Assignment+2+-+Karwa+Taxi+-+Clarifications

Assignment #2: Clarifications Assignment #2

Please post questions here that you have for the sponsors of the Karwa Taxi IS project that you need to complete for assignment #2. The project sponsor will try to respond quickly and thoughtfully, but understand he is busy keeping the taxis running, passengers happy, payroll paid, etc., so sometimes it might take a little while to respond to you. One implication of this possible delay is that you should start working on the project earlier rather than later, as there may not be time to get answers to your questions at the last minute.

Please be sure to put your name next to the questions that you post

Pending Questions:

 * 5.Regarding the 20 requirements, how many of them should be functional and how many of them should be qualitative attribute?**

Answered Questions:

 * 1. Should this IS analysis be focused on one type of smartphone ( we pick ) or should it be a system that can be downloaded on all the smartphones? So analysis is focused on one type of smartphone or should we be generic?**

//[Bob Monroe: This is your decision.You may choose to write the requirements only one type of phone (i.e. iPhone or Blackberry) and make your requirements specific to that type of phone, or you may use write requirements that will need to be met on all of the supported types of smartphones. Either option is fine, but please make it clear which one you have selected in your write-up. ]//


 * 2.What do you mean by an appropriate identification of the stakeholder groups affected in the requirement sections?**

//[Bob Monroe: I'm not sure exactly which item you are referencing in the assignment. I will assume that it is the section stating the grading criteria for the requirements specification. What I mean in that section is that you have identified important stakeholders who will be affected by the requirement. You do not need to provide a detailed explanation of why these stakeholders are affected (that should be fairly obvious if the requirement and abstract are well written). Please let me know if you need further clarification. ]//


 * 3. Does the Project abstract and business process description section of the project have to be one page or two pages long? At one point it says 2 pages, while in the grading criteria. it says one page? [Nahan]**

//[ Bob Monroe: The project abstract and business process description should be no more than two pages long. Sorry about that typo. It is now corrected. ]//


 * 4. Should we put exactly 20 requirements or is it up to 20 or minimum of 20 (can we write more than 20)?**

//[ Bob Monroe: Please limit yourself to 20 requirements. A project of this scope will certainly require many more than 20 requirements but you are responsible for coming up with 20 of the important requirements for the system and writing them in an appropriate and effective format. I will only grade the first 20 requirements identified. ]//