Q1: IT-Business Alignment
Explain what IT and business alignment means and provide a couple of real-life examples. What is the role of an IT strategic plan in this regard?
Q2: Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Would you apply SDLC to a team of web developers? Why or why not?
Q3: Change Management Strategies
How can a company use change management to minimize the resistance and maximize the acceptance of changes in business and technology?
Q4: Prototyping Advantages and Disadvantages
Why has prototyping become a popular way to develop business applications? What are prototyping's advantages and disadvantages? (Not specifically covered in readings, but closely related to 13.4 Systems Development topics.)