1. What mistakes did Jim make and what would we have recommended to him? Explain rationale. 2. Which system/software development methodology seems appropriate for this scenario? Explain rationale.

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Jim Smith, financial asset manager, needs to make quick decisions regarding potential financial investments and divestments. One-hour delay can sometimes cost the company thousands of dollars in profits. He submitted a request for a new investment management system to the IT Department, but they did not give his requests a high enough priority to begin immediately working. So, he searched the internet for commercially available solutions. Based on good reviews, he decided to purchase a web-based software product that runs in any browser on any device, connects to databases via open standard Application Programming Interfaces(APIs), and supports charts, watchlists, and analytics. He plans to subscribe to an online investment service, input financial data from the company database, play "what if" investment games using the built-in charts and analytics, and then update the company system to reflect the final decisions. Jim installed the client software on his personal laptop, but the IT department would not allow him to connect to the company database for security reasons. Additionally, the financial comptroller has been reevaluating company investment strategies and policies, and the commercial software product does not account for many of the policies that are now being considered. Finally, his staff does not want to use the commercial software because it cannot generate investment and divestment orders in a format that can be easily entered into the company system. The commercial software does not include all the data necessary required by company transaction orders.

1. What mistakes did Jim make and what would we have recommended to him? Explain rationale.

2. Which system/software development methodology seems appropriate for this scenario? Explain rationale.

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