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Question 2 (15 marks) - Systems Planning & Implementation (word limit guide: 500 words)
The Queensland Health Payroll System project (2007-2011) has received adverse media attention relating to significant issues and failures. Information regarding to the project can be obtained b y reading appropriate project and auditors reports, accessed via the internet. Undertake some research of this information systems project to complete the following task:
Using the Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC) process as a framework (figure 19.1 on page 612 of the Romney text), identify 5 deficiencies in the Queensland Health Payroll System project and relate each deficiEncy to to the relevant step/phase in the SDLC. Also provide recommendations on how these deficiencies may be overcome in future projects. Your answer is to be specific to step 1 (systems analysis) and/or step 4 (implementation and conversion) of the SDLC only. Steps 2, 3 and 5 are not to be included in your answer.
You should focus your research on the project and auditors reports rather than the more subjective media documentation.