19 function analysis homework answers

Chapter 3, Question 1,

Needs analysis

The analysis made in the design part and being early stage in the system development life cycle, the purpose is to learn the final goal and output. The needs are related to the features, work, responsibility, potential concern to the stakeholders, thee analysis describes the techniques that used in design is most helpful to reach the required goals, The current system may have the Performance issue or the cost efficiency involved in the current system might be huge, based on the existing system deficiency the needs analysis gather the solution for the serious deficiency system, become aware of the real problem and prepare the need to address the solution in future. The needs must be reviewed in conscious manner. For the identified existing problems a new system needs in the priority for introduction, the date when customer need to use the new system, evaluation of cost for the possession, the basic step of problem must be given in quality and quantity to justify problem (Warwick, n.d.)

Chapter 3, Question 2,

Feasibility Analysis

The main purpose of the feasibility analysis is to understand the different approaches involved in the business and evaluate the approach so that using this feasibility analysis the business is physical feasible and reliable with the available report with the minimum cost. This analysis is placed second in the system lifecycle. To completion of the analysis are First, based on the different kind of variable identifying the required design approach based on the need. Second to identify the performance, less life cycle cost, maintenance and support. Third the list action taken for the select design approach (Mukund, 2018)

Technical feasibility: to convert the needs into business project in application and specification to run the application

Economic feasibility: to estimate the project within the budget this meets all business needs

Legal feasibility: the design approach that required of legal needs for the satisfy the approach like the physical location, data protection laws

Operational feasibility: The process of the business to understand further how the flow meets the requirements analysis

Schedule feasibility: completion of the project should the committed time period to satisfy customer

Chapter 3, Question 15,

Technical Performance Measure

TPM measure the performance of the development up to end of the goal, it check the variables and confirms the progress whether it meets the needs and it evaluate future parameters with higher level understandings also its warns about the problem and requirement needs met satisfactory, the development process will have best performance analysis, less investment on development, quality, lesser time, can make decision while designing (TPM , n.d.),

Chapter 3, Question 19,

Common function

Functional analysis is the system of system having different kinds of function that describes the behavior of the system to react. The closely related behavior functionality which shared between the functions of the different system of system is common function. The common functions are determined in the higher level of SOS as the keyword “common” and share with dissimilar subsystems

In conceptual design there are a number of different requirements for predicting or estimating various system metrics. What steps or approach would you utilized to accomplish system metrics? Defend your response...

Metrics and controls seem hard but they lay a foundation of support for good systems engineering.

Finding the root cause of a problem and converting them to a system need to give a possible solution. Planning is done, need to a do a feasibility check to ensure the practicality of the system design approach. Develop the requirements that details the exact purpose the system will perform. Prepare a production and maintenance plan for continuing the system support and identify the performance factors of the design. Functional analysis at various levels and assigning the requirement across each module and create metrics to analyze the system. The requirement plan to come up with a best solution and choosing the best concept by trading off. Creating system specifications and doing a design review at each step. If the older one does not comply with then review a new process. The conceptual design review approach firm system configuration in the initial stage and needs analysis verification at early stage for on-going design evaluate and review effort. There many kind of evaluation done as day to day frequently and formal review in many phases, it interact with many level and act as design information approval (ConceptualDesignPhase, 2017)

Chapter 19, Question 2,

Benchmarking

The bench marking is the process of comparing our organization or product with the largely developed organization or product, based on the comparison project management system will create a benchmark to set the target to reach the better solution for the product, this process is legal and it will be less cost effective for the reach and development investment (Pmtips, 2011)

For Example, the Marketing industry of the airlines can be compared with largely grown airlines to understand the customer satisfaction as a customer service metrics hire a consultant to create a benchmark with the competitor

Chapter 19, Question 5,

Outsourcing requirement

The service that provided from the organization to outside of the organization with some condition is outsourcing. Factors to identify the outsourcing requirements are Check outsourcing company’s current client satisfaction to understand the company will provide the enough satisfaction with us, comfortable dealing the work with the outsourcing company, Select the outsourcing product the best fits for the outsourcing company which is expert in the required product, delivery arrangements how the product is delivered to outsourcing company (Raj, n.d.)

