Mike is a newly hired systems analyst with your group. He has always believed that JAD sessions are a huge waste of professional time as they need lots of preparation and commitment. You will be working on a systems project for Ken University that will enroll international students through its distance programs, and you want to use JAD sessions to elicit opinions from management and students about the current and proposed systems.

a. Based on what you know about the requirements of the project, list three reasons why Mike should use JAD for this study.

b. Given your arguments, Mike agrees to use JAD but strongly urges that it be made as structured as possible. In a paragraph, illustrate the approach you would follow to implement JAD. How would you structure it?