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Activity 5.1: Transitioning from
Gathering to Analyzing Information
In this activity, you will compare your experience in a development project
with the process described in this section. You will also review the results of
your work from the activities in Module 4 as they relate to business and user
requirements and wants.
Objectives
After completing this activity, you will be able to:
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Describe a process for synthesizing information.
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Evaluate the information collected in the Ferguson and Bardell, Inc. case
study in terms of requirements and wants.

Before You Begin
This activity consists of a class discussion.
Time to complete this activity: 15 minutes
30 Activity 5.1: Transitioning from Gathering to Analyzing Information



Exercise 1: Comparing the Process
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Compare your experience with the process presented in this section
1. Identify a project that you have been involved with in the past.
The project does not need to be a software development project if you have
never been involved in one. You need only select a project that involved
some activities related to synthesizing information that you had gathered for
a project.
2. Reflect on the process that you used in the project to sift through and

summarize the information. Then discuss the answers to the following
questions:
• Did you use a process advocated by a particular company or resource? If
so, what was it?
• What were the stages of the process?
• What was involved in each stage?
• What were the advantages and disadvantages of the process?

Exercise 2: Assessing the Information for Requirements and Wants
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Evaluate the information that you have in the Ferguson and Bardell,
Inc. case study
1. What are the requirements and wants contained in the case study related to?
• Business
• Applications
• Information
• Technologies
2. What are some examples of the business and user requirements and wants?