What are the alternative methods for building information systems?
• Define the traditional systems life cycle and describe its advantages and disadvantages for systems building.
• Define information system prototyping and describe its benefits and limitations. List and describe the steps in the prototyping process.
• Define end-user development and explain its advantages and disadvantages.
• Describe the advantages and disadvantages of developing information systems based on application software packages.
• Define outsourcing. Describe the circumstances in which it should be used for building information systems. List and describe the hidden costs of offshore software outsourcing.
• Explain how businesses can rapidly develop e-business applications.
• Describe the issues that must be addressed when developing mobile applications.