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The Systems Development Life Cycle: Phased Conversion

The document discusses the systems development life cycle and phased conversion approach where large information systems can be broken into functional modules and implemented one at a time to reduce risk and allow users to learn one module at a time.

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The Systems Development Life Cycle: Phased Conversion

The document discusses the systems development life cycle and phased conversion approach where large information systems can be broken into functional modules and implemented one at a time to reduce risk and allow users to learn one module at a time.

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THE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE


❑ Phased Conversion
• ISs, especially large ones, can often be broken into functional modules and phased into operation
one at a time, a process called phased conversion.
• For example, conversion of an accounting IS can be phased, with the accounts receivable module
converted first, then the accounts payable, then the general ledger, and so on.
• A supply chain management system might be implemented one module at a time: first, the
customer order module, then the shipment module, then the inventory control module, and so on,
up to the collection module.
• This phased approach also reduces risk, although the benefits of using the entire integrated system
are delayed.
• Also, users can learn how to use one module at a time, which is easier than learning the entire
system at once.

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