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Discussion Questions -
1. Define vertical integration, backward integration, forward integration and total integration.
2. Explain OEM.
3. Define Closed Loop Supply Chain.
4. What is prototyping and how does it relate to vertical integration and OEM?
5. What is complementarity?
6. Explain economies of scale.
7. Define core competency and competitive advantage.
8. Define span of control and scope.
9. Explain the difference between outsource, procurement, insource and self-source.
10. What is BPO?
11. List the advantages of BPO and explain each.
12. What are the two objectives of BPO?
Textbook - Systems Acquisition, Integration and Implementation: For Engineers and IT Professionals (Second Edition) By: Harvey Hyman.
Chapter 5 - Make or Buy Decision.
Discussion Questions -
1. What is scope? Explain how the SDIP differs from the PMBOK.
2. What is scope creep? Explain how the SDIP differs from the PMBOK.
3. What is "creep control?"
4. What is WBS? Explain how the SDIP differs from the PMBOK.
5. What is SOW?
6. How does SOW, WBS and CSCI relate?
7. What is a "spend down plan?"
8. What is a Gantt chart?
9. What is CPM?
10. What is PERT?
11. Go on-line and find an example of a PERT chart. Reproduce it below and explain how it works?
12. Look up Henry Gantt and write a paragraph explaining the significance of his work?
13. Look up the term ITTO from the PMBOK 5th Edition and describe it.
Textbook - Systems Acquisition, Integration and Implementation: For Engineers and IT Professionals (Second Edition) By: Harvey Hyman.
Chapter 6 - Scope and Work Breakdown Structure.
Discussion Questions -
1. Explain risk and factor.
2. What are the two phases of risk and their components?
3. What are assumptions and boundary conditions?
4. What are the three aspects of risk?
5. Explain the Risk Identification Matrix and how it is expanded by assessment.
6. Explain the Risk Analysis Matrix.
7. What are interpolation and extrapolation?
8. Explain what contributes to failure in predictions.
9. What is assessment?
10. Define system development risk mitigation.
11. What is contingency?
12. What is Pareto's Law?
13. What is the difference between unintended and unanticipated?
14. Look up the Cobra effect. What happened at the end of the story?
15. Look up the Rat tail story. What happened at the end?
Textbook - Systems Acquisition, Integration and Implementation: For Engineers and IT Professionals (Second Edition) By: Harvey Hyman.
Chapter 7 - Risk: Analysis and Management.
Discussion Questions -
1. What is software sizing?
2. What is software effort?
3. List the four methods of estimation and explain each.
4. What is a parameter?
5. Explain the significance and the importance of sponsorship.
6. Explain "oversight."
7. What does "out of control" mean?
8. Choose two scenarios of "out of control" and describe them.
9. How do monitors and controls apply to cost estimation?
10. How does Pareto's Law apply to cost estimation?
Textbook - Systems Acquisition, Integration and Implementation: For Engineers and IT Professionals (Second Edition) By: Harvey Hyman.
Chapter 8 - Cost Estimation Models.
Discussion Questions -
1. What are the two parts of CDR?
2. What is critical about CDR and what are its two objectives?
3. Look up Edward Tufte, describe his significance.
4. Explain user interface (U/I) considerations.
5. What is a constraint?
6. Explain presentation considerations.
7. Describe feature interaction considerations.
8. Choose two rules for good display and explain how you will apply them to the CDR phase of your project.
9. Exercise: Visit any web site, or internal system of your choice:
a. Notice how many clicks it takes for you to navigate to the most frequently used locations.
b. Report the maximum number of clicks it takes for you to access the deepest data set.
Perform this exercise using their LMS. Professionals should attempt this with an application they use daily such as MS SharePoint, ADP payroll, or other client-server application.
Textbook - Systems Acquisition, Integration and Implementation: For Engineers and IT Professionals (Second Edition) By: Harvey Hyman.
Chapter 9 - Design and Visual Display.