07.B. SDLC - Stage (I) - Preliminary Investigation

1.    DEFINITION 2.    PURPOSES :- 2.1  User satisfaction 2.2  Emerging technological trends 2.3  Competition 2.4  New business area 2.5  Users or customer demand 3.    METHODS :- 3.1    Documents 3.2    Interviews

4.       STAGES :- 4.1    Conducting investigation 4.2    Possible options 4.3    Feasibility study 4.3.1      Technical feasibility 4.3.2      Operational feasibility 4.3.3      Scheduled feasibility 4.3.4      Legal feasibility 1.1.1      Economic feasibility :- A)   Areas to be presented :- B)   Contents of Cost & benefit analysis :- i)     Cost analysis :- a)       Development costs b)       Operation costs c)       Maintenance costs d)       Intangible costs :- ii)    Benefit analysis :- a)       Increase in gains b)       Decrease in costs 4.4    Reporting to management :- 4.4.1      Results 4.4.2      Analytical report