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Feasibility Study is define as the process of planning to develop a new system or improve an existing system The process of evaluating the options to try and build a new system and which would be the most suitable and cost effective solution for that organization and arriving at the best solution is what doing a feasibility study is all about
Preliminary Investigation
Feasibility Study An important outcome of the preliminary investigation is determining whether the system requested is feasible or not The major purposes of this study are listed below Identify the responsible users and develop an initial scope of the system Identify current deficiencies in the users environment Determine Objectives for the new system Determine whether it is feasible to automate the system and , if so , suggest some acceptable options
capable Economic Feasibilty : Financial Feasibility , basic resources to consider Management time Time spent by the systems analysis team Cost of doing the full systems study Estimated cost of hardware Estimated cost of software / software development Operational Feasibility : is dependent upon determining human resources for the project
Project
Name and Description Implementation Environment Management Summary and recommendations Alternatives System Description Consequences of Rejection Cost benefit analysis
Software Engineering is the application of science and mathematics by which the capabilities of computer equipment are made useful to man via computer programs , procedures and associates
The basic goal of software engineering is to produce high quality software at low cost
Characteristics of software
Software is developed or engineered it is not manufactured
Software is highly malleable Software does not wear out Most Software is created from scratch and not assembled from existing components