Systems Development

1. Executive Summary

Systems development is a central concept for the Information systems discipline. Methodology for systems development is a core IS topic. As a result, choosing a suitable methodology to a specific system development based on its environment is an essential and basic phase in development. This report will provide the whole process of how to choose a suitable methodology to a new system for JR.Ewing Company to satisfy their specific requirements.

The whole passage will divided into five parts:

1. Case summary and analysis

2. Introduction of two methodologies

3. Further comparison of two methodologies

4. Recommendation

5. Reference

Case summary and analysis

Before choosing the appropriate methodology, it is necessary to analysis the case which will consider the background, environment problems and new system requirements. As a result, those situation will be the alterative standard to choose the suitable methodology.

Introduction of two methodologies

In this part, there will be a brief introduction of two methodologies from their definition, features, suitable application and stages which about STRADIS and IE.

Further comparison of two methodologies

After having a brief understanding of two methodologies, in order to make the recommendation, an in-depth analysis of the strength and weakness of ach methodology is expected, as applied to the case study.

Recommendation

According to the result of the comparison which base on the case environment, the report will finally give a completed recommendation on the most appropriate choice of methodology fro the case study.

Reference

List the resource reference refer in the report.

2. Case summary and analysis

2.1. Organizational background

JR.Ewing, located in Colorado, is a privately owned business operation which currently employee about 10000 full-time stuff in U.S., Canada, China, Mexico and Australia. In the last financial year the benefit of the company kicks point of US$3 billion. The food (mainly include potato products), beef cattle products (U.S.) and agricultural-fertiliser manufacturing (U.S., Canada and Mexico) will be the mainly income resource of the benefit.

In order to expand the business market in the Australia, JR Ewing (Australia) has been established for about five years which initially