Tangible Investments Corporation

Tangible Investments Corporation Situation: Tangible Investments Corporation needs a new customer billing system. As project leader, you decided to create a prototype that users can evaluate before the final design is implemented. You plan to use a traditional structured analysis methodology. To prepare for your meeting with top management tomorrow, you need to review the following topics. a. Explain the main purpose of prototyping. b. Explain why a prototype might or might not evolve into the final version of the system. c. Describe the tools typically used in developing prototypes. d. List three advantages and three disadvantages of prototyping. ======================================== Top Sail Realty Situation: Top Sail Realty is one of the largest time-sharing and rental brokers for vacation cottages along the North Carolina coast. After 10 successful years of matching up owners and renters, Top Sail decided to acquire a computerized reservation and booking system. Top Sail’s owner read an article about software packages, and she asked you, as an IT consultant, for your advice. a. Should Top Sail implement a web-based system? Why, or why not? b. What software acquisition options are available to Top Sail? c. Do you consider the reservations system to be a horizontal or a vertical application? Give reasons for your answer. d. When you evaluate software packages, what steps will you follow?