To what extent should end users be involved in the selection of a database management system

and database design?

All or Nothing

Database Management system (DMS) and Database design play a vital role in the success
of your business since it aids in meeting the varied demands of the customers, even the investors,
and suppliers of your business. These systems are business intelligence-concrete methods of
analyzing precisely what customers want and how best to supply them.

In this sense, to ensure that the company constantly satisfies the people’s needs, the
programmer must have a full collaboration with the end-users. Since the IT developer cannot
fully assess the improvement or changes needed to the system they created or will create because
they are not the ones using it. They will need the assistance of the end-user to pinpoint the
necessary enhancement to be done or must incorporate to meet the people’s demand since they
are the ones working firsthand with the system. So, they are more knowledgeable on the things
that need to improve or added.

For instance, if the company wants to widen its scope internationally, one of the barriers
it will face would be the language difference. Even though DMS can fix this barrier through its
Data Definition Capability, it still needs the collaboration of the end user to determine the
languages to be incorporated that would guarantee that it would be able to reach the target
people.

Thus, to fully use the database management system and database design to your
business’s advantage, the programmer and the end-user must be involved to the fullest extent in
developing a system that would meet the demand of the customers, investors, and suppliers to
drive the business to success. Additionally, it was stated in the module that “ a company courts
trouble by excluding groups of users in the planning stages.” Hence, It is an all-in effort of both
parties, for if they will not work together, it only leads the company to its end—its nothingness.

What are the consequences of an organization not having an information policy?

The road to rock-bottom

Information policies outline the rules for using this essential resource, including how it will
be shared, maintained, distributed, and updated. If an organization does not have an information
policy, it will put their system in a mess, resulting in various problems that would pull down
their business. The biggest dilemma it will face is the loss of customers as well as investors and
suppliers since the system is so messed up it will not meet the demands of these people.
Secondly, It will slow down the business process because of a disorganized system, causing
delays that would significantly affect its efficiency, giving the people an unsatisfactory service.
Thirdly, there is a high tendency that the information that the organization would need at a
specific time would not be found easily because some of the information might be mixed up with
other files or get lost in other systems. It would also have some confusion with the data since
there is a data redundancy that might occur. Fourthly, the organization is missing out on the
great edge these information policies give to the company that would supposedly provide them
with an advantage in the business field, thus, boosting their company. Lastly, it provides the
company with low-quality data, which gives the business inaccurate information of the
company’s standing and situation that causes troubles in the decision-making of the heads in
attaining their company’s goal to success. Whence, an organization with no information policy
would only lead its company into the road of rock-bottom since it bears so many consequences
that extensively pulls the company down.