Learning Plan 8: Proven Methods Of Systems Develop

Learning Plan 8: Proven Methods of Systems Development for BusinessCompetency8. Assess proven methods of systems development for business.This learning plan will address the following learning objectives to help you master the competency:a. Explain the importance of system development life cycles.b. Explain the importance of system analysis (i.e., evaluating an IS).c. Reference the basic concepts associated with systems design and implementation.OverviewWhen an organization needs to accomplish a new task or change a work process, it develops a new system or modifies an existing one. Systems development is the activity of creating or modifying systems. In this learning plan, you will learn about systems development.Learning ActivitiesLet’s consider systems development in a company that we are familiar with. How about Wal-Mart? Does Walmart have a system of doing business? What tasks would they use a computer system for? Would it be difficult to change their system?READ Chapter 8 in your text.REVIEW the PowerPoint presentation for Chapter 8.Your text mentions environmental design considerations when performing systems design. Are environmental considerations important? Why or why not? One study estimates that more than 130,000 PCs in the United States are thrown out every day. Every industrialized country in the world uses PCs. What is the