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CHAPTER20
INTRODUCTIONTOSYSTEMSDEVELOPMENTANDSYSTEMSANALYSIS
工nstructor'sManual
LearningObjectives:
Explainthefivephasesofthesystemsdevelopmentlifecycle.
Discussthepeopleinvolvedinsystemsdevelopmentandtherolestheyplay.
Explaintheimportanceofsystemsdevelopmentplanninganddescribeplanningtechniques.
Discussthevarioustypesoffeasibilityanalysisandcalculateeconomicfeasibility.
Explainwhysystemchangestriggersbehavioralreactions,whatformdoesthisresistancetochangetake,andhowtoavoidorminimizetheresultingproblems.
Discussthekeyissuesandstepsinsystemsanalysis.
Questionstobeaddressedinthischapterinclude:
Whatprocessmustbefollowedtoobtainandimplementanewsystem?
Whatplanningisnecessarytoensurethesystem'ssuccess?Whowillbeinvolved,andhow?Dospecialcommitteesneedtobeformed?Whatresourcesareneeded?Howshouldtheplanningbedocumented?
Howwillemployeesreacttoanewsystem?Whatproblemsmightthischangecause,andhowcantheybeminimized?
Howshouldthenewsystembe“sold”totopmanagement?Howcanexpectedcostsandbenefitsbequantifiedtodeterminewhetherthesystemwillbecost-effective?
Introduction
Companiesinaverycompetitiveglobalbusinessworldareconstantlylookingfornew,faster,andmorereliablewaysofobtaininginformation.
Companiesusuallychangetheirsystemsforoneofthefollowingreasons:
1.
Changesinuserorbusinessneeds
2.
Technologicalchanges
3.
Improvedbusinessprocesses
1.
2.
3.
4.
Competitiveadvantage
Productivitygains
Growth
Downsizing
Systemsintegration
Systemsageandneedtobereplaced
Developingquality,error-freesoftwareisadifficult,expensive,andtime-consumingtask.
Mostsoftwaredevelopmentprojectsdeliverlessthanoneexpects,andtakemoretimeandmoneythanexpected.
Developersstartcuttingcornersbyomittingsomeofthebasicsystemsdevelopmentsteps.Omittingthesestepswillonlyleadtodisaster.
Thisisillustratedbythefollowingstatistics:
AnAmericanManagementSystemsstudyrevealedthat75percentofalllargesystemsarenotused,notusedasintended,orgeneratemeaninglessreportsorinaccuratedata.
TheGartnerGroupestimatesthefollowing:
Morethan40percentofinformationtechnology(IT)projectsdonotproduceasatisfactoryoutcome.
Theaveragecompanyspendsmorethan$1millionayearfortheseunsatisfactoryoutcomes.
Tenpercentofatypicalorganization'sITstaffworkedonprojectsthathavenobusinessvalue.
StandishGroupInternationalstudyfoundthat
Morethan70percentofsoftwaredevelopmentprojectsaredeliveredlate,
Fifty-fourpercentwereoverbudget.
Sixty-sixpercentwereunsuccessful.
Thirtypercentwerecancelledbeforetheywerecompleted.
AKPMGsurveyfoundthat35percentofallmajorinformationsystemsprojectswereclassifiedasrunaways—hopelesslyincompleteandoverbudget.
canconsumeagreatdealoftimeandmoney,andintheend
Runaways
producenousableresults,asillustratedbythefollowingexamples:
PacificGas&Electric(PG&E)pulledtheplugonaclient/serverinformationsystemforallofitsresidentialandcommercialcustomers.Peopleinandoutoftheutilitylabeledthesystem,fiveyearsindevelopment,afinancialdisasterwithnoendproduct.
California'sDepartmentofMotorVehiclesdecidedtooverhaulitssystem,whichwasoriginallydevelopedin1965.Ittookanequivalentof18programmersworkingforanentireyeartoaddaSocialSecuritynumberfiletothedrivers'licenseandvehicleregistrationfile.
andnotasingleusabletheproject.
ofWashingtonendedupyears.
