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MIST 2090 FINAL PART A
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Undergraduate 2
10/01/2012

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Term
information systems triangle
Definition
people, processes, information
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Systems Development Life Cycle
Definition

1.analysis

2. requirements

3. design

4. development

5. implementation

Term
how do you communicate with business partners?
Definition

1. synchronous-face to face or phone

2. asynchronous- mail

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leading IT enabled change in an organization
Definition

 

SDLC (2)

Term
disadvantages of brainstorming
Definition

1. group think

2. social loafing

3. piggy backing

**all hamper new ideas

Term
How do we address the negative issues of brainstorming?
Definition
facilitated brainstorming
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ideation techniques
Definition

1. nominal group-write separate, small group, big group

2. bug list-what bugs you

3. appreciative inquiry- imagine the perfect future...how do we get there?

4. force field-what is topping change and how can it be over come?

5. decomposition-break something into is components

6. Five W's & 1 H-who,what,where,when,why,how?

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iteration
Definition

trial and error

neverending

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model
Definition
simplified representation of something
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a series of activities that produce a product for a specific customer
Definition
business process
Term

set of integrated models covering and entire enterprise

Definition
enterprise architecture
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business model canvas
Definition

customer segments

value proposition

channels

customer relationship

revenue streams

key resources

key activities

key partners

cost structure

Term
customer segments
Definition

mass market-one large group with similar needs

niche-specific specialized segment

segments-slightly different needs

diversified-2 unrelated segments

multisided-2+ interdependent groups

Term
application of knowledge, skills,tools and techniques to meet project requirements
Definition
project management
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document that defines the work required to complete project successfully
Definition
scope
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operation managers
Definition
long-term focused, process oriented
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project managers
Definition
goal directed and milestone oriented
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skills of project managers:
Definition

1. credibility

2. ccreative problem solving

3. tolerance for ambiguity

4. flexible management

5. effective communication skills

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project schedule:
Definition

1. milestone schedule

2. WBS 

3. Project diagram

Term
what is the shortest path through the project diagram?
Definition
critical path
Term
difference between the completion of the critical path and the project finish date
Definition
float
Term
cost estimating
Definition

1. general estimate

2. ROM estimate

Term
process for assuring the requirements and specifications of the project are met
Definition
quality plan
Term
start date, milestones, completion date
Definition
master schedule
Term
list of activities, including estimates of their durations, their relationships and resources assigned to them
Definition
WBS
Term
Reallocating people and equipment to remove periods of overuse and underuse
Definition
resource leveling
Term
a unique endeavor with a start and stop that creates value
Definition
project
Term
project management:
Definition

1. identify requirements

2. establish objectives

3. balance demands for qualit, scope, time and cost

4. adapting the specifications to different concerns/expectations

Term
triple constraints
Definition

1.time

2.cost

3. scope

Term
issues with triple constraints
Definition

scope grope: cant define scope

scope creep: gradual increase in scope of project

scope leap: drastic change in projects scope

Term
Old Customer Relationships:
Definition

1. unidirectional marketing message

2. 4 p's

-product,price,place,promotion

3. majority fallace

4. trust in experts

5. company generated product

 

 

Term

new customer relationships

 

