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1. Consider the reasons implementations fail. For at least three of these reasons, explain why this happens, if there is one (or more) type of implementation likely to minimize the occu
ence, and if there is one (or more) type of installation more likely to induce failure for this reason.
2. If you were an analyst on a project team developing a new information system and you were given the task of organizing the user documentation, you would probably not be able to create all of the content by yourself from memory. List three sources you would tap for the documentation and explain how you would have to modify it for end-users.
3. Suppose an information system was developed following a rapid application development approach like prototyping. How might maintenance be different than if the system had been developed following the traditional life cycle? Why?
4. Two members of your project development team are disagreeing about the relative importance of training and documentation. Sam strongly believes that training is far more important because it will ensure the successful implementation of the information system and that the early usage is a positive experience. Pat encounters that the user documentation is far more important because its impact can help not only the cu
ent users but also future users. Which do you think is right, and why?
5. Why is it important to keep a history of test cases and the results of those test cases even after a system has been revised several times?
6. What can a systems analyst do to facilitate future maintenance?
7. If possible, ask a systems analyst you know or have access to about implementation. Ask what the analyst believes is necessary for a successful implementation. Compare what the analyst believes are the factors that influence successful implementation to the factors discussed in this chapter.