Aftersevenyears,$44million,application,thestatecanceled
Asimilarprojectforthestatewasting$40millionafterseven
FOCUS20-1illustrateshowtheIRSmadeattemptstoreplaceitsagingsystem.
TheIRSconcludedthatitneededtomodernizeits40-year-oldcomputersystemandoperations.
Thesystemisresponsibleforprocessingandstoringalltaxpayerrecordsandcurrentlytakesinmorethan$2trillionayear.
Criticsclaimedthatthesystemhadalreadybeenupdate,fixed,andimprovedsomanytimesthatasoftwaremeltdownisarealpossibility.
WhateffectwouldthiscollapsehaveontheU.S.Government?Intheworstcasescenario:
TheIRSwouldnotbeabletotellwhohadpaidtheirtaxes.
Taxrevenues,hundredsofbillionsofdollarsworth,wouldnotbecollected.
Tomeetitsobligation,thegovernmentwouldhavetoborrowmoney,throwingthefinancialmarketsintoapanic.
Anumberofyearsago,theIRSspent$3.3billiononanupgradeeffortthatfailed.
Inthelate1990stheIRSembarkedonan$8billioneffortcalledtheBusinessSystemsModernization(BSM)program.TheBSMspentalmost$4milliononaprojectthatwasneverfinishedandwaseventuallycancelled.
LearningObjectiveOne
Explainthefivephasesofthesystemsdevelopmentlifecycle.
SystemsDevelopment
Whethersystemschangesaremajororminor,mostcompaniesgothroughasystemsdevelopmentlifecycle.
TheSystemsDevelopmentLifeCycle
Figure20-1providesthefivestepprocessfortheSystemsDevelopment
LifeCycle(SDLC):
1.SystemsAnalysis
Theinformationneededtopurchaseordevelopanewsystemisgathered.
Requestsforsystems
developmentareprioritized.
thecurrentsystemissurveyedandscopeoftheprojectandto
Ifaprojectpasses,todefinethenatureidentifyitsstrengthsandweaknesses.
Thenanin-depthstudyoftheproposedsystemisconductedtodetermineitsfeasibility.
Ifthesystemisfoundfeasible,theinformationneedsofsystemusersandmanagersareidentifiedanddocumented.
Areportispreparedandsubmittedtotheinformationsystemssteeringcommittee.
2.ConceptualDesign
Duringtheconceptualdesign,thecompanydecideshowtomeetuserneeds.
Thefirststepistoidentifyandevaluateappropriatedesignalternatives:
Purchasethesoftware.
Developthesoftwarein-house.
Outsourcesystemdevelopmenttosomeoneelse.
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PhysicalDesign
Inputandoutputdocumentsaredesigned.
Computerprogramsarewritten.
Filesanddatabasesarecreated.
Proceduresaredeveloped.
Controlsarebuiltintothenewsystem.
4.
5.
ImplementationandConversion
Implementationandconversionconstitutethecapstonephaseduringwhichalltheelementsandactivitiesofthesystemcometogether.
Newhardwareorsoftwareisinstalledandtested.
Standardsandcontrolsforthenewsystemareestablishedandsystemdocumentationcompleted.
Thefinalstepistodelivertheoperationalsystemtotheorganization.
Afinalreportissenttotheinformationsystemssteeringcommittee.
OperationsandMaintenance
Modificationsaremadeasproblemsariseorasnewneedsbecomeevident.
MultiioleChoice1
TheGartnerGroupestimatedthefollowing:
ThatNikeordered$90millionworthofshoesthatdidnotsell.
Tenpercentofatypicalorganization'sITstaffworkedonprojectsthathavenobusinessvalue.
Morethan45percentofinformationtechnology(IT)projectsdonotproduceasatisfactoryoutcome.
BandC
MultiioleChoice2
IntheIRS'sattemptstoreplaceitsaginginformationsystem,itlostalmost millionontheBSMproject.
