Section A – Management Summary (30% of the marks) Your answer should be in the region of 750-1000 words Problem background Walk2Live company Walk2Live company founded by Janet Moore is origin is a walking club with only one practice outside of club daily practice, charity walkathon Nowadays, Walk2Live is a wellness center, with over 55 centers around the UK provide several activities besides walking and charity walkathon such as spinning, yoga, pilates, running Some centers of Walk2Live sell heal food and some even have juicy bars in their center Alive system Alive system is a system that aims to support Walk2Live business The system once developed by John Oldman and failed The second time, it will be developed by SuDoSoftly Alive has two parts, an e-commerce system which fulfills fulfill product sales to the general public and a centralized system which help the Walk2Live company and Walk2Live centers manage their operation Finally, the Alive system development itself can be considered as a small project due to the small time required to develop it is estimated over only months DSDM Atern is the solution DSDM (Dynamic System Development Method) is a generic framework of RAD development that combine both incremental approach and iterative approach DSDM Atern is one of the newest version of DSDM The suggestion to use DSDM Atern is based on the large of the Alive project, which is a small project and the benefit of DSDM technique, fast development while ensuring project to stay in control DSDM atern have total principles that developer must follow in order to deliver and ensure the project success Focus on the business need – Due to the previous failure of Alve system development which is unable to deliver any required function The newly developed system will need to focus absolutely on the business requirement in order to met customer requirement Deliver on time – Require project will be delivered on time, Alive developer team need to implement timebox and focus on business priorities in order to hit the deadlines Collaborate – Require user involvement within product development process This ensure the quality of the product thorgh the involvement of stakeholder such as user, developer and customer which in this case is Walk2Live representative and SuDoSoft developer Never compromise quality – The quality level of Alive system and Alive system function should be agreed at the beginning These will ensure the development goal of Alive system will be clear and achieve able The quality of product with be check through testing within the development process Build incrementally from firm foundations – Firm foundation, in these case, is the clear definition, understanding the high-level requirement of the Alive system From that foundation developer will develop incremently and continous check if they are on the right track Develop iteratively – Esure Alive development met its final requirement and enable the development change based on the feedback of Walk2Live company Communicate continuously and clearly – The communication between developer is important to the success of Alive system development, Demonstrate control –Development plan of Alive system will be visible to all, focus on delivery of product, manage based on people, and ensure focus on the business objective This practices will ensure success and maintain the confidentiality of the developer Advantage and Disadvantage Advantage Adapt to change The users are more likely to claim ownership of the solution Reduced the risk of false features risk, due to the continuous involvement of customer in the development process Usually meet the business requirements Better train for the customer, since their representatives will define and coordinate the training required Smoothly development, due to the co-operation of all parties concerned Disadvantage Require continuous user involvement, and cannot succeed without it By the nature of DSDM atern is an agile method, so DSDM will have drawbacks which are common between every agile method Heavily depent on the courage and skills of development team Only suit midle to small project Unsuitable for project that require clear understanding and definition from beginning Heavy documentation due to several feedback of customer, control demostration, continous checking on process References DSDM Atern Handbook 2008 ... confidentiality of the developer Advantage and Disadvantage Advantage Adapt to change The users are more likely to claim ownership of the solution Reduced the risk of false features risk, due to the... of all parties concerned Disadvantage Require continuous user involvement, and cannot succeed without it By the nature of DSDM atern is an agile method, so DSDM will have drawbacks which are... The quality level of Alive system and Alive system function should be agreed at the beginning These will ensure the development goal of Alive system will be clear and achieve able The quality