AFM341 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Systems Development Life Cycle, Systems Analysis, Activity Diagram

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Accounting & Financial Management
• Course: AFM341
• Professor: Clark Hampton

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Systems development process: process by which applications are developed and maintained. System development life cycle [sdlc]: methodology that organizes systems development activities into 4 phases: systems investigation, systems analysis, systems design, systems implementation. Need a professional team to be systems" professional minions. 4 phases: systems investigation: objective = study current system, identify needed changes, solutions, propose solution, show it is feasible, systems analysis: objective = develop reqs for new system. Study current system + proposed solution in detail. Focus on needs of different users: systems design: Objective = develop physical realization of system. Objective = make apps, test system, train users, install system, convert from old to new system. Look at top diagram: systems development should be aligned to business strategy, business processes go through radical changes as part of systems development, developing or modifying applications is key part of systems development. It environment is important in how systems are built/deployed in orgs.