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Ch 7 Role of User in Projects7.1 User role in Projects
Management7.2 User role in various stages of S/W development
7.3 User role in System Implementation
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User Role in Project ManagementEstablish cooperative
relationship with developer.Play active role in:
PlanningProject evaluationReplanning (as necessary)
Provide promised:ResourcesInputs
Return document in specified period.Do not sign anything that
you do not understand.Insist on getting project progress
reports.Participate in steering committee meetings.Never forger
that it is your own project.Strictly adhere to change control
procedure.
Above all, get involved in all development activities.
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Software development is a joint responsibility of thedevelopers
and the users.Participation of users during all phases of
softwaredevelopment is essential.Software development activity is
too important to beonly to the discretion of developers.
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Users Role in various stages of S/W Development
Role of users in project initiation6. Agree on the following
Project goals, scope, and acceptance criteriaDevelopment
standardsProject reporting procedures and frequencyChange control
proceduresMechanism for acceptance of deliverables
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Role of users during requirements phase1. Provide details of
current system2. Specify problems faced3. Specify expectations from
the proposed system
Deliverables Acceptance criteria
4. Specify constraints5. Agree on the requirements
identification strategy
6. Agree on the requirement specificationsUnderstand requirement
specificationsSign specification documentKeep the requirement
current
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Role of users in software construction and acceptance1. Agree on
design before coding begins:
Be satisfied about the performanceBe satisfied about the
sizing
Be satisfied about the manual procedures2. Participate in
reviews as required3. Sign-off agreed phase-end documents
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Role of users in software construction and acceptance4. Execute
plan for acceptance testing:
Provide acceptance test dataProvide agreed resources for
acceptance testing Verify accuracy of acceptance test resultsBe
satisfied about the performanceBe satisfied about the manual
proceduresTry out restart and recovery procedures
5. Accept software, documentation and test data:Sign-off
acceptance document
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Users Role in System Implementation
1. Evolve implementation strategyDirect cut overPilot
runPhased
Overlap2. Acquire resources3. Train personnel
Users
Developers and operations personnel
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4. Convert master-file data5. Perform parallel runs6. Put system
in operation
7. Perform volume testing, if planned8. Maintain system
