The most difficult assessment item I completed that would be assessment item 2.

What was difficult about it and how would you suggest it could be improved?

I have no idea how to begin with. I guess I need to see people from LSU for help.

Name three (3) things you learnt this term in COIS20025.

I learnt how to draw a good DFD and ERD diagram.

I learnt about the symbol of DFD and ERD.

I learnt how to be a better system analyst.

What career are you working towards?

I don’t know. I haven’t figure it out yet. I guess any IT-job with high-salary will do.

How will you be able to use the knowledge and skills learnt in this course in your future career?

I currently helping a friend to build a little database from access so she can store all book-work from the shop in pc rather than handwriting on a  book. There is plenty of software can do the job for you. But I think I can use what I learnt about ERD or database in the class to build this tiny database.

Shelly, GB, Cashman, TJ & Rosenblatt, HJ, 2006, System Analysis and Design, 6th edition, Thomson Course Technology, Boston. This source explains the meaning of outsourcing and in- house development. This also discusses the growth of outsourcing as the latest trend, various outsourcing issues and concerns, its fees structure. It describes the pros and cons of off-shore outsourcing. Also it gives many ideas about in-house software development options. Make and buy decision will help us in compare and contrast between outsourcing and in-house development. Direct comparison with the help of graph and table is also provided in this book. So this source is quite helpful in our 2nd assignment.

2nd source

 Dean, MN, 1994, ‘A sensible approach to outsourcing’, Information System Management, vol. 11, iss. 4, pg. 23, (online ProQuest) This journal describes the various advantage of outsourcing. Meyer (1994), Describes the two main reasons for outsourcing. One of them is continuity and other one is vested interests. By these reasons and advantages we can easily contrast the outsourcing with in-house development.

3rd source

 Willcocks, LP, Plant, R, 2003,’How Corporations E-Source: From Business Technology Projects to Value Networks’, Information Systems Frontiers, Vol. 5, Iss. 2, pp. 175-193, (online ProQuest) This journal shows the organizational studies which was done in US, Europe and Australia between 1991 and 2001. With the help of various case studies this sources describe the comparison between in-house and outsourcing. By reading this journal one can easily choose that what is beneficial for his business outsourcing or develop the system in house. So this source is really valuable for 2nd assignment.

PROCESS NAME: Receiving and transforming the food order.

PROCESS NUMBER: 1.0.

PURPOSE: It takes the food order from the entity (customer) and receives the payments.

INPUT FLOW: Places an order.

OUTPUT FLOW: Details of daily stock details, sold food items, receipt and food order.

DESCRIPTION: The process takes the food order from the entity (customer) and transfers it to another entity (kitchen) and receives the payment from the entity (customer).

2)

PROCESS NAME: Update sold food data file.

PROCESS NUMBER: 2.0.

PURPOSE: It checks the availability of the data stored in the food data file.

INPUT FLOW: Sold food data items.

OUTPUT FLOW: Formatted sold food items.

DESCRIPTION: This process checks the data stored in the food data items and then formats it to another data store (sold food data).

3)

PROCESS NAME: Updates the daily stock file.

PROCESS NUMBER: 3.0.

PURPOSE: It checks about the details of the daily stock items, raw materials that are necessary in this process.

INPUT FLOW: Daily stock data.

OUTPUT FLOW: Formatted stock data.

DESCRIPTION: This process updates day-to-day stock files and then formats the data to another data stores (check daily data files).

4)

PROCESS NAME: Management Report.

PROCESS NUMBER: 4.0.

PURPOSE: In this process it is required to check all the reports of the data i.e. sold data, formats the sold food items and sales report.

INPUT FLOW: Daily stock sales reports, sold food items report.

OUTPUT FLOW:  Final report.

DESCRIPTION: This process is having all the reports of the stocks details, stocks delivered and received, and sales report. It also transfers the final report to another entity (Manager).

0 DFD

->Strategy development

->Internal evaluation

->External evaluation

->Outsourcing contract signed.

->Other critical incidents.

->It is the transformation of information systems development      operation, or maintainence to an outside firm that provides these services .

->A firm that offers outsourcing solutions is called a Service provider.

->Usage model and Transaction model are used in these process.

->Outsourcing is also referred to as offshore and global outsourcing.

->Vendor managed inventory is commonly used in outsourcing that is taking place in major organization worldwide.

2) Developing system in house

While developing the system in house,these steps need to be involved .

->Planning

->Analysing

->Designing

-> Coding

->Testing

->The company’s IT department makes,builds,,and develops in-house software.

->There are two types of software packages,

a) Horizantal packages
b)Vertical packages

Different reasons for the In-house development,they are

  ->Satisfy unique business requirements
  -> Minimize changes in business procedures
  -> Meet constraints of existing technology
  ->Develop internal resources and capabilities
  ->Satisfy unique security requirements

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Systems analysis and design methods,Gary B.Shelly,Thomas  J.cashman,Harry J.Rosenblatt

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