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$2.5
$3.0
$4.0
Thefollowingarethefivestepsinthesystemsdevelopmentlifecycle:
ImplementationandConversion
ConceptualDesign
SystemsAnalysis
OperationsandMaintenance
PhysicalDesign
Thecorrectorderinwhichthesestepsoccuris:
TOC\o"1-5"\h\z
1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
2, 4, 3, 1, and 5
3, 2, 5, 1, and 4
4, 2, 3, 5, and 1
LearningObjectiveTwo
Discussthepeopleinvolvedinsystemsdevelopmentandtherolestheyplay.
ThePlayers
Management
Topmanagement'smostimportantrolesareprovidingsupportandencouragementforthedevelopmentprojects.
Theprincipalrolesofusermanagementaretodetermineinformationrequirements,toassistsystemsanalysts,toassignkeystaffmemberstodevelopmentprojects,andtoallocateappropriatefunds.
Accountants
Accountantsmayplaythreerolesduringsystemsdesign:
First,accountantsmustdeterminetheirinformationneedsandsystemrequirements.
Second,accountantshelpmanagesystemsdevelopment.
Third,accountantstakeanactiveroleindesigningsystemcontrolsandperiodicallymonitoringandtestingthesystem.
InformationSystemsSteeringCommittee
Thepurposeoftheinformationsystemssteeringcommitteeistoplanandoverseetheinformationsystemsfunction.
ThesteeringcommitteesetspoliciesthatgoverntheAISandensurestop-managementparticipation,guidance,andcontrol.
ProjectDevelopmentTeam
Eachdevelopmentprojecthasateamofsystemsspecialists,managers,accountantsandauditors,andusersthatguidesitsdevelopment.
Teammembersplaneachproject,monitortheproject,makesureproperconsiderationisgiventothehumanelement,andcommunicateprojectstatustotopmanagementandthesteeringcommittee.
SystemsAnalystsandProgrammers
Systemsanalystsstudyexistingsystems,designnewones,andpreparespecificationsthatareusedbycomputerprogrammers.
ComputerProgrammerswriteprogramsusingthespecificationsdevelopedbytheanalysts.
MultiioleChoice4
Whichofthefollowingstatement(s)aretrue?
Managementassiststheprojectdevelopmentteam.
ThesteeringcommitteesetspoliciesthatgoverntheAIS.
Accountantsmayplaytworolesduringthesystemsdesign.
Theprojectdevelopmentteamdesignsnewsystems.
LearningObjectiveThree
Explaintheimportanceofsystemsdevelopmentplanninganddescribeplanningtechniques.
PlanningSystemsDevelopment
AsshowninFigure20-1severalactivitiesmustbeperformedatvarioustimesthroughouttheSDLC.Onesuchactivityisplanning.
Systemsdevelopmentplanningisanimportantstepforthefollowingkeyreasons:
Consistency.Planningenablesthesystem'sgoalsandobjectivestocorrespondtotheorganization'soverallstrategicplan.
Efficiency.Systemsaremoreefficient,subsystemsarecoordinated,andthereisasoundbasisforselectingnewapplicationsfordevelopment.
Cuttingedge.Thecompanyremainsabreastoftheever-presentchangesininformationtechnology.
Lowercosts.Duplication,wastedeffort,andcostandtimeoverrunsareavoided.Thesystemislesscostlyandeasiertomaintain.
Adaptability.Managementisbetterpreparedforfutureresourceneeds,andemployeesarebetterpreparedforthechangesthatwilloccur.
Poorlyplanneddevelopmenteffortsresultinacompanyreturningtothepriorphasetocorrecterrorsanddesignflaws.Thisprocessiscostlyandresultsindelays,nottomentionfrustrationandlowmorale.
Figure20-2listsreasonsforreturningtoapriorSDLCphase.
Twotypesofsystemsdevelopmentplansareneeded:1)individualprojectplanspreparedbyprojectteamsand2)amasterplandevelopedbytheinformationsystemssteeringcommittee.
ProjectDevelopmentPlan
Thebasicbuildingblockofinformationsystemsplanningistheprojectdevelopmentplan.
Eachprojectdevelopmentplancontains1)acost/benefitanalysis,2)developmentalandoperationalrequirements,and3)humanresource,hardware,softwareandfinancialresourcerequirements.
