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Chapter 2: SYSTEM PLANNING - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 2: SYSTEM PLANNING
Topic 2.1 Understand Preliminary Investigation
i) Preliminary Investigation
A systems analyst conducts a preliminary investigation to study the systems request and recommend specific action.
After obtaining an authorization to proceed, the analyst interacts with managers and users
The end product of the preliminary investigation is a report to management.
The analyst gathers facts about the problem or opportunity, project scope and constraints, project benefits, and estimated development time and costs.
ii) Interaction With Managers