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ISDS 406 Midterm 1: Questions & Proper SolutionsSDLC (Systems Development Life Cycle) Right Ans - The overall process of
determining how an Information Systems (IS) can support business needs,
design the system, and deliver it to users.
Pros of Being a Systems Analyst Right Ans - Challenge
Technology
Variety
Constant Change
Problem Solving
Cons of being a Systems Analyst Right Ans - Management's lack of
communication/recognition
End-user mistakes and demands
Stress/pressure/burnout
Ever-changing business technology
Unrealistic deadlines
This course introduces you primarily to the tasks a __________ analyst does.
Right Ans - systems
Primary goal of systems analyst Right Ans - create value for the
organization
Roles of the Systems Analyst Right Ans - Analyze the business situation
identify opportunities for improvements
design an IS to implement the improvements
Systems analysts interact with a variety of people such as:
1.
2.
3. Right Ans - 1. Technical specialists (DBAs, network admins,
programmers)
2. Business people (users, managers, steering committee)
3. Others (vendors, consultants)
,Variety of specialized roles
1. People-oriented:
2. Business-oriented:
3. Technically-oriented:
4. Generalist: Right Ans - 1. People-oriented: change management analyst,
project management
2. Business-oriented: requirements analyst, business analyst
3. Technically-oriented: infrastructure analyst
4. Generalist: systems analyst
4 phases of the SDLC Right Ans - 1. Planning
2. Analysis
3. Design
4. Implementation
Planning Phase Right Ans - Project Initiation
--- Prepare system request
--- Perform preliminary feasibility analysis
Set Up the Project
--- Project Plan, including work plan & staffing plan
Analysis Phase Right Ans - Determine Analysis Strategy
--- Study existing system and its problems
Collect and Analyze Requirements
--- Develop new system concept
--- Describe new system with analysis models
Prepare and Present System Proposal
--- Summarize results of the Analysis Phase
--- Go/No Go decision made by sponsor and steering committee
Design Phase Right Ans - Determine Design Strategy
--- Build / Buy / Outsource
Design system components
--- Architecture, interface, database, programs
, --- Assemble design elements into System Specification
Present to steering committee
--- Go / No Go decision before entering final phase
Implementation Phase Right Ans - System Construction
--- Programming and testing
System Installation
--- Training
--- Conversion to new system
On-going system support plan (identify major/ minor changes to system)
** The implementation phase is usually the longest and most expensive, but
can also be the least complex
IS projects come from the aim to fulfill a ___________ ______ Right Ans -
business need.
ex:
Enable a business initiative or strategy
Support a merger/acquisition
Fix a "point of pain"
Utilize a new technology
Outgrowth of Business Project Management (BPM)
A strong business requirement leads to a person or a group stepping up as the
Right Ans - project sponsor
Driving force behind project
Specifies overall business requirements
Determines business value
Formally requests a project via the System Request
** The project sponsor is NOT the systems analyst nor the project manager.
A system's request does 4 main things. Right Ans - 1. Describes business
reasons for project
2. Defines system's expected value
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