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Advantages of users being involved in developing an information system
application:
(i) Users know the internal quirks of the system in order to get required information.
(ii) Improves relationship between users, management and developers
(iii) Improves system literacy of users and subject understanding of developers.
(iv) Conflict resolution become responsibility of both users and developers. This eases
conflict resolution.
(v) Improves system analysts time by focusing on work relations and gathering project
resources simultaneously.
(vi) Lowers cost of system development by defining requirements completely and
correctly in a short time period.
(vii) Increases team satisfaction confidence and support
(viii) Reduces maintenance time due to earlier application completeness and correctness of
satisfaction.
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