Midterm Review

 

You are allowed six 8 1/2" x 11" double-sided cheat sheet.  The group with the highest low score earns a bonus for its entire group.

What is marketing?  How does it relate to IT?

What is Alan's definition for IT?  What's the rationale behind that definition?

Extreme Programming: Reasons for its creation

Role Induction

What is a Process?  Definitions of Business Process Reengineering
Can you outline the differences between The new IT versus the Old IT
The Early Crisis
The Importance of Early Design Phases
Mini-Mortems
Elements of a Prospectus
Relationship with a customer versus the product

          What is a Systems Analyst?  What is a Business Analyst?

           Asim Jalis and XP

          What are some key features of agile development methods? (e.g. increase team communication)

           David Miller (especially macro versus micro view)

           Tom Vu

           Phil Ackerman Lecture (almost anything is fair game)

           What is "Meta-Design" and why is it so important?

           What is a business process? (use Alan's definition)

           How is IT and business process reengineering related?

           How does the Sabre case demonstrate business process reengineering?

          Can you outline the differences between reengineering versus continuous improvement

          What are the differences between a flow chart versus a swimlane diagram?

           What complaints does Alan have about our current way of creating Maps?

           Be able to read a simple process map created on Igrafx.

           What are critical success factors?

           What are the success factors for IT organizations? (1st lecture)  Can you explain them?

            How do these success factors relate to this course?

            What is an image customer? What is an image team member?