DBM/502 Week 1

Scenario

You are the Vice President for Information Technology at a small, growing business. You have been tasked with developing a plan for maintaining databases for storage of business data and use in business analytics. In Weeks 1-5 you will work on gathering information in a Database Management Plan. In Week 6, you will present your plan in a 20-minute presentation (10-12 slides) to the President of Information Technology. 

Create a 700-word entry in your Database Management Plan. You will use information from this entry in your presentation due in Week 6. In your Database Management Plan entry, ensure you:   

• Provide an overview of how databases can be used in a company to store and extract information. 
• Decide what data elements need to be stored. 
• Analyze major component of the SDLC when developing this database application.