SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
FRAMEWORK FOR
DEVELOPING AN
INFORMATION SYSTEM
STRATEGY
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Discuss the general framework to be adopted when adopting an
Info system strategy
Focus on a five-stage model
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Framework spans
• Past
• Present
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It incorporates
• A plan
• Review
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Future
Each stage is made up of W3, W2, W32B (GT)2 W4
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1)W3? Where We Were
Project failures may be as a result of PEST
• Conduct PEST analysis before you begin project
• What is PEST Analysis?
– It is very important that an organisation considers its
– environment before beginning the
– marketing process. In fact, environmental analysis should be continuous and feed all aspects of planning.
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2)W3? Where We Were
The organisation's marketing environment is made up of:
• 1. The internal environment
– e.g. staff (or internal customers),
– office technology,
– wages and finance, etc.
• 2. The micro-environment
– e.g. our external customers,
– agents and distributors,
– suppliers, our competitors, etc.
• 3. The macro-environment e.g.
– Political (and legal) forces,
– Economic forces,
– Sociocultural forces, and
– Technological forces. These are known as PEST factors.
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Where We Were
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Project failures may be as a result of PEST
Conduct PEST analysis before you begin project
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The likely success of a project can be can be measured by three factors(3 C's)
– Commitment
– Coordination
– Communication
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Failure software projects as result of lack of 3C's
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(1)“W2R?” WHERE WE ARE?
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Workshop
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Existing information systems
The good/bad
Retain good and correct the bad
Design a new improved IS system
SWOT analysis in IT Projects
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