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QUESTIONS
1. Would a rapid SDLC approach have been a better implementation choice for Overstock?
Explain.
2. Which SDLC phase(s) should not have been rushed? What phase(s) could have corrected
Overstock’s errors?
3. Even though this project was driven by upper management and had experienced Oracle
consultants, it still failed. Where would you put the blame?
4. It seemed they used a big bang approach. Would a phased approach have been the better
choice? Why?
