WGU C790 Nursing Informatics (WGU)
System Development Life Cycle
(SDLC) well answered
project - correct answer ✔✔is a planned undertaking, with a beginning and end that produces a
well-defined result or product.
information system development project - correct answer ✔✔a planned undertaking that
produces a new information system
predictive approach to the SDLC - correct answer ✔✔assumes that the development project
can be planned and organized and that the new information system can be developed according
to the plan
useful for building systems that are well understood and defined.
company may want to convert its old networked client/server system to a newer Web-based
system that includes a smartphone app. In this type of project, the staff already understands the
requirements very well, and no new processes need to be added
traditional (70s-90s)
adaptive approach to the SDLC - correct answer ✔✔is used when the system's requirements
and/or the users' needs aren't well understood. In this situation, the project can't be planned
completely.
Some system requirements may need to be determined after preliminary development work.
, (late 90s-today)
project initiation (predictive) - correct answer ✔✔In predictive approaches, there is a group of
activities that identifies the problem and secures approval to develop a new system
Project planning (predictive) - correct answer ✔✔In predictive approaches, there is a group of
activities that identifies the problem and secures approval to develop a new system
map out the project's overall structure
analysis (predictive) - correct answer ✔✔focuses on discovering and understanding the details
of the problem or need. The intent here is to figure out exactly what the system must do to
support the business processes
design (predictive) - correct answer ✔✔focuses on configuring and structuring the new system
components. These activities use the requirements that were defined earlier to develop the
program structure and the algorithms for the new system
implementation (predictive) - correct answer ✔✔includes programming and testing the system.
deployment (predictive) - correct answer ✔✔involves installing and putting the system into
operation.
phases of the system development project (predictive) - correct answer ✔✔project initiation,
project planning, analysis, design, implementation, and deployment
System Development Life Cycle
(SDLC) well answered
project - correct answer ✔✔is a planned undertaking, with a beginning and end that produces a
well-defined result or product.
information system development project - correct answer ✔✔a planned undertaking that
produces a new information system
predictive approach to the SDLC - correct answer ✔✔assumes that the development project
can be planned and organized and that the new information system can be developed according
to the plan
useful for building systems that are well understood and defined.
company may want to convert its old networked client/server system to a newer Web-based
system that includes a smartphone app. In this type of project, the staff already understands the
requirements very well, and no new processes need to be added
traditional (70s-90s)
adaptive approach to the SDLC - correct answer ✔✔is used when the system's requirements
and/or the users' needs aren't well understood. In this situation, the project can't be planned
completely.
Some system requirements may need to be determined after preliminary development work.
, (late 90s-today)
project initiation (predictive) - correct answer ✔✔In predictive approaches, there is a group of
activities that identifies the problem and secures approval to develop a new system
Project planning (predictive) - correct answer ✔✔In predictive approaches, there is a group of
activities that identifies the problem and secures approval to develop a new system
map out the project's overall structure
analysis (predictive) - correct answer ✔✔focuses on discovering and understanding the details
of the problem or need. The intent here is to figure out exactly what the system must do to
support the business processes
design (predictive) - correct answer ✔✔focuses on configuring and structuring the new system
components. These activities use the requirements that were defined earlier to develop the
program structure and the algorithms for the new system
implementation (predictive) - correct answer ✔✔includes programming and testing the system.
deployment (predictive) - correct answer ✔✔involves installing and putting the system into
operation.
phases of the system development project (predictive) - correct answer ✔✔project initiation,
project planning, analysis, design, implementation, and deployment