For Example, the bank will have a back office to do administrative and support service. They process all their cheque processing, data entry works and so on

Chapter 19, Question 7,

Specification tree

Contains the detailed description on technical specification in visual representation blocks. The tree contains system level specification, subsystem level specification, unit level specification, assembly level specifications and component level specification. The importance of specification tree in developments are used to keep track of development specifications, used interrelates the needs, data collections and process functionality, before project started the project specification are created, preparing the specification chart to avoid the erroneous activity and important information related to project can be easily identified and also the team supervision, execution and sharing data can be done in proper way without any issue (WiseGEEK, n.d.)

Chapter 19, Question 10,

Supplier checklist

The checklist provides the overall all capability of the organization for manufacturing the product. It is use inspect or examine the manifesto for the particular task, sample supplier checklist are below

1. Supplier general information

1.1. Supplier status

1.2. Address of the supplier

1.3. Organization branches

1.4. Number of employees, their skill sets and status

2. Details of product manufactured

2.1. Product details

2.2. Technology used

2.3. Characteristic

2.4. Performance , reliability, maintainability, safety

3. Maintenance and support

3.1. Requirements

3.2. Documentation

3.3. Warranty / Guarantee

4. Supplier checklist

4.1. Steps to use the product

4.2. Process involved in organization

4.3. Capability of manufacturing the product

4.4. Capability of Resources

4.5. Design approach used in the product

4.6. Approaches in testing product and quality check

4.7. Organization management involvement and approval

4.8. Experience details of product manufacturing

4.9. Performance metrics for the each product check

Chapter 19, Question 14.

COST: to eliminate the cost the planning must done perfectly like details requirement analysis for handling multiple factors to avoid the reworks, proper knowledge of the product must be given to developer before start developing the product, reevaluate of contract annually, better to have vendors own inventory

Availability: it can be eliminated by adding more resources available to the project to complete in time, sometimes some modules cannot complete in time and find the alter scope of the project and search for alternative to deliver in time, if any issue cannot be resolved then retrace the steps based on the requirement

MMH/OH (Maintenance Main Hour / Operating Hour): to eliminate this problem then doing product in Overtime and extending the delivery date based on the overtime work completion might help to resolve the problem

What is your definition of Risk and how does that affect program management and controls of a project?

Risk is trouble that occurs in the project like over budget or crossed the dead line, to manage the risk proper risk management process must be handled in the project, some of them are spreadsheet to list the risk in the project, analyze the possible risk may occur in future, identify the impact and response in the project in early stage, estimate the cost involved in the risk, responsible person for the risk, monitor the progress of the risk and record the risk incase found in future solved easily, create the report for the risk (Susanne, 2015)

References:

ConceptualDesignPhase, (Oct 19 2017), “Chapter 2 Systems Engineering Approach - Ppt Video Online Download”, https://slideplayer.com/slide/11978032/

Mukund, (Sep 12 2018), “Why a Feasibility Study Is Important in Project Management.”, https://www.simplilearn.com/feasibility-study-article

Pmtips, (July 27 2011), “Project Management Benchmarking - Part 1.” https://pmtips.net/blog-new/project-management-benchmarking-part-1

Raj J, (n.d.), “Outsourcing Definition - Entrepreneur Small Business Encyclopedia.”, https://www.entrepreneur.com/encyclopedia/outsourcing

Susanne M, (30 Nov. 2015), “9 Steps to Managing Risk - LiquidPlanner.” https://www.liquidplanner.com/blog/9-steps-risk-management-process/

TPM , (n.d.), “Technical Performance Measurement (TPM)” https://www.dau.mil/acquipedia/Pages/ArticleDetails.aspx?aid=7c1d9528-4a9e-4c3a-8f9e-6e0ff93b6ccb

Warwick, (n.d.), “What Is a Needs Analysis?”, https://warwick.ac.uk/services/ldc/resource/eguides/needs/what/

WiseGEEK, (n.d.), “What Is a Specification Tree? (With Picture).” http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-specification-tree.htm