INFORMATION SYSTEMS

• WHY A SYSTEM ANALYST?

• WHAT IS HE?
• WHAT IS THE ESSENCE OF IS ?
• LOT MANY AVAILABLE. WHY NEW?
• WORKING SMARTER.
• GLOBAL BLURRING OF INDUSTRIES
SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

• PROCESS OF EXAMINING A BUSINESS

SITUATION WITH A INTENT OF
IMPROVING IT THROUGH BETTER
PROCEDURES AND METHODS
• ARE THE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
 SYSTEM ANALYSIS
• UNDERSTAND EXISTING SYSTEM
• DIAGONISE PROBLEMS
• RECOMMEND IMPROVEMENTS
• FUTURISTIC – PLANNED EXPANSION
• THEN COMES DESIGN
 SYSTEM ANALYSIS IS NOT
• STUDYING A BUSINESS TO SEE WHICH
PROCESS SHOULD BE COMPUTERISED BUT
IS UNDERSTANDIND THE DETAILS OF THE
SITUATION.SELECTION IS SECONDARY
• DETERMINING WHAT CHANGES SHOULD
BE MADE BUT TO STUDY A PROCESS AND
EVALUATE. CHANGE SHOULD BE A
RESULT AND NOT INTENT
 RESPONSIBILITIES
• SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ONLY
• SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
• SYSTEMS ANALYSIS , DESIGN AND
PROGRAMMING
 CATEGORIES OF
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
• TRANSACTION PROCESSING
SYSTEMS

• MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
SYSTEMS

• DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS

 TPS
• AIMED AT IMPROVING ROUTINE
BUSINESS ACTIVITY-OPERATIONS
ORIENTED
• ARE SIMILAR
• HIGH VOLUME
• WELL DEFINED
 MIS
• ASSISTS MANAGERS IN DECISION
MAKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING
• USE DATA OF TPS AND ADDL INFO
• TYPICAL INFO REQUIREMENT CAN
BE ANTICIPATED
• SUPPORTS WELL STRUCTURED
DECISION SITUATION
 DSS
• AIDS UNSTRUCTURED DECISIONS-
WORK THROUGH ADDITIONAL
INPUTS
• SUPPORTS BUT DOES REPLACE
MANAGER JUDGEMENT
• MUST HAVE GREATER FLEXIBILITY-
TO ACCEPT SPECIFICATIONS AND
DEFINE CONTENTS
 SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGIES
• SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT LIFE
CYCLE METHOD

• STRUCTURED ANALYSIS
DEVELOPMENT METHOD

• SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE METHOD

 SDLC METHOD
• PRELIMINARY INVESTGATION
• DETERMINATION OF SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS
• DESIGN OF SYSTEM
• DEVELOPMENT OF SOFTWARE
• SYSTEMS TESTING
• IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION
 PRELIMINARY
INVESTIGATION
• REQUEST CLARIFICATION

• FEASIBILITY STUDY – T,E,O

• REQUEST APPROVAL
 DETERMINATION OF
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
• WHAT IS BEING DONE?
• HOW IS IT BEING DONE?
• HOW FREQUENTLY DOES IT OCCUR?
• VOLUME OF TRANSACTIONS
• CURRENT PERFORMANCE
• DOES A PROBLEM EXIST?
• IF SO , HOW SERIOUS
• CAUSE FOR THE PROBLEM
 STRUCTURED ANALYSIS
DEVELOPMENT METHOD
• DIFFICULTY TO UNDERSTAND LARGE
AND COMPLEX SYSTEMS
• OVERCOME BY PARTITIONING INTO
COMPONENTS AND THEN
CONSTRUCTING A MODEL OF THE
SYSTEM
ELEMENTS OF STRUCTURED
ANALYSIS
• GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION-NARRATIVE

• DATA FLOW DIAGRAMS

• DATA DICTIONARY- DEFINITIONS

• STRUCTURED ANALYSIS IS OFTEN
COMBINED WITH SDLC