After identifying candidate solutions, the next step is to analyze these solutions.

a. Describe the process for analyzing candidate solutions. What should the project team not do in completing this task?

b. Develop a Feasibility Analysis Matrix, based upon the candidate solutions identified in the preceding question, and using the format shown in Figure 4-16 as an example. Determine what your weighting factors should be.

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FIGURE 4-16 A Feasibility Analysis Matrix Feasibility Criteria Operational Feasibility Functionality. A description of to what degree the candidate would benefit the organization and how well the system would work. Political. A description of how well received this solution would be from user management, user, and organization perspectives. Technical Feasibility Technology. An assessment of the maturity, availability (or ability to acquire), and desirability of the computer technology needed to support this candidate. Expertise. An assessment of the technical expertise needed to develop, operate, and maintain the candidate system. Weight 30% 30% Candidate 1 Only supports Member Services requirements, and current business processes would have to be modified to take advantage of software functionality. Score: 60 Current production release of Platinum Plus package is version 1.0 and has been on the market for only 6 weeks. Maturity of product is a risk, and company charges an additional monthly fee for technical support. Candidate 2 Fully supports user's required functionality. Score: 100 Although current technical staff has only Powerbuilder experience, the senior analysts who saw the MS Visual Basic demonstration and presentation have agreed the transition will be simple and finding experienced VB programmers Required to hire or train C++ will be easier than finding expertise to perform modifications for integration requirements. Score: 50 Powerbuilder programmers and at a much cheaper cost. MS Visual Basic 5.0 is a mature technology based on version number. Score: 95 Candidate 3 Candidate ... Same as candidate 2. Score: 100 Although current technical staff is comfortable with Powerbuilder, management is concerned with recent acquisition of Powerbuilder by Sybase Inc. MS SQL Server is a current company standard and competes with SYBASE in the client/ server DBMS market. Because of this we have no guarantee future versions of Power- builder will "play well" with our current version SQL Server. Score: 60