Definition

1. multidirectional

2.user generated

3. trust infriends

4. 4 c's

-customer,cost,convenience,communication

5. niche market

6. experience

7. user product

8. people control message

Term
agents that search the web and rank pages based on keywords and the number of links to and from pages 
Definition
crawlers
Term
a philosophy and a strategy supported by a system and a technology, designed to improve human interactions in a business environment
Definition
customer relationship management
Term
designed to engage the customer in a collaborative conversation in order to provide mutually beneficial value in a trusted and transparent business environment
Definition
social CRM
Term
breakdown of who is in a decision making position and who is influential and how they interact
Definition
social networking
Term
data about explicit events and incidents where a customer actively and intentionally provided data
Definition
transaction data
Term
an ongoing record of customer activities and behaviors where a customer passively provided data
Definition
trace data
Term
way to organize, communicate and define data that will be used by an application
Definition
data model
Term
entities,attributes and relationships
Definition
data
Term
computer based techniques used in identifying, extracting, and analyzing business data for decision making
Definition
business intelligence
Term
discovering new patterns from large data sets
Definition
data mining
Term
a set of goal directed activites
Definition
business process
Term
captures the analysis of the current state of the business
Definition
as-is process
Term
captures the client's requirements for the future state of the business
Definition
to-be process
Term
goal directed entity
Definition
organization
Term
things to ask client about:
Definition
current state, future state, barriers, enablers
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advantages of use cases:
Definition

natural language

good for communication with everyone

very descriptive & detailed

widely used to capture and describe requirements by IT people

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disadvantage of use cases:
Definition
have to read many use cases and alternatives together to get the overall sense of a detailed process 
Term
steps for use case
Definition

1. identify customer segments and value

2. create actor/goal table

3. pick goal/write story

4. write with fail stories 

Term
early IT architecture
Definition

maingrame was host

perimeter security

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evolution of IT architecture
Definition

client-server

LAN, WAN >difficult for perimeter security

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most recent IT Architecture
Definition

cloud computing

more environmentally pleasing

Term
cloud stack
Definition

lowest: infrasturcture

storage and platform: lower level software configurations that allow for people to store date in the cloud/run applications

service: making software available

applications: atual software running on cloud

human interface: browser for accessing cloud

Term
advantages of cloud computing:
Definition
outsourcing frees up time to focus on competitors
Term
disadvantages of cloud computing:
Definition

dependence on network

depedence on providers

perceptions of security

traceability/forensics

Term
changing existing situations to preferred ones
Definition

design

generative, iterative, representational, collaborative, complex

Term
most important principle of design
Definition
usability
Term

which of the following is not a part of the business systems triangle?

business processes

info technology

networks

people

Definition
networks
Term

what is true about the SDLC model?

a. SDLC is a standar process for leading IT enable change in organizations

b.SDLC involves 5 stages

c. early SDLC stages determine the goals of the ghance and involve understanding the situation

Definition
all of the above
Term

which of the following is a true statement about models?

a. models are perfect representations of reality

b. mis professionals avoid using models when possible

c. when modeling a system, the first model you make is the best

d. the best models use a lot of text and few visuals

Definition
none of the above
Term
on the business canvas: describes the most important assets required to make a business model work?
Definition
key resources
Term

which of the following is true about business model canvas?

a. customer groups represent a distinct segment 

b. channel component describes how we deliver value

c. right side of the canvas is related to revenue generation while the left is related to costs

Definition
all of the above
Term

Work break down structure is?

a. control chart designed to facilitate stakeholder analysis 

b. date based schedule that identifies a critical path for the project

c. description of tasks arranged in layers of detail

Definition
C
Term
problem where the scope of a project increases incrementally throughout the life of the project
Definition
scope creep
Term
what is true about project management
Definition
projet managers are supported professional organization
Term
skill of project manger is the quality of being trusted or believed
Definition
credibility
Term
true statement about the shift from old customer relations to the new ones?
Definition
shift from product to experience with the product
Term

crm is?

system that helps us use info to help us increase revenue through better campaign effectiveness

philosophy supported by a system designed to imporve human interactions in business env

tool for getting better insight into our customers wants and needs

Definition
all of the above
Term
according to principles of user centered design when you design your app you should
Definition
customize the product arund how users can,want or need to use the app
Term
in order to identify which actor is responsible for a particular activity in a business process model you can place the activity icon in a?
Definition
swim lane
Term
why did us government move to cloud computing?
Definition
more green
Term
google docs
Definition
software as a service
Term
amazon's bandwith argues ____ the business case
Definition
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