Book.: Modern Systems Analysis and Design

        Fourth Edition

    Author.: Jeffrey A. Hoffer

        Joey F. George

        Joseph S. Valachich

    Reference No.: 96164

Quote:        “Designing and building a scaled-down but functional version of a desired system is known as prototyping.”

Chapter 1: Heart of the Systems Development Process

Review:    Having alternatives in developing systems is a helpful plan to create ‘small’ computer systems that are for beginners. In this chapter, prototying was labeled an advantage in systems development alternatives because one of the most important element in creating systems are the users. Users are greatly involved in the prototyping processes because they perform experimentation and evaluation to the system they are about to use and such.

Incorporating users in the development process would indeed be an advantage because of the feedback to be accepted by the developer would most probably be unexpected. In reality, it is an honor if the developer’s experimenting evaluators are high-end programmers and systems analysts who have developed intensive software applications and systems of massive global companies. The developer most certainly has a high chance to improve more on the existing system if the evaluators are skilled critics who have skills in studying the system with great scope and correct judgment.