1. What are some of the challenges in developing information systems?

2. Why is a method to developing software useful or important?

3. The table below lists out each phase of the SDLC including the phase name, the purpose of the phase, and the deliverable (i.e., outcome) of each phase.

Replace the Fill in the details text with the appropriate answer.

Phase	Purpose	Deliverable
Planning	Determine the goals, objectives, and feasibility of the development project. Decide whether to go forward with the project	Project Proposal Document Feasibility Analysis System Goals & Objectives Business Case (why we need it) Project Management Plan
Requirements	Determines what the system needs to do	Fill in the details here
Design	Fill in the details here	Logical System Design User Interfaces Processing Logic Database Design Implementation Plan Testing Plan Training Plan
Development	To code and test the system.	Fill in the details here
Fill in the details here	The system becomes operational and used in a production environment.	Users accessing the system Post Implementation Review
Maintenance	Keeping the system up and running	What activities occur in this phase?

4. List 2 advantages and 2 disadvantages of the waterfall method. Discuss each using 1 or 2 sentences.

5. Why was the Agile Manifesto Created?

6. Here is a table that brings together the roles, artifacts, and ceremonies used in Scrum. Fill in the missing pieces.

Roles	Artifacts	Ceremonies
Product Owner The user in charge of the systems functionality Prioritizes what is included in each spring	Fill in the missing artifact and add a short description	Sprint Planning Meeting between Product Owner, Scrum Master and Team Decide what User Cases to include in the next sprint.
Scrum Master Leader, but no authority Guides team Removes roadblocks Runs ceremonies	Sprint Backlog a list of all the tasks in the sprint that still need to be completed.	Fill in the missing ceremony and add a short description
Fill in the missing role and bullet to describe their contribution	Burndown Charts Tracks total tasks remaining compared to the average tasks remaining.	Sprint Review Sprint Retrospective

7. Write one User Story that either Global Bike or Hannahs Cake Shop might need in their information system.

8. When discussing the acquisition of software, there were several solutions presented. What is the difference in solutions between Buying It and Renting It?

9. Why do firms turn to outsourcing?