BUS 362 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Software Development Process, System Request, Executive Sponsor

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Business Administration
• Course: BUS 362
• Professor: Landon Kleis

Document Summary

Systems analysis and design chapter 1: the systems analyst and information systems development. The process of determining how an information system can support business needs, designing the system, building it, and delivering it to users. Analyzes the business situation, identifies opportunities for improvements, and designs an information system to implement the improvements. Focuses on information systems issues surrounding the system. Focuses on the business issues surrounding the system. Focuses on eliciting the requirements from the stakeholders associated with the new system. Focuses on technical issues surrounding the ways the system will interact with the organization"s technical infrastructure (hardware, software, networks, databases) Takes a holistic view of the organization"s entire it environment and guides application design within that context. Focuses on the people and management issues surrounding the system installation. Ensures that the project is completed on time and within budget, and that the system delivers the expected value to the organization.