System Analysis and Design

<%@LANGUAGE="JAVASCRIPT" CODEPAGE="1252"%> System Analysis and Design

So just what is Systems Analysis and Systems Design anyway?

Systems Analysis is the systematic study of the information needs and problems of some organizational domain in order to recommend improvements and specify the business requirements for the solution, and Systems Design is the specification of a technical, computer-based solution for the business requirements identified in a systems analysis.

There are four key phases to the Systems Analysis and Design Lifecycle:

1: Analysis includes the following set of documents

Scope and Objectives
Requirements Definition
Release Strategy

2: Design includes the following set of documents

Process Design
Database Design
User Interface Design

3: Construction/Testing Cycle includes the following set of documents and deliverables

Technical Design
Coding/Unit Testing
User Procedures and Manuals
User Procedures and Manuals
System Testing
User Acceptance Testing

4: Implementation includes the following set of procedures

Data Conversion
User Training
Installation and User Acceptance
Production Support

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