing plan.
Summarize the maintenance needs of the PVF webstore, including alternative organizational structures, quality measurement, processes for handling change requests, and configuration management.
Cite appropriate external citations and references (minimum of 3), in addition to including references to the required readings (or virtual organizations) where relevant, within the assignment. Be sure citations and references follow the University of Phoenix
approved style guide format (the Written Assignments Guidelines, along with properly cited APA references). Please Note: Dictionary and Encyclopedia citations and references of any type will not count towards your reference/citation count.
Submit your assignment and make sure all APA formatting is followed. Refer to the grammar and writing guides for further assistance. This should include a Cover/Title page, Introduction and Summary pages and Reference page, which do not count towards the 6 - 8 page total for the assignment.

Wk 5 Discussion - Handling Requests

Write a short answer to the following question:
How would you handle numerous requests for change to a system that has just been implemented?

Wk 5 Discussion - Preparing Employees