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You are very correct. Two very helpful ways the user interface can accommodate these disabilities are the alternative keypad and the voice prompt options. However, these need to go through proper quality testing. I have seen some voice prompt options that are simply horrible, you ask for a, and its asking- are you talking about “d”, this can be…[Read more]

These are all great points as you have noted. In the design and analysis phase, you need to consider all class of people that would use the software. A physically disabled person going into the store would have to get a specialized cab (like access-a-ride etc) that can accommodate wheelchairs etc, so taking into consideration that disabled people…[Read more]

You are quite right Sarush. I have close relations that have autism and I have seen so many different assistive technologies, its extraordinary. Keeping in mind that Autism is a spectrum, ( from high functioning to low functioning), the assistive technologies in all its varying degrees will greatly help as they are originally designed with user…[Read more]

I agree with your comment Linlan, to separate the different roles’ duty,

I was reading in an article that the DBAs should be in control of encryption keys, as well as the data itself. The duty of the security group is define policies and procedures and monitor data encryption, while the DBAs should be able to implement these controls with m…[Read more]

While you will definitely need a database design expert to design the database, you also need the team members input to design the database, one of the steps in designing a database is information gathering, and you definitely need inputs from direct and indirect users of the database. So I would say these 2 sets of people are not mutually…[Read more]

This is a great breakdown of why data needs to be analyzed. You are very correct that you need to understand what data is gathered on customers and how it is used in order to build a customer database, and analyzing this data provides the foundation required to develop the business processes. so going directly to the design phase without first…[Read more]

You are quite right Ami, In the end it might result in a waste of time and resources if components were found missing during the design phase and they had to redesign. i’m sure there might be circumstances where there are no glitches with moving straight to the design phase, but why take the risk ?

you are right Mahugnon, IT and Business have to work hand in hand. IT cannot make business decisions without full involvement by business. There is no project undertaken by IT that is independent of the business as a whole.

you are right Karabo, The importance of the Governance of enterprise (GEIT) cannot be over emphasized. organizations Boards and executive management expect IT to deliver business value. ISACA has a certification exam named CGEIT – Certified in the Governance of IT, and I was shocked to find out that the exam was introduced in 2007, because it…[Read more]

That was a great idea Carabo, like Hanqing said, people are hostile to new things, I know a lot of people-especially the middle aged and the elderly – that would still rather go into the bank to withdraw money than use ATM’s (or even worse-do internet banking transactions).
It was smart he bank the gave phones and credit cards that had…[Read more]

Totally on point Iyana,
Ella and John, the COO and head of marketing, are bringing in “their representatives” While Sally will definitely be able to contribute to the project team, I wonder what Bob ill be bringing to the table, because nowhere does it mention even his position/title/anything within the company.
Management has to be on board…[Read more]

Good point lezlie,
I actually thought about that for a while, why would Jim want Juanita Lopez who is about 84 miles away, when Petrie Electronics has lots of stores in the same geographic location, why Juanita Lopez ? and now it makes some sense, Juanita Lopez is the store manager at one of the top stores, and can provide insight into issues…[Read more]

I think the most significant of the risk would be Competing Priorities / Schedule of Project Members, and this is also directly proportional to the risk of Poor Communication/ Project Member Disengagement.

Like I said earlier, Jim as the Project manager has to provide direction at every step of the project, so each team member knows what’s…[Read more]

Yes, and still on the issue of hidden cost, with outsourcing a business might end up spending more resources than is needed or expected.

If the software service received is not quality or has errors as might happen with softwares, a business might end up paying as much or more debugging and fixing the errors. To avoid this, project…[Read more]

Risks that may be augmented by outsourcing include:

The risk that the outsourcing company may go under or be taken over and the mother company may not have access to the source code for their software. (which is where the contracts in the outsourcing documents should have allowances for situations like this)

There is also the risk that the…[Read more]