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Fundamentals
Project Initiation
Project Feasibility
Areas of Feasibility
Feasibility Analysis
Work Breakdown Structure
PERT/CPM Diagram
Gantt Charts
• To respond to an opportunity
• To resolve a problem
• To conform to a directive
Economic Feasibility
• Does the organization have adequate cash flow to fund the project
during the development period?
Three-step process:
• Estimate the anticipated development and
operational costs
• Estimate the anticipated financial benefits
• Cost-benefit analysis is calculated based on the
detailed estimates of costs and benefits
Costs and benefits can be viewed as:
• Tangible
• Intangible
Technical Feasibility
Operational Feasibility
Schedule Feasibility
Gain understanding of the likelihood that all potential
time frames and completion date schedules can be met
and that meeting these dates will be sufficient for
dealing with the needs of the organization
Resource Feasibility
Requires the involvement of systems analysts, system
technicians, and users
Advantages:
Simplicity
The bars representing activities or tasks are drawn to
scale