ITM 305 Chapter Notes -Systems Development Life Cycle, Formal System, Application Software
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This chapter examines the actives needed to install the information system and successfully convert the organization to using it. Managing the change to a new system whether it is computerized or not is one of the most difficult tasks in any organization. One of the earliest models for managing organizational change was developed by kurt lewin. Frist, the project team must unfreeze the existing habits and norms so that change is possible. Lewin argued that change is a three step process: unfreeze, move, and refreeze. Most of the systems development life cycle sdlc to this point has laid the groundwork for unfreezing. Users are aware of the new system being developed, some have participated in an analysis of the current system, and some have helped design the new system. These activities have helped to unfreeze the current habits and norms. The second step is to help the organization move the new system via a migration plan.