Part A: Your systems analysis team is close to completing a systemfor Meecham Feeds.

Part A: Your systems analysis team is close to completing a systemfor Meecham Feeds. Roger is quite confident that the programs that he haswritten for Meecham’s inventory system will perform as necessary, because theyare similar to programs he has done before. Your team has been very busy andwould ideally like to begin full systems testing as soon as possible.

Two of your junior team members haveproposed the following:

a)   Skipdesk checking of the programs (because similar programs were checked in otherinstallations; Roger has agreed). (6 points)

b)   Dolink testing with large amounts of data to prove that the system will work. (6points)

c)   Dofull systems testing with large amounts of live data to show that the system isworking. (14 points)

Respond to each of the three stepsin their proposed test schedule. Use a paragraph to explain your response.

Part B: Mr. Bruce Schnieder, the owner of A&A Office SuppliesCompany, had contacted you for your advices on a new information systeminstalled recently at his company to help improving his company inventorytasks. He told you that the team that came to install the system does not haveany evaluation mechanism and he also mentioned to you that some of hisemployees had complained about the new system’s inputs and outputs. Since hewants to obtain the inventory result of this quarter, he would like to delay orskip the new system evaluation and use the new system for inventory right away.Given the above conditions, he would like to have your advices on his decision andon the evaluation of his new system.

a)   Ina paragraph, explain to Mr. Schnieder about problems that can occur when asystem is not evaluated systematically? (6 points)

b)   Devisea checklist or form that helps Mr. Schnieder’s employees evaluate the utilitiesof the new information system. Suggest a second way to evaluate the informationsystem, if any. Please be specific and explain your answers. (18 points)