TheMasterPlan
Amasterplanisalong-rangeplanningdocumentthatspecifies:
of
acquired
Whatthesystemwillconsist
Howitwillbedeveloped
Whowilldevelopit
Howneededresourceswillbe
WheretheAISheaded
FOCUS20-2EDSlostamilitary.
wasoneofthereasonswhy
explainswhyinadequateplanning
significantamountofmoneyinitscontractwiththeU.S.
TheU.S.militaryhiredElectronicDataSystemstodevelopasecure,hacker-proofnetworktolinkalmost350,000computersatmorethan4,000Navysites.
However,thealmost$10billioncontracthasresultedinsignificantheadachesandlossesatonepointestimatedtototalalmost$1.7billion.
EDSmadethefollowingmistakes:
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1.
Had
not
littleprevious
adequatelyplan
experiencewiththemilitaryanddidforsomeoftherequests
3.
Did
Did
notverifyNavy
estimates
notproperlyplanandcoordinateprojecttasks
Underestimatedthecostandtimerequirementstocustomizecomputersforindividuals
DidnotgivetheNavyadequateinstructions
6.
Didnottracktheinventoryofcomputers
PlanningTechniques
TwotechniquesforschedulingandmonitoringsystemsdevelopmentactivitiesarethePERTandtheGANTTChart.
Theprogramevaluationandreviewtechnique(PERT)requiresthatallactivitiesandtheprecedentandsubsequentrelationshipsamongthembeidentified.
Completiontimeestimatesaremade,andthecriticalpath—thepathrequiringthegreatestamountoftime—isdetermined.
BelowisanexampleofaPERTchart.Thenumbersrepresentweeks.
ThecriticalpathisA(5)+D(4)+G(9)=18weeks.
AGanttchartisaprojectschedulingtechniquethatdivideseachprojectintoactivitieswithestimatedstartandcompletiontimes.
MultipleChoice5
Thetypesofsystemsdevelopmentplansthatareneededinclude:
projectdevelopmentplan
amasterplan
arecoveryplan
AandB
e.BandC
MultipleChoice6
Inamasterplan,aplanninghorizonofapproximately
reasonable,and
3;2to3
4;once
3;1to2
4;2to3
theplanshouldbeupdatedatleasttimes
yearsis ayear.
times
times
LearningObjectiveFour
Discussthevarioustypesoffeasibilityanalysisandcalculateeconomicfeasibility.
FeasibilityAnalysis
AsshowninFigure20-3,afeasibilitystudy(alsocalleda“businesscase")ispreparedduringsystemsanalysisandupdatedasnecessaryduringtheremainingstepsintheSDLC.
Atmajordecisionspoints(refertoFigure20-3),thesteeringcommitteeusesthestudytodecidewhethertoterminateaproject,proceedunconditionally,orproceedifspecificproblemsareresolved.
Althoughuncommon,systemshavebeenscrappedafterimplementationbecausetheydidnotworkorfailedtomeetanorganization'sneeds.
Forexample,BankofAmericahiredasoftwarefirmtoreplacea20-year-oldbatchsystemusedtomanagebillionsofdollarsininstitutionaltrustaccounts.
Aftertwoyearsthenewsystemwasimplementeddespitewarningsthatitwasnotadequatelytested.
Tenmonthslaterthesystemwasscrapped,thebank'stopsystemsandtrustexecutiveshadresignedandthecompanyhadtakena$60millionwrite-offtocoverexpenses.
Duringthetenmonths,thecompanylost100institutionalaccountswith$4billioninassets.
FOCUS20-3onpage606describesaprojectatBlueCross/BlueShieldthatwasscrappedafter6yearsofworkanda$120millioninvestment.
Fiveimportantaspectstobeconsideredduringafeasibilitystudyareasfollows:
1.Economicfeasibility.Willsystembenefitsjustifythetime,money,andotherresourcesrequiredtoimplementit?
2.
3.
4.
Technicalfeasibility.Cantheplannedsystembedevelopedandimplementedusingexistingtechnology?
