BUA 235: Team Project

And Chap 10’s

Information Systems Development- SDLC

AOL: Teamwork

• Goal 4: Teamwork

• Students will understand the fundamental concepts of teamwork, and demonstrate the ability to work in teams.

Corresponding Objectives:

• Students will identify the elements in building effective teams; students will articulate the team goal and their individual contributions to the team goal and students will describe the significant roles and contributions of team members

Why teamwork?

• Because of synergy in groups is remarkable

• We are assessing group effectiveness in order to place individual personalities in perspective, value differences that arise, and meld diverse approaches into effective teamwork

Effective Teams

• The most effective teams are the ones where everyone understands their unique jobs and then (of course) does them

What is measured when determining Effective teamwork?

• Do all members know what specific goals the team is trying to accomplish?

• Do team members agree on that the specific goals identified?

• What activities does the team choose to undertake or assign in order to achieve its goals?

– Did any particular activity work particularly well in getting goals met?

Team effectiveness continued

• Did each team member have a specific –even unique---responsibility(s) that helped the team achieve its goal?

• Is the work stimulating and worth your time?

• Does your team have the resources to achieve its goals?

• Resources include;

– Organization– Leadership– Communication– Talents /skills– time

Your Team Project• The team project consists of developing an inventory information system

using MS Access 2007. Specific deliverables of the team project will include;

• A list of three to five business requirements that state how the information system should work

• An Entity Relationship (ER) Model that graphically represents specific information system entities. These entities include; tables, relationship types, fields, and field data types

• The completed information system itself. This information system will include; tables, forms, queries, macros, relationships, various reports, and a main menu for accessing information system resources.

To start the project• Teams will be setup first. Next

week

• Information Systems Cases will be assigned to each team: Next week

• Team leaders will have to choose a electronic platform, Google Docs, Wiggio, etc… to manage communication, workflow, and Content management

• Deliverables:

• Business Requirements and ER Diagram Report

• The Information system itself built using MS Access 2007 /2010

• DUE: Report and Info system due on 12/2/2010

• Team Presentations: Dec 7-9

What is Systems Development?

• Systems development, or systems analysis and design

• Process of creating and maintaining information systems

System development not just for Techies!

• Establishing the system’s goals, setting up the project, and determining requirements require business knowledge and management skill.

• Tasks such as building computer networks and writing computer programs require technical skills.

• Developing the other components requires nontechnical, human relations skills.

Non-technical, human relations skills required!

• Creating data models requires the ability to interview users and understand their view of the business activities.

• Designing procedures, especially those involving group action, requires business knowledge and an understanding of group dynamics.

• Developing job descriptions, staffing, and training all require human resource and related expertise.

• Coordinated teamwork of both specialists and non-specialists with business knowledge.

IS systems never “off the shelf”• Information systems involve people and procedures, therefore

procedures must be constructed or adapted to fit business and people, regardless of how computer programs are obtained.

• You will have a key role in information systems development.

• Ensuring that effective procedures exist for using the information system

• Ensuring that personnel are properly trained and are able to use the IS effectively

• Single most important criterion for information systems success is for users to take ownership of their systems.

Difficulties Associated with Systems development

• Systems development is difficult and risky.

• Many projects are never finished.

• Some finish 200 to 300 percent over budget.

• Others finish within budget and schedule, but never satisfactorily accomplish their goals.

Requirements Determination• What features do you want?

• Do you really need them?

• What kind of controls do you want?

• What functions should it have?

• What data do you have?

• What information do you want provided?

• Must create environment where difficult questions are asked and answered

Challenges associated with Virtual Teams

• Remember chap 2?

• Content management requires a means to manage multiple users that are contributing and changing documents, schedules, task lists, assignments, and so on….

• Factors that will effect collaboration include;

• unique dimensions of virtuality include;

• geographic dispersion,• electronic dependence,• cultural diversity, and• dynamic structure.