Chp 6 Case Study 1. The Good-Enough Technology Economy

1. As we alluded to, the outrageous transformation taking place in the camera and film industries is being caused by good-enough products, specifically digital cameras and phone-embedded cameras. Read the Outrageous industry Transformation cases at the beginning of Which corrections are being caused by good-enough technology products?

End users and customers convenience had led the improvement of the gadget used by us. the tight economy and the increased reliance on mobile everything -- mean that some shoppers favor cheap, simple, and easy gadgets. Consumers want a product to get the job done, not be exceedingly cutting edge, turbo fast, or needlessly high end.

2. What does all this mean for systems development?

There are strong demand for Systems Development to produce products. User and customers will need application to help them with the daily job for the Result
In the good-enough technology economy, which will organizations come to rely on more heavily: insourcing, self sourcing, or outsourcing?
We believe it will be Self-sourcing system development by end-user development, the development and support of IT systems by end-users (knowledge workers) with little or no help from IT specialists. This is because, it:

• Improves requirements determination (end-users essentially tell themselves what they want);
• Increases end-user participation and sense of ownership (results in a better product);
• Increases speed of systems development (insourcing may be slower than self-sourcing for smaller projects because "analysis paralysis" i.e. don't fit well in a structured step-by-step approach;
• Reduces the invisible backlog (i.e. all of the systems that an organization need to develop but never get funded because of the lack of organizational resources)

Can organizations afford to use the traditional SDLC and completely gather requirements before proceeding with development?

Not in good enough technology economy. It will take longer and the product or application will be obsolete when they are ready for end users.

For what systems can organizations still use the traditional SDLC?

SDLC aims to produce high quality systems that meet or exceed customer expectations, based on customer requirements, by delivering systems which move through each clearly defined phase, within scheduled time-frames and cost estimates A complex ERP system for business will need this kind of method to get the desirable result.

3. How is this notion of getting things out the door quickly and then using market feedback for product improvement similar to the concept of prototyping?

A prototype is an early working model or release of a product build to test a concept or process or to act as a thing to be replicated or learned from. Automobile manufactures build prototype of cars to demonstrate and test safety features, aerodynamics and comfort. In system development it is an iterative process to build a model from basic business requirement, have users review the prototype and suggest changes, and further refine and enhance the prototype to include suggestion.

What are the disadvantages of using such an approach to the release of products that aren’t perfect? Leads people to believe the final system will follow shortly.

Gives no indication of performance under operational conditions Leads the project team to forgo proper testing and documentation

4. Can manufacturers of automobiles use the concepts of the good-enough technology economy to produce automobiles?

Yes, it is possible for automobile manufactures.

What features of an automobile must be perfect (or very close to it)?

Basic features of the cars to move and the safety ( brakes, lights and temperatures sensors)

What features of an automobile can simple be “good enough”?

Accessories and features like seats and audio visual.