Chapter 3 Bec Case Study Answers
Assignment #3 – Marked by Quiz 3 Feb. 16, 2005
Reading: Chapter 3
Assigned Questions from Text: BEC Case Study pp 113-117
Answer all of the questions about BEC:
Broadway Entertainment Co., Inc. Case Questions
1. The System Service Request (SSR) submitted by Carrie Douglass (BEC Figure 3-2) has not been reviewed by Professor Tann. If you were Professor Tann, would you ask for any changes to the request as submitted? If so, what changes, and if no changes, why? Remember, an SSR is a call for a preliminary study, not a thorough problem statement.
I would not ask for any changes, because the SSR describes the problem that Carrie would like to solve and describes the system that she envisions that will solve the problem. The service request is very clear and concise about what is expected from the student project team’s analysis of the proposed system. Other information the students need to start on the project can be discovered from an initial meeting with Carrie.
2. If you were a student in Professor Tann’s class, would you want to work on this project? Why or why not?
I would want to work on this project because it would be a good opportunity to develop my systems analysis and design skills. A student working on this team would be able to experience the initiating, planning, executing, and closing down of a project. It appears that the team will have considerable choice in how to conduct the project. The project has low risk and deals with a hot area for information systems. On the other hand, this project will likely not lead to a permanent job after graduation and the client is rather inexperienced.
3. If you were a member of BEC’s steering committee, what action would you recommend for this project request? Justify your answer.
If I were a member of BEC’s steering committee, I would recommend that this SSR be approved, because this project will help support BEC’s Blueprint for the Decade.
Reading: Chapter 3
Assigned Questions from Text: BEC Case Study pp 113-117
Answer all of the questions about BEC:
Broadway Entertainment Co., Inc. Case Questions
1. The System Service Request (SSR) submitted by Carrie Douglass (BEC Figure 3-2) has not been reviewed by Professor Tann. If you were Professor Tann, would you ask for any changes to the request as submitted? If so, what changes, and if no changes, why? Remember, an SSR is a call for a preliminary study, not a thorough problem statement.
I would not ask for any changes, because the SSR describes the problem that Carrie would like to solve and describes the system that she envisions that will solve the problem. The service request is very clear and concise about what is expected from the student project team’s analysis of the proposed system. Other information the students need to start on the project can be discovered from an initial meeting with Carrie.
2. If you were a student in Professor Tann’s class, would you want to work on this project? Why or why not?
I would want to work on this project because it would be a good opportunity to develop my systems analysis and design skills. A student working on this team would be able to experience the initiating, planning, executing, and closing down of a project. It appears that the team will have considerable choice in how to conduct the project. The project has low risk and deals with a hot area for information systems. On the other hand, this project will likely not lead to a permanent job after graduation and the client is rather inexperienced.
3. If you were a member of BEC’s steering committee, what action would you recommend for this project request? Justify your answer.
If I were a member of BEC’s steering committee, I would recommend that this SSR be approved, because this project will help support BEC’s Blueprint for the Decade.