Fw: [Year 12 Its] pilot is semiparallele

[Robert Hind]

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I'll send again and see if it gets through

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Hind" <robert at yinnar.com>
To: "Year 12 Information Technology Systems Teachers' Mailing List" 
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Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 2:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Year 12 Its] pilot is semiparallele


> Hi Ros,
>
> My understanding of  "parallel" in the context of the IPM exam question 
> would be that both systems would be in place and that customers could use 
> either system, not have to use both. They would, of course, be encouraged 
> to use the new system, but if the new system had any problems then the old 
> system would be there to fall back on.
>
> Robert Hind (Semi-retired)
> Ex Traralgon and Ashwood
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Meadows, Roslyn M" <Meadows.Roslyn.M at edumail.vic.gov.au>
> To: "Year 12 Information Technology Systems Teachers' Mailing List" 
> <is at edulists.com.au>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 1:05 AM
> Subject: RE: [Year 12 Its] pilot is semiparallele
>
>
> I thought pilot would have been acceptable for the IPM exam - if it is a 
> chain with a number of theatres wouldn't it make sense to pilot the system 
> in one cinema/theatre? Parallel would involve movie-goers using the touch 
> screen but still being forced to go to the ticket counter also - wouldn't 
> that be a bit strange?
>
> Just a thought....
>
> Ros Meadows
> Lauriston Girls School
> meadowsro at lauriston.vic.edu.au <mailto:meadowsro at lauriston.vic.edu.au>
> meadows.roslyn.m at edumail.vic.gov.au
>
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> including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog.
> Doug Larson
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> From: is-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Maggie Iaquinto
> Sent: Mon 11/13/2006 3:32 PM
> To: Year 12 Information Technology Systems Teachers' Mailing List
> Subject: RE: [Year 12 Its] pilot is semiparallele
>
>
>
> Oops
>
> The examiners on the IPM exam were looking for 'parallel', I think.
> Excuse my error, please.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: is-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:is-bounces at edulists.com.au] On
> Behalf Of Maggie Iaquinto
> Sent: Monday, 13 November 2006 3:29 PM
> To: Year 12 Information Technology Systems Teachers' Mailing List
> Subject: [Year 12 Its] pilot is semiparallele
>
> In the reading I have done, given some prompts from mail to this List
> (Frank perhaps?), I have learned that pilot is an implementation
> strategy not done on its own. Rather, pilot is now considered a
> semiparallel form of implementation. Data is entered into an old system
> AND a new system at the same time with pilot.
>
> So-- if pilot is used, then pilot + direct is OK  OR  pilot + phased is
> OK.
>
> On the IPM exam, I reckoned the examiners were looking for 'pilot' but
> with the phrasing of the question, there were two correct answers :
> pilot and parallel.
>
> Maggie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: is-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:is-bounces at edulists.com.au] On
> Behalf Of David Dawson
> Sent: Monday, 13 November 2006 1:21 PM
> To: Year 12 Information Technology Systems Teachers' Mailing List
> Subject: RE: [Year 12 Its] 2006 exam post mortem
>
> Thanks Mark and Kevork for making this exam more easily understood.
> The only thing I might add to this discussion is for the implementation
> strategy mentioned in Section B Qn 13.
> It would seem from the question that the desired answer is "pilot".
> However, when you think about it IMHO a pilot is not an "implementation
> strategy" as after it is tested it still needs to be implemented - and
> if it is used in a small section of a network and then expanded
> throughout - then it is indistinguishable from "phased implementation".
> (I might be shaking the foundations here a little.)
> If a pilot was trialled outside of the system - as a much smaller system
> - it could still be implemented in the real world using a "direct
> cutover" - or in theory, it could be applied in parallel across the
> system - hence it could be "parallel" conversion. Or it can be expanded
> from use in a part of the system - "phased".
> There is nothing in utilising a pilot that determines 'implementation',
> I feel.
> So IMO the answer in this case should probably be either "pilot" or
> "phased" depending on student descriptions.
> David Dawson
>
>
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