Management Petries's Case Questions

Management Week 1

Case: Petrie’s Electronics

1. How do information systems projects get started in organizations?

Companies use the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to get projects likes these started. The SDLC has four phases that a project will follow to be organized, developed, and executed. The phases are:

Phase 1- System Planning and Selection

Phase 2- Systems Analysis

Phase 2- System Design

Phase 3- Systems Implementation and Operation

The SDLC is a tool that helps improve organization and techniques. The SDLC also helps your company strive to success.

2. How are organizational information systems related to company strategy? How does strategy affect the information systems a company develops and uses?

An organizational information system relates to a companies strategy because the SDLC is made to fit the company not the company fit to the SDLC. What I mean by this is you can have two companies using the SDLC, this does not mean both plans will be the same. The plan chosen will be the one that will suit the company and employees best. Strategy affects the information systems a company develops and uses because that will be the plan that fit the company’s goals and needs for success.

3. What do you think Jim’s next step would be? Why?

Jims next step would be create the SDLC chart, decide who he wants to be a part of his team, have a JAD session with his team and execute his plan. Set weekly or monthly goals to meet. Create a survey for customers to provide feedback from customers. Make sure his project is known by the community when it is ready to be launched.