4. Management Control of Information Systems
Project
• Develops strategic plan.
• Decision makers of objectives of project.
• Board of directors, CEO
Corporate
planning
group
• Systems development & operation
• Reviews and approves plans for systems.
• Department heads from both end-user and
information systems areas
IS steering
Committee
• Supervises project team.
• Oversees specific information systems projects
• information systems managers and end-
user managers
Project
managemen
t
•Directly responsible for the individual systems project.
•systems analysts
•specialists from the relevant end-user business areas,
application programmers
•and perhaps database specialists.
Project
Team
5. Project Management for Information
System Development
• SDLC (Systems
development life
cycle):
A project management
approach tailored
toward the
development of an
information system.
System
Investigation
System Analysis
System Design
Implementation
Maintenance
6. System Investigation:
Determine business opportunities, risks &
business value.
Conduct feasibility study to determine whether
proposed information system is feasible:
Technical feasibility
Economic feasibility
Organizational feasibility
7. System Analysis
Analyze Information needs of,
company
employees
customers
stakeholders
Analyze Functional requirements for designing the system :
storage
processing speed
Analyze current information system:
activities
resources
products of the currently being used.
9. System Implementation
System implementation involves:
Hardware and software evaluation
Testing
Data conversion
System Conversion
Training
Maintenance
10. System Implementation (1)
Evaluating Hardware:
Performance
Compatibility
Reliability
Connectivity
Cost efficiency
Support system
Evaluating Software:
Efficiency
Compatibility
Security
Maintenance
Cost efficiency
Support system
11. System Implementation(contd…2)
Testing:
testing and debugging software
testing Web site performance
testing new hardware
Data conversion:
Converting data elements from the old database to new database
Filtering unwanted data
Organizing data into new data subsets
12. System Implementation(contd…3)
System Conversion techniques:
Parts of new system are
implemented gradually over
time.
• Old and new system are
run simultaneously
Parallel
conversion
•The entire new system is run on
one/more selected location that
represents the organization.
•Example: branches of bank
Pilot
conversion
• Parts of new system are
implemented gradually over
time.
Phased
Conversion
• Old system is fully turned off
and new system is turned with
full application.
Direct
Conversion
14. System Maintenance
Basic activities of system
maintenance:
fix bugs and logical errors
add new functionality
improve performance
reduce chances of failure
Periodic review and Audits are also
performed to ensure that system is
operating properly and meeting its
objectives.
15. Changes in Management
New Business System requires changes
Recruitment
Developing new team
Change in leadership
Retention
Outsourcing
Establishing support system
Over come resistance