Reflection Summary
BIS 220

Members from Team C reflected on the materials covered during week four discussions. The team members posted their thoughts and reflection on our team forum, stating their opinions related to the systems development life cycle and presentation tools to communicate business objectives. All members concluded that SDLC is system framework system which organizations use for large scale IT projects. This allows for six sequenced processes to occur in order for an effective IT operation. Six process all serve a separate purpose but all go together for the benefit of the project. The six processes are system investigation which is the investigation phase that determines potential problems. The system investigation includes the system analysis, systems designs, programming and testing, implementation, operation, and maintenance. System analysis analyzes how the problem will be solved. System design gives measures of the system and how it works and how to fix potential problems. Programming and testing is programming that allows for the design to be programmed into computer code and testing will test to ensure it does what it is suppose to do. Implementation converts the old system into the new one. Operation and maintenance runs the operation and does preventive maintenance to ensure everything runs smoothly.
The team also discussed the use of presentation tools. Presentation tools can include different things such as spreadsheets, PowerPoint, word documents, or even videos. When running a business you will need to have systems in place that manages payroll and other employer needs that could be where spreadsheets come into place. Spreadsheets can also be used to track and evaluate business operations and how effective your business is operating with reference to specific internal processes. Team members concluded that there is a distinct