Legalfeasibility.Doesthesystemcomplywithallapplicablefederalandstatelawsandstatutes,administrativeagencyregulations,andthecompany'scontractualobligations?
Schedulingfeasibility.Doestheorganizationhaveaccesstopeoplewhocandesign,implement,andoperatetheproposedsystem?Canpeopleusethesystemandwilltheyuseit?
CalculatingEconomicFeasibilityCostsandBenefits
Inarecentsurvey,9outof10executivesagreethatinformationtechnologycouldgreatlyenhancetheircompetitiveedge;however,only6outof10agreedthatthenecessaryITspendingwouldbejustified.
Manycompaniesoverspendoninformationtechnology.ThebestbusinessstrategyistospendonlyonITprojectswheretheexpectedbenefitsexceedthecosts.
Thebasicframeworkforfeasibilityanalysisisthecapitalbudgetingmodel,inwhichcostsavingsandotherbenefitsaswellasinitialoutlaycosts,operatingcosts,andothercashoutflows,aretranslatedintodollarestimates.
Someofthetangibleandintangiblebenefitsacompanymightobtainfromanewsystemarecostsavings;improvedcustomerservice,productivity,decisionmaking,anddataprocessing;bettermanagementcontrol;andincreasedjobsatisfactionandemployeemorale.
Equipmentcostsareaninitialoutlaycostifthesystemispurchasedandanoperatingcostifrentedorleased.
Theprimaryoperatingcostismaintainingthesystem.Studiesshowthatbetween65percentand75percentofanorganization'ssystemseffortsarespentinmaintainingcurrentinformationsystems.
InitialoutlayandoperatingcostsaresummarizedinTable20-2.
1.
Hardware
2.
Software
3.
Staff
4.
Suppliesandoverhead
5.
Maintenance/backup
6.
Documentation
7.
Sitepreparation
8.
Installation
9.
Conversion
10.Financial
CapitalBudgeting
Variousfeasibilitymeasuresareusedtonarrowthelistofalternativeapproachesthatmeetsystemrequirements.
Thefollowingarethreecommonlyusedcapitalbudgetingtechniques:
Paybackperiod.Thisisthenumberofyearsrequiredforthenetsavingstoequaltheinitialcostoftheinvestment.
Netpresentvalue(NPV).Allestimatedfuturecashflowsarediscountedbacktothepresent,usingadiscountratethatreflectsthetimevalueofmoney
Internalrateofreturn(IRR).TheIRRistheeffectiveinterestratethatresultsinanNPVofzero.Aproject'sIRRiscomparedwithaminimumacceptableratetodetermineacceptanceorrejection.
MultipleChoice7
projectwasscrappedafter6yearsofworkanda$120millioninvestment.
Nike's
BankofAmerica's
BlueCross/BlueShield's
Noneoftheabove
MultipleChoice8
Thecapitalbudgetingtechniquethatconsidersthetimevalueofmoneyis:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Paybackperiod
IRR
NPV
SDLC
LearningObjectiveFive
Explainwhysystemschangestriggersbehavioralreactions,whatformsthisresistancetochangetakes,andhowtoavoidorminimizetheresultingproblems.
BehavioralAspectsofChange
Thebehavioralaspectsofchangearecrucial,becausethebestsystemwillfailwithoutthesupportofthepeopleitserves.
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Organizationsmustbesensitivetoandconsiderthefeelingsandreactionsofpersonsaffectedbychange.
WhyBehavioralProblemsOccur
Tominimizeadversebehavioralreactions,onemustfirstunderstandwhyresistancetakesplace.Someofthemoreimportantfactorsincludethefollowing:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Personalcharacteristicsandbackground.Generallyspeaking,theyoungerandmorehighlyeducatedpeopleare,themorelikelytheyaretoacceptchange.
Mannerinwhichchangeisintroduced.Resistanceisoftenareactiontothemethodsofinstitutingchangeratherthantochangeitself.
Experiencewithpriorchanges.Employeeswhohadabadexperiencewithpriorchangesaremorereluctanttocooperatewhenfuturechangesoccur.
