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The document discusses the different types of feasibility analysis that are conducted for a system analysis and design project. There are 6 main types discussed: technical, legal, operational, schedule, economic, and resource feasibility. Technical feasibility determines if the necessary technology and skills are available. Legal feasibility ensures the project complies with relevant laws. Operational feasibility evaluates how well the system will function in the organization. Schedule feasibility assesses if timelines can be met. Economic feasibility is a cost-benefit analysis. Resource feasibility analyzes available resources and assets. Conducting a feasibility study helps determine if a project is worthwhile and can be successfully completed before significant investment.

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The document discusses the different types of feasibility analysis that are conducted for a system analysis and design project. There are 6 main types discussed: technical, legal, operational, schedule, economic, and resource feasibility. Technical feasibility determines if the necessary technology and skills are available. Legal feasibility ensures the project complies with relevant laws. Operational feasibility evaluates how well the system will function in the organization. Schedule feasibility assesses if timelines can be met. Economic feasibility is a cost-benefit analysis. Resource feasibility analyzes available resources and assets. Conducting a feasibility study helps determine if a project is worthwhile and can be successfully completed before significant investment.

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System Analysis and

Design
Feasibility Analysis
Feasibility Analysis
Feasibility is the measure of how beneficial or practical to develop an information
system for an organization.

A process which guides the organization in determining whether to proceed with a


project.

The assessment of the technical, economical, legal, operational, and schedule


feasibility of a project.
Need of feasibility study
Analysis of how successfully a project can be completed, accounting for factors that
affect it such as economic, technological, legal and scheduling factors.

Project managers use feasibility studies to determine potential positive and negative
outcomes of a project before investing a considerable amount of time and money into
it.
Technical Feasibility

Technical Feasibility is to find out


Whether the solution is technically practical?
Whether we currently possess the necessary
technology (Hardware/ Personnel)?
Technical Feasibility

Analyze the technical skills and capabilities of software development team members.
Determine if the relevant technology is stable and established.
Assess that the technologies chosen for software development will have many users
so that they can be consulted if they encounter problems or need improvement.
When it comes to key questions raised in technical
feasibility, these are the following:
Does the team have the tools, knowledge, and skills to plan, design, and code the software? Notably,
keep in mind that a technical team should both be able to develop the product and then maintain it.
Is the product meeting distinct user requirements and needs? In such a case, the study determines
whether the technology behind the product is the one that consumers need at the moment.
Will the technology used to develop the product be up-to-date shortly? Essentially, this question
determines if your technology will be relevant when completing the project.
Are the technological and technical tools used in the project approved and compliant? This aspect
shows whether the instruments the team will use won’t bring any troubles regarding security and data
protection.
Is the project too technologically complex for a team to handle? As the question implies, this issue
measures whether the level of technological complexity the project requires matches the technical
expertise of the people developing the product.
Legal Feasibility
Legal Feasibility is to find out whether laws or regulations
 prevents a system development project
 limit a system development projects

It involves investigation of existing and future laws to find out whether a legal action
against the project is possible.

It is important that the project or business is following the requirements needed to


start a business or a project including business license, copyrights, business insurance
, health and safety measures etc.
Operational Feasibility
Operational Feasibility is a measure of how well the solution
will work in the organization.

It is also a measure of how people feel about the


system/project.
Operational Feasibility
Determine if the expected issue in the user request is a high priority.
Determine if the organization is satisfied with alternative solutions proposed by the
software development team.
Determine if the solution proposed by the software development team is acceptable.
Analyze whether users are comfortable with new software.
Schedule Feasibility
Schedule Feasibility determines whether the solution can be designed and
implemented within an acceptable time period.

It is a process that involves time management and resource management for the
requirements of the project.
When it comes to major components of scheduling feasibility, consider the following
parts:
Critical Path Method (CPM)
PERT charts
Gantt charts
Project time estimation
Change Management factors
Economic Feasibility
Economic Feasibility is a measure of the cost-effectiveness
of a project or a solution.

This attempt to answer the question should we built it?


Economic Feasibility

The costs incurred in software development generate long-term benefits for an


organization.
Costs required to conduct a complete software study (e.g., requirements extraction
and requirements analysis).
Hardware, software, development team, and training costs.
Economic Feasibility contd..

Identify costs and benefits of the


system and assign values to them.
Example
Financial Feasibility
“Contact management system” is a standalone application. Since the system doesn’t
consist of any multimedia data transfer, and no bandwidth for the operation of this
application.
The system will follow the freeware software (is a type of proprietary software that is
released without charge to the public) standards and no cost will be charged from the
potential customers.
Bug fixes and maintaining tasks will have no associated cost.
At the initial stage the potential market space will be the local companies in their
organization and institutions.
From these it’s clear that the project contact management system is financially
feasible.
Example
Technical Feasibility
Project “contact management system” is a complete standalone application. IO Each
of the technology is freely available and the technical skills required are manageable.
Time limitations of the project development and the ease of implementing using
these technologies are synchronized from these it’s clear that the project is
technically feasible.
Example

Resource Feasibility
Resource feasibility Resources that are required for the “contact management
system” project includes, Programming device (Laptop), Programming tools (freely
available), Backup tools Programming individual also it’s clear that the project has
the required resource feasibility.

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