Chapter 3 Problems/Exercises, Questions 2 and 4.
2. What are some sources of risk in a systems analysis and design project, and how does a project manager cope with risk during the stages of project management?
Some risks involved in a systems analysis and design project are critical resource availability, the potential of new technology and unfamiliarity of use, user resistance to change and regulatory constraints. A project manager copes with as well as prepares for the risk with good communication, detailed assessments and supporting information to show the concerns have been addressed.
The initial project phase will start with employees and project team’s communications to define concerns that will be helpful to ensure the end product does not significantly raise these concerns.
The design stage, after careful consideration of the concerns, and risks will design and address needs as well as improve current and upcoming concerns prior to the start of the project.
Once the development & implementation phase is up, the risk assessments should continue to be revised to ensure the worries that were addressed by the project manager & team that were not predicted are minimize or eliminated as they arise.

4. Suppose that you have been contracted by a jewelry store to manage a project to create a new inventory tracking system. Describe your initial approach to the project. What should your first activity be? What information would you need? To whom might you need to speak?
The initial approach I would take with creating a new inventory tracking system would be to employ my project manager and identify the size, scope, and complexity of the project. Then implement a plan in which the established team for this project will establish a relationship with our customer or client in order to have a strong communication line in place before the project begins. Then