Feasibility Study

Start with the main factors

Begin with the mind map Cost/Benefits and Feasibility. It introduces feasibility alongside costs and benefits, terms of reference, quality criteria, and the scope of a proposed system. Use its branches to organize the ideas before moving to more specific factors.

Next, look at Feasibility study. Its branches include technical and legal feasibility, with questions about whether hardware and software can support a solution and whether a problem can be solved within the law. As you study, note the questions attached to each factor and compare them with those in the first map.

Practice with flashcards and the quiz

The flashcards in The Systems Life Cycle ask about the purpose of the feasibility stage and factors to consider, including technical feasibility. Try answering from memory, then return to the mind maps to check the ideas you want to study again. The financial feasibility flashcards offer another way to practice cost-benefit analysis and examples of potential savings.

The quiz Back-of-the-Envelope Estimation takes a different angle. It asks about using approximate performance numbers and thought experiments to assess a system design. Try it after studying the maps, then revisit the relevant ideas as you consider how an estimate can help assess a design.

Place the topic in its unit

Feasibility Study is a section of Systems Analysis and the Systems Life Cycle in Computing and ICT (programming, computer science, digital skills, educational technology). The life cycle flashcards and the map Sytem Design Life Cycle place feasibility alongside other stages. Use them to see where the topic fits, then choose a resource to study next.