MIS3504 Fall 2018 – Section 003

Temple Fox MIS Site

Week 11 Team Assignment Due November 6, 2018

Team Project Future State Views:

Draft copies of your team’s Future State analysis depicting changes to the As Is current state based on the potential solution.

  • Swim Lane Process flow Diagram
  • Data Diagram
  • Key business rules / Decision tree  (may not have changes)

Revisit the current state deliverables with any adjustments to reflect the impact of the teams proposed solution

Week 10 Class Agenda – 10/30/2018

JustinMind demonstration on the creation of a solution scenario

Team submission of draft persona(s) and scenario(s) , please turn in hard copy and send soft copy via email

Exam 2 taken during the second half of class

Week 10 – Team Assignment Due October 30, 2018

Draft views of your team’s User Persona(s)  and Scenario(s)

Deliverables:

Use the persona template found on the web site to describe the typical user(s) that will be engaged in the project solution.  Depending on the project solution there may be more than one persona.
Create a draft outline of scenario(s) that the user will work thought as it pertain to the project solution.  The scenario(s) tell a story as to how the user interacts with the solution, there many be one or more scenarios needed to tell the story.  For the initial draft of the scenario(s) you may create a simple document or PowerPoint slide that outlines the steps and decisions in the form of bullet points.

Template for persona and scenario

Exam 2 – October 30, 2018

Exam 2 will be taken on October 30, 2018  during the last hour of class

The Exam will primarily focus on the analysis tools outlined and demonstrated in class discussions 5 –  (Process Mapping), 6 –  (Data Mapping and Relationships)  and 7  – (Business Rules and Decision Trees)  and the respective individual case assignments.

Key topic areas covered in the exam will be: Process Flows, (Swim Lane), Data Analysis (Entity Relationship) and Business Rules (Decision Tree).

Chapter 6 in the text book specifically covered the analysis tools with addition background information found in chapter 4.  Review of the class discussions posted on the web site and follow up case assignments will serve as good study aids.  The Software Requirements Memory Jogger also has examples of the analysis tools and the their components.

Case Solutions can be found on the web site page: Case Assignment Solutions

Exam will be structured as follows:

Section 1: A range of general knowledge multiple choice questions pertaining to the use and structure of the analysis tools discussed and demonstrated in the case studies

Section 2: A Case study that included various diagrams and business rules in which you will be asked identify potential issues or conclusions.  All questions will be in multiple choice form for this section of the exam.

Number of exam questions will range between 30 – 40

Week 9 Class Agenda –10/23/2018

Turn in case assignment due for JustinMind Introduction Lab2

Review Case assignment for – Business Rules/Decision Tree

Class Discussion on Persona – Scenario – Prototype

Exam 2 Review

Team Project As Is deliverable review

Week 9 – Team Project Assignment – 10/23/2018

Draft copies of your team’s As IS  analysis  defining the current state  of  your project topic

Deliverables:

  • Swim Lane Process Flow Diagram
  • Data Diagram
  • Key Business Rules / Decision Tables / Decision Tree

The goal for this portion of the project is to use the analysis tools we reviewed in class to depict the current state of the problem / opportunity that the team has chosen to pursue.  Your team will have an opportunity to make adjustments to the documents and include the final copy as part of  the final project submission.

You may submit the draft documents to me at the end of class via email or in hardcopy form, please bring a printed copy of the documents to class or a laptop to present the documents in a peer team review session.  This will be a exercise where teams pair off to share each others findings and give feedback.

Week 8 Class Agenda – 10/16/2018

Turn in the individual case assignment due for Decision Tree Case Study

Review Case assignment for Data Analysis – Case

JustinMind demonstration of linking screens and review of individual assignment

Class Discussion on Design and Team Exercise

Team Project time to work on As Is analysis and deliverables

Week 7 Class Agenda – 10/9/2018

  • Turn in Team Project Scope Document Revision
  • Turn in Individual Data Analysis case assignment
  • Review Swim Lane Process flow case assignment
  • Wrap-up on Data Analysis discussion
  • Class discussion on business rules
  • Review Individual assignment on business rules
  • Team exercise on decision diagram