Top-managementsupport.Employeeswhosensealackoftopmanagementsupportforchangewonderwhytheythemselvesshouldendorseit.
Biasesandnaturalresistancetochange.attachmentstotheirdutiesorcoworkerschangeifthoseelementsareaffected.
Peoplewithemotionalmaynotwantto
Requestsfor
Disruptivenatureofthechangeprocess.
informationandinterviewsaredistractingandplaceadditionalburdensonpeople.Thesedisturbancescancreatenegativefeelingstowardthechangethatpromptedthemtooccur.
Fear.Manypeoplefeartheunknownandtheuncertaintyaccompanyingchange.Theyalsofearlosingtheirjobs,losingrespectorstatus,failure,technology,andautomation.
HowPeopleResistAISChanges
FOCUS20-4explainstheresistancetochangethattheU.S.DepartmentofDefensehasexperiencedintryingtoupdateitsinformationsystems.
Majorresistanceoftentakesoneofthreeforms:aggression,projectionoravoidance.
1.
2.
3.
Aggressionisbehaviorthatisusuallyintendedtodestroy,cripple,orweakenthesystem'seffectiveness.formofincreasederrorrates,disruptions,orsabotage.
Itmaytakethedeliberate
anyandevery
Projectioninvolvesblamingthenewsystemforunpleasantoccurrence.
Dealingwithproblemsthroughavoidanceisacommonhumantrait.OnewayforemployeestodealwithanewAISisto
avoidusingitinthehopethattheproblemcanbeignoredorthatitwilleventuallygoaway.
PreventingBehavioralProblems
People'sreactionstochangecanbeimprovedbyobservingthefollowingguidelines:
1.
Meetusers'needs.Itisessentialthattheform,content,andvolumeofsystemoutputbedesignedtosatisfyuserneeds.
2.
Keepcommunicationlinesopen.Managersandusersshouldbefullyinformedofsystemchangesassoonaspossible.
3.
Maintainasafeandopenatmosphere.Itisimperativethateveryoneaffectedbysystemsdevelopmenthaveanattitudeoftrustandcooperation.
4.
Obtainmanagementsupport.Whenpossible,apowerfulchampion,whocanprovideresourcesforthesystemandmotivateotherstoassistandcooperatewithsystemsdevelopment,shouldbeappointed.
5.
Allayfears.Theorganizationshouldprovideassurancesthatnomajorjoblossesorresponsibilityshiftswilloccur.
6.
Solicituserparticipation.Thosewhowilluseorbeaffectedbythesystemshouldparticipateinitsdevelopmentbyprovidingdata,makingsuggestions,andhelpingmakedecisions.
7.
Providehonestfeedback.Toavoidmisunderstandings,usersshouldbetoldwhichsuggestionsarebeingusedandhow,whichsuggestionsarenotbeingusedandwhy,andwhichoneswillbeincorporatedatalaterdate.
8.
Makesureusersunderstandthesystem.Effectiveuseorsupportcannotbeobtainedifusersareconfusedaboutordonotunderstandthesystem.
9.
Humanizethesystem.Systemacceptanceisunlikelyifindividualsbelievethecomputeriscontrollingthemorhasusurpedtheirpositions.
10.
Describenewchallengesandopportunities.Systemdevelopersshouldemphasizeimportantandchallengingtasksthatcanbeperformedwiththenewsystem.
11.
Reexamineperformanceevaluation.Users'performancestandardsandcriteriashouldbereevaluatedtoensurethattheyaresatisfactoryinviewofchangesbroughtonbythenewsystem.
12.
Testthesystem'sintegrity.Thesystemshouldbeproperlytestedpriortoimplementationtominimizeinitialbadimpressions.
13.
14.
15.
16.
Avoidemotionalism.Whenlogicvieswithemotion,itrarelystandsachance.Emotionalissuesrelatedtochangeshouldbeallowedtocool,handledinanonconfrontationalmanner,orsidestepped.
Presentthesysteminthepropercontext.Usersarevitallyinterestedinhowsystemchangesaffectthempersonally.
