QUESTIONS

Explain the primary difference between an analysis

model and a design model.

What is meant by balancing the models?

What are the interrelationships among the functional,

structural, and behavioral models that need to be tested?

What does factoring mean? How is it related to

abstraction and refinement?

What is a partition? How does a partition relate to a

collaboration?

What is a layer? Name the different layers.

What is the purpose of the different layers?

Describe the different types of classes that can appear

on each of the layers.

What issues or questions arise on each of the different

layers?

What is a package? How are packages related to parti$-$

tions and layers?

What is a dependency relationship? How do you iden$-$

tify them?

What are the five steps for identifying packages and

creating package diagrams?

What needs to be verified and validated in package

diagrams?

When drawing package diagrams, what guidelines

should you follow?

What situations are most appropriate for a custom

development design strategy?

What are some problems with using a packaged soft$-$

ware approach to building a new system? How can

these problems be addressed?

Why do companies invest in ERP systems?

What are the pros and cons of using a workaround?

When is outsourcing considered a good design strat$-$

egy? When is it not appropriate?

What is an object wrapper?

What is systems integration? Explain the challenges.

What are the differences between the time$-$and$-$

arrangements, fixed$-$price, and value$-$added contracts

for outsourcing?

How are the alternative matrix and feasibility analysis

related?

What is an RFP$?$ How is this different from an RFI?