The most common reason for the failure of information
systems to meet the needs of users is that:
A. user needs are constantly changing.
B. the growth of user requirements was forecast inaccurately.
C. the hardware system limits the number of concurrent users.
D. user participation in defining the system's requirements
was inadequate.
Answer / guest
Answer: D
Lack of adequate user involvement, especially in the systems
requirements phase, will usually result in a system that
does not address the needs of the user fully or adequately.
Only users can define what their needs are and, therefore,
what the system should accomplish.
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