Controlusers'expectations.Asystemissoldtoowellifusershaveunrealisticexpectationsofitscapabilitiesandperformance.Berealisticwhendescribingthemeritsofthesystem.
Keepthesystemsimple.Avoidcomplexsystemsthatcauseradicalchanges.Makethechangeseemassimpleaspossiblebyconformingtoexistingorganizationalprocedures.
MultipleChoice9
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Someofthereasonswhyemployeesresistnewsystemsinclude(s):fearcommunicationspromotionsalloftheabove
AandB
LearningObjectiveSix
Discussthekeyissuesandstepsinsystemsanalysis.
SystemsAnalysis
Whenaneworimprovedsystemisneeded,awrittenrequestforsystemsdevelopmentisprepared.
ThefivestepsintheanalysisphaseandtheirobjectivesareshowninFigure20-4anddiscussedinthissection.
InitialInvestigation
Aninitialinvestigationisconductedtoscreenprojects.
Duringtheinitialinvestigation,theexactnatureoftheproblem(s)underreviewmustbedetermined.
Theproject'sscope(whatitshouldandshouldnotseektoaccomplish)alsomustbedetermined.
Ifaprojectisapproved,aproposaltoconductsystemsanalysisisprepared.
Table20-3providesthecontentsoftheShoppersMartproposal,representativeoftheinformationinaproposaltoconductsystemsanalysis.
SystemsSurvey
Duringthesystemssurvey,anextensivestudyofthecurrentAISisundertaken.
Theobjectivesofasystemssurveyareasfollows:
Gainathoroughunderstandingofcompanyoperations,policies,andprocedures;dataandinformationflow;AISstrengthsandweaknesses;andavailablehardware,software,andpersonnel.
Makepreliminaryassessmentsofcurrentandfutureprocessingneeds,anddeterminetheextentandnatureofthechangesneeded.
DevelopworkingrelationshipswithusersandbuildsupportfortheAIS.
Collectdatathatidentifyuserneeds,conductafeasibilityanalysis,andmakerecommendationstomanagement.
summarizedhereandinTable20-4.
Theadvantagesanddisadvantagesoffourcommonmethodsofgatheringdataare
1.
Interviews
Aninterviewhelps
gatheranswersto“why”
questions:
aproblem?
AISworkthisway?
2.
Questionnaires
Whyisthere
Whydoesthe
Whyisthisinformationimportant?
informationtobeobtainedfrommany
3.
Observation
Questionnairesareusedwhentheamountofgatheredissmallandwelldefined,andispeople.Questionnairestakerelativelylittletimetoadminister,butaretimeconsumingtodevelop.
Observationisusedtoverifyinformationgatheredusingotherapproachesandtodeterminehowasystemactuallyworks,ratherthanhowitshouldwork.
4.
Systemsdocumentation
SystemsdocumentationdescribeshowtheAISisintendedtowork.
DocumentFindingsandModeltheExistingSystem
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Theinformationgatheredduringtheanalysisphasemustbedocumentedsoitcanbeusedthroughoutthesystemsdevelopmentproject.
Physicalmodelsillustratehowasystemfunctionsbydescribingtheflowofdocuments,thecomputerprocessesperformedandthepeopleperformingthem,theequipmentused,andanyotherphysicalelementsofthesystem.
Logicalmodelsillustratewhatisbeingdone,regardlessofhowtheflowisactuallyaccomplished.
AnalyzetheExistingSystem
Oncedatagatheringiscomplete,thesurveyteamevaluatestheAIS'sstrengthsandweaknessestodevelopideasfordesigningandstructuringthenewAIS.
PrepareSystemsSurveyReport
Thesystemssurveyculminateswithasystemssurveyreport.Table20-3showsthetableofcontentsfortheShoppersMartsystemssurveyreport.
FeasibilityStudy
Atthispointinsystemsanalysis,amorethoroughfeasibilityanalysisisconductedtodeterminetheproject'sviability.
InformationNeedsandSystemsRequirements
Onceaproje
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