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Task Management
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Task 1

There is no standard definition of an Information System Requirement. A requirement is a property that is essential for an IT system to perform its functions.
Requirements vary in intent and in the kinds of properties they represent. They can be functions, constraints, or other properties that must be provided, met, or satisfied so needs are filled for the system’s intended users (Roger Abbott 1986).
Information Systems have to do many different things; perform calculations, edit and store data, produce reports, support business process, enforce rules, etc.

The following plan identifies possible IS requirement for Sports-Qits:

Goal:

Information resource for management, staff, vendors and customers; with the potential to evolve into a full-fledged ‘on-line’ business system

Approach:

Develop business scenarios, derive system specifications and outline architecture based on business decisions and information needed for different kinds of problem scenarios

Model information seeking and strategic behaviour

Develop, implement, and test a information aid that takes into account different training and usability requirements, computing environments, requirements for synchronization and integrity of information

Levels of computational system hierarchy:

Central web site and server at the highest level for coordination and management of the system

Company and vendor databases and any other information providers
Individual workstations at the lowest level

Key characteristics:

Central web site with links to product-related information and transparent gateway to both internal and external data (re)sources such as databases

Regular updates with consistency checking, indexing, and discovery of interesting relationships between new and existing information

Data system built in stages, by identifying the content and organising the databases

Interfaces (via web...