Case Study: Chapter 7

Questions to Consider:

1.) Is this example of software problems holding up the introduction of a major new product and impacting a firm’s customers and suppliers unusual, or is it a common occurrence?

Answer: 

Its the risk of buyers to buy defective products/softwares. Its as they say "Buy at Your own risk".

2.) What can organizations do to reduce the negative consequences of software development problems in the production of their products and the operation of their business processes and facilities?

Answer:

Organizations must ensure the quality of their products. Quality Assurance must be top of their priority list, and the welfare of the Consumers.

Discussion questions:

1.)   With the benefit of hindsight, what steps could have been taken during development of the Patriot software to avoid the problems that led to the loss of life?  Do you think these steps would have improved the Patriot’s effectiveness enough to make it obvious that the missile was a strong deterrent against the Seud?  Why or why not?

Answer:

they should have assured evrything first. They wouldn't have had any casualties.

2.) What ethical decisions do you think the U.S. military made in choosing to deploy the Patriot missile to Israel and Saudi Arabia and in reporting the effectiveness of the Patriot system?

Answer:

The probability that people will get hurt maybe less, that may be the reason they chose to test their patriot missiles to deploy to the places mentioned.

3.) What key lessons from this example of safety-critical software development could be applied to the development of business information system software?

Answer:
 Customizable Professional IT Regression Testing Plan.