BUS 237 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Systems Development Life Cycle, Rapid Application Development, Software Development Process

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Business Administration
• Course: BUS 237
• Professor: Maryam Ficociello

Document Summary

Some licenses have a fixed term while others have none. 4 basic methods for acquiring software applications: (1) buy it and use it as is (2) buy it and customize it (3) rent of lease it (4) build it yourself. Acquiring software applications is the same as acquiring information systems. However, acquiring new software is not the same as acquiring new information systems. Acquiring information systems involves incorporating the software into current technological infrastructure and integrating the software into the data and procedures people use to make things happen in an organization. What are projects, what is it project management, and what does. Project management body of knowledge (pmbok): provides project managers, sponsors, and team leaders with a large array of accepted project management techniques and practices. It projects: projects of all shapes and sizes that renew and adapt it infrastructure.