1. “As long as we plan a systems development project and carry out the project in an orderly manner, we don’t need a formal, documented systems development methodology.” Do you agree? Why or why not? 2. The chapter differentiates two different “triggers” for the systems development process: a planned, periodic review and a user-requested systems development. Compare and contrast those two triggers.

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