Managment Information System

Question 1
Describe the key activities performed by IS professionals in each step of the SDLC.

Your response should be at least 75 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.
Question 2
Briefly describe the steps of a pure prototyping methodology as an alternative to an SDLC approach. Which disadvantages of an SDLC methodology are addressed by a prototyping approach?

Your response should be at least 75 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.
Question 3
Why is an accurate and complete requirements definition especially critical when using the SDLC “waterfall” approach?

Your response should be at least 75 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.
Question 4
What are the major trade-offs in a make-or-buy decision?

Question 5
What are some special issues associated with managing an offshore outsourcing arrangement?

Your response should be at least 75 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.
Question 6
Why does the Sarbanes-Oxley Act impact the work of IT personnel?

Your response should be at least 75 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.
Question 7
What practices help ensure that the costs of providing an IT service are aligned with the needs of business managers?

Your response should be at least 75 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.
Question 8
What benefits are associated with centralized governance of IT resources, and how do these differ from those associated with decentralized governance?

Your response should be at least 75 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source rased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

Question 9.The U.S. Patent Office is granting patents on computer processes such as Amazon’s “one-click ordering.” Should patents be granted on such computer-supported business processes? Why or why not?