MISY430 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Business Process Automation, Business Process Reengineering, Scope Creep

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Management Information Systems
• Course: MISY430
• Professor: Mendelsohn Emilio

Document Summary

Small batches of requirements can be identified and implemented incrementally. Requirements definition: functional & nonfunc req. listed in outline format, may be prioritized, provides info needed in subsequent workflows, defines scope of system. Determining reqs: business & it collaborate, strategies for effective results, business process analysis (bpa) Least amount of change to current system. Use computer technology to automate portions: business process improvement (bpi) Designed to improve efficiency of current system: business process reengineering (bpr) Most amt of change complete makeover. Focus is on the to-be system little time spent on current system: reqs are best determined by systems analysts & business ppl together, techniques for identifying reqs: Problems in requirements determination: analyst may not have access to correct users, req. specifications may not be right, some req. may not be known in the beginning, verifying and validating requirements can be difficult. Business process automation (bpa: techniques, problem analysis.