UOP BSA375 Week 4 Discussion (dq1+dq2+dq3+dq4) Latest 2020

BSA375 Fundamentals of Business Systems Development

Week 4 Discussion

DQ1 Practice: Selecting COTS

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?

DQ2 Testing

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. 

DQ3 Feasibility Study

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. 

DQ4 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?