Activity 5.1: Transitioning from Gathering to Analyzing Information In this activity, you will compare your experience in a development project with the process described in this section. You will also review the results of your work from the activities in Module 4 as they relate to business and user requirements and wants. Objectives After completing this activity, you will be able to: ! Describe a process for synthesizing information. ! Evaluate the information collected in the Ferguson and Bardell, Inc. case study in terms of requirements and wants. Before You Begin This activity consists of a class discussion. Time to complete this activity: 15 minutes 30 Activity 5.1: Transitioning from Gathering to Analyzing Information Exercise 1: Comparing the Process ! Compare your experience with the process presented in this section 1. Identify a project that you have been involved with in the past. The project does not need to be a software development project if you have never been involved in one. You need only select a project that involved some activities related to synthesizing information that you had gathered for a project. 2. Reflect on the process that you used in the project to sift through and summarize the information. Then discuss the answers to the following questions: • Did you use a process advocated by a particular company or resource? If so, what was it? • What were the stages of the process? • What was involved in each stage? • What were the advantages and disadvantages of the process? Exercise 2: Assessing the Information for Requirements and Wants ! Evaluate the information that you have in the Ferguson and Bardell, Inc. case study 1. What are the requirements and wants contained in the case study related to? • Business • Applications • Information • Technologies 2. What are some examples of the business and user requirements and wants? . This activity consists of a class discussion. Time to complete this activity: 15 minutes 30 Activity 5. 1: Transitioning from Gathering to Analyzing Information. Activity 5. 1: Transitioning from Gathering to Analyzing Information In this activity, you will compare your experience