This assignment requires you to write a report dealing with the issues listed and
described below. Schedules and cost estimates are not required for the very good
reason that they involve an imprecise process that is part of project management
rather than an analysis and design activity.
Part A should be set up as a report, with an introduction and appropriate headings
reflecting the topics and tasks below.
Before you proceed, read (if you have not already done so):
? “Activities of Core Process 1: Identify the Problem and Obtain Approval” on pp.
262–271 of the textbook.
? “Stakeholders” on pp. 46–48 of the textbook.
Also, download the files on the Car Sharing case study from the Important
Resources block on the right of the course home page, and read through them.
Carefully review the definition of all terms and concepts in the detailed instructions
below!
Your report should be set up as follows:
I. The Business Environment
This section of the report should provide sufficient background information to allow
someone not familiar with the business situation to understand the justification for
this project.
Start by addressing the following tasks:
1. Identify the business need for the Car Sharing IS project.
2. Consider the needed interfaces to other systems.
3. Analyze the system stakeholders, and briefly describe their “stakes.”
Stakeholders include the project sponsor and internal and external users. The
textbook provides an example for the RMO case. See p. 49 of the textbook, and
especially Figure 2-7.