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2. The owner’s will always have the choice of stopping all further work.
The Leading Edge Climbing Equipment Owner’s have five options to choose from:
The owner’s will always have the choice of stopping all further work.
The Owner’s could Develop an in-house system.
The owner’s could possible perform additional system analysis work.
The owner’s could modify the current system.
The owner’s could purchase or customize a software package.

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Purchase or Customize software package?
Purchase
Determine necessary software applications needed for day to day tasks
Negotiate purchasing terms with software vendor
Plan systems implementation phase

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Purchase or Customize software package?
Customize
Determine who will make modifications
Vendor
In-house

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Purchase or Customize software package?
Customize
Vendor
Plan Testing of Modifications
Document Modifications

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Purchase or Customize software package?
Customize
In-house
Design Phase
Implementation Phase
Test Modifications
Document Modifications

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Purchase or Customize software package?
Customize
Cautions
Increase costs and lead time
Vendor may not support customized system
Future upgrades may not be compatible
Modifications may have to be made again

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Logical Design
Physical Design
Defines what must take place
Does not include methods of implementation
Defines what must take place
Addresses implementation
Similar to blueprints for construction

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Steps typically performed in systems design
Step 1: Create an overall design plan
Step 2: Review system requirements (input, output, processes, performance and controls)
Step 3: Data issues (Determine how data will be
organized, stored, maintained, updated, accessed, and used)
Step 4: System architecture issues (network configuration, and Internet/intranet interface issues)
Step 5: Create a system design specification (documents)
Step 6: Deliver a management presentation