Question 3 (5 points): What is the difference between a “System” and a “Subsystem”?
Answer 3:
A system is a collection of organized things and combination of parts working together to accomplish a goal. Whereas a subsystem is derived from system and it is an integral part of a larger system.
Question 4 (5 points): Please “fill in the blanks” on the following table, summarizing in your own words the key definitions of Methodologies, Models, Tools and Technique. Please try to highlight the differences between each.
Answer 4:
Terminology Definition (Please put your answers in this table)
Methodology A system of broad principles or rules from which specific methods or procedures may be derived to interpret or solve different problems within
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Please research and provide a formal definition for WBS. (Note: please provide your references).
Answer 5: A work breakdown structure (WBS) is a chart in which the critical work elements, called tasks, of a project are illustrated to portray their relationships to each other and to the project as a whole. The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) provides a structural view into the project. It is an essential tool for planning and executing the project. Use the WBS to define the work for the project and to develop the project 's schedule.
Question 6 (5 points): We recently discussed “Use Cases”. What information is provided by either a list format use cases or a use case diagram?
Answer 6:
A use case is a methodology used in system analysis to identify, clarify, and organize system requirements. The use case is made up of a set of possible sequences of interactions between systems and users in a particular environment and related to a particular goal. It consists of a group of elements (for example, classes and interfaces) that can be used together in a way that will have an effect larger than the sum of the separate elements combined. The use case should contain all system activities that have significance to the users. A use case can be thought of as a collection of possible scenarios related to a particular goal, indeed, the use case and goal are sometimes considered to be
What differentiates a list of project requirements from a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)? A work breakdown structure is a key project deliverable that organizes the team 's work into manageable sections. The Project Management Body of Knowledge. defines the work breakdown structure as a "deliverable oriented hierarchical decomposition of the work to be executed by the project team”.
Answer the following questions with information you learned in the document , your book, and through Internet research:
To what extent do you consider that you have already started to develop the approaches of a critical practitioner? Analyse and evaluate your progress using examples from your work to illustrate your arguments.
Sommerville, I. and Sawyer, P. (2000) Requirements Engineering: A good practice guide. Chichester: Lancaster University.
After reading the course materials, I have questions about: Having completed research activities for school and professional projects, the provided materials offer very clear and concise direction and suggestions for completing the assignment.
1. What is the difference between Introduction 2. What is the difference between History 3. What is the difference between a's Planning / Preparation 4.
The vendors will outline how the work will be accomplished, who will perform the work, and vendors experience in providing the service. Additionally, the vendors will be required to submit work breakdown structures (WBSs) as the hierarchy structure below and work schedules to show their understanding of the work to be performed and their ability to meet the project schedule. There are constraints to be included in the RFP and communicated to all vendors in order to determine their ability to operate within these constraints. The project schedule is not flexible and the contractor must complete the service within the established project schedule of 1 year. The contractor must support the approved project scope statement.
The “system” in this sense can be defined in many different ways. Oxford Dictionary provides the following, A set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network; a complex whole. Therefore, we can say that many different things within the system of the community failed the victims, families, and the murderers.
This database will serve a diverse range users, each with different needs. Prior to constructing this database, I created a list of questions that I suspected may have been of interest to a given stakeholder, and then ensured that my database could answer them. I have listed a sample of these questions in Appendix I and have provided relevant queries to demonstrate the usefulness of the database.
Based on my understanding of Turner & West, (2013) definition of system theory, it implies that a family is a system and in order for that system to function, there are part components of that system that helps the system survive and those components are wholeness, Interdependence, Hierarchy, boundaries, calibration/feedback and Equifinality. Each of these components has specific significant that it brings to understanding and functionality of the family system.
The WBS is a key decider of a project completion and success. As we’ve learned in class the WBS defines the project’s scope and any changes in the WBS will affect the scope of the project and vis-versa. If we weren’t provided with the detailed WBS of the project at the start, I wouldn’t know exactly how to allocate resources for each period. To think that a PM is responsible to develop a workable project WBS , using techniques like Top-Down and Bottom-Up, is very mind bottling and impressive. I’ve also learned of the importance of budget allocation. As stated earlier, I had a little bit of budgeting issues throughout the simulation. Even though I was over budget, like everybody in the class, I wasn’t too far off.
The purpose behind the systems framework is to gather better insight on basic principles, offers logical feedbacks to productions inputs as well as outputs, and provides common-sense planning of various mechanisms (Shi & Singh, 2017). Four systematically arranged elements such as system inputs (resources), system structure, system processes and system outputs (outcomes) make up this framework.
Following are key terms in the problem or question that are not clear and thus need to be defined:
A documentation framework is essential for any large project; hence, RUP describes how to document functionality, constraints, design decisions and business requirements. Use Cases and Scenarios, are examples of artifacts prescribed by the process and have been found to be very effective at both capturing functional requirements and providing coherent threads throughout the development and deployment of the system.
1. In accomplishing needs analysis in response to given deficiency, what type of information you would include? Describe the process that you would use in developing necessary information?