Bead Bar Systems Development Plan.

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Bead Bar Systems Development Plan.

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Bead Bar Systems Development Plan.
The Bead Bar is looking for a new network system to replace their current paper- based system. In this Systems Development Plan the traditional systems development life cycle will be used(Malaga, 2005). “The systems development life cycle (SDLC) is an systems development methodology that contains seven phases:(1) planning, (2) systems analysis, (3) systems design, (4) development, (5) testing, (6) implementation, and (7) maintenance”(Malaga, 2005).
To better understand what type of information system will fit in with the Bead Bar a little background is needed about the company. The Bead Bar is a company that specializes in allowing customers to create their own bead jewelry(Malaga, 2005). Meredith S. founded the company in 1998 and today the company has three divisions: (1) studios, (2) franchises, and (3) Bead Bar on Board(Malaga, 2005). The Bead Bar still uses paper-based forms but is now large enough that the paper-based system is inefficient and has caused some problems, including lost orders, incorrect invoicing, and fulfillment delays(Malaga,2005).
The first step in the Bead Bar’s SDLC is planning. “During this phase a systems analyst, who may work for the company or be an outside consultant, will outline a proposed system, develop a budget, and create a detailed development schedule” (Malaga,2005). For this planning phase, the Bead Bar, needs to plan how they will move their paper based system into the digital world. Doing so will also solve the problems listed above. “To help make the decision, the company will perform four types
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of feasibility analyses: (1) technical, (2) economic, (3) operational, and (4) schedule” (Malaga,2005). The technical feasibility analysis attempts to determine what technologies exist or can be developed to solve the identified problems(Malaga,2005). There are...