SYSTEMS

DEVELOPMENT CYCLE
Phase B: Definition phase
Phase A: Conception phase Project definition
Initiation stage System definition
Feasibility stage User and system requirements

Phase D: Operation phase

System maintenance and evaluation
Phase C: Acquisition phase
Design stage
Production stage
Fabrication
Testing
Implementation stage
System improvement Training
System termination Acceptance test
installation
The main actors
 System users
 User top management
 User operators

 System development organization

 contractortop management
 Project management
 the doers
Phase A: Conception
 Project initiation
 Idea
 The environment
 Symptoms, problem definition, objectives
and needs
 Preliminary alternative, estimated cost and
benefits
 Strength and weakness
 Estimated budgets
 Affected individuals and organization
Phase A: Conception
 Project feasibility perspective
 What it entails
 When it take place
 What parties involved
Phase A: Conception
 Request for proposal
 System objectives
 Project scopes
 Performance specification
 Cost and schedule constraints
 Data requirements
 Type of preferred contracting arrangement
 fixed types of contracts
§ Fixed price contract
§ Fixed price with redetermination
§ Fixed price incentive fee contract
 Cost reimbursement types of contracts
§ Cost plus fixed fee
§ Cost plus incentive fee contract
§ Multiple incentive contract
§ Time and materials contract
 Phase A: Conceptual

Stage1. user initiation

eliminary feasibility” to investigate merit of pursuing idea in more detail

Stage 2: Feasibility
User Request for Proposal(RFP) sent to SDO’s

Theme Band
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to select of RFP
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phase B group to do fea

gates feasibility of preparing winning proposal and performing profitable project

SDO prepares proposal to perform feasibility studyPhase

. If wins: SDO per
art If
of user
the proposal process to do phase B . if wins : SDO begins B
determines concept is feasible: repeat RFP, proposal process to select
Phase A: Conception
 Feasibility of winning proposal
 Have gotten head start
 Has sufficient money, facilities and
resources
 Performance based on contractor’s
reputation
Phase A: Conception
 Feasibility study
 Documentation of key system elements
 Inputs
 Function
 outputs
 Flow
 Volumes
 Subsystem
 Components
 Relationship
 attributes
Phase A: Conception
 Feasibility study (final)
 Summary of data collected
 Description of the existing system
 Statement of the problem
 Criteria and methods
 Preferred alternatives
 Reason for selection
 Project plan
 Bid price
 Contractors qualifications
 1. Initial investigation
User 13. Review proposal:
organization a. reject, or
(client/customer) 2. Feasibility approval b. Negotiate, or
c. contract
3. Sent out RFP

System
development
Organization 14. Authorize project
(contractor/consul
tant 4. Approve proposal effort
5. Select project management
12. Decision
6. Authorize planning and aproposal
.Submit ,budget
or
Top management b.Revise To 8.
11. Review budget and project plan

15. Authorize work

Project
management
7. Select project team
10. Formulate schedule
8. Prepare WBS(functional requirements final budget
) , project plan

Functional management
9. Prepare wok, labor and material estimates 16. Begin work