Critical Path Method: a recognizable reference point that you can use to monitor progress.

Top Managers: People who oversee operational employees and carry out day-to-day functions

series of events and activities with no slack time are called critical path

Logical model Shows what a system must do, regardless of how it will be implemented physically

terminator is data flow diagram symbol that indicates a data origin or final destination. Also called an external entity.

System characteristics such as speed, volume, capacity, availability, and reliability.

In a business process diagram, the overall diagram is called a pool, and the designated customer areas are called swim lane

Open ended questions are questions that suggest or "favor" a particular reply

The objective of a ___ is yo use the combined judgment and experience of several analysts to evaluate systems projects

A process with only inputs is called ( no outputs)

Looping is the completion of steps in sequential order one after another

User oriented method resembling a condensed version of entire SDLC

Projects where management has no choice in implementing them are called ___ projects

User productivity systems ______

Critical path method is a recognizable reference point that you can use to monitor progress

System characteristics such as speed, volume, capacity, availability, and reliability.

Advantages that are difficult to measure in dollars but are important to a company

Most firms give their IT budgets a low priority in good economic times

Provide data to the system or receive output from the system

The completion of one of two or more proces steps based on the results of a test or condition

A ___ is a graphical representation of one or more business process