he Shining Stars primary school was the recent recipient of a technology grant to source and implement a school management system. The school administrator is not technology savvy and therefore sought advice from three of the board members who were knowledgeable in the information systems and technology field. One director advised the administrator to purchase an off-the-shelf solution  which  would  allow  the  school to  get the  system  configured  and up and running in a short period with reasonable costs. The  second  advised  the  administrator  to  invest  in  the  development  of  a unique    system    to    meet   the    custom    requirements   of   the   school’s administration.   He suggested that   this   would   create   a   closer fit to the school’s needs compared to purchasing software, but will cost more. The third director suggested using an open source solution which would have little if any upfront costs but may take some time to set up. i) Identify the stakeholders of the information system  ii) State how their roles may influence the SDLC.

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he Shining Stars primary school was the recent recipient of a technology grant to source and implement a school management system. The school administrator is not technology savvy and therefore sought advice from three of the board members who were knowledgeable in the information systems and technology field.

  • One director advised the administrator to purchase an off-the-shelf solution  which  would  allow  the  school to  get the  system  configured  and up and running in a short period with reasonable costs.
  • The  second  advised  the  administrator  to  invest  in  the  development  of  a unique    system    to    meet   the    custom    requirements   of   the   school’s administration.   He suggested that   this   would   create   a   closer fit to the school’s needs compared to purchasing software, but will cost more.
  • The third director suggested using an open source solution which would have little if any upfront costs but may take some time to set up.

i) Identify the stakeholders of the information system 

ii) State how their roles may influence the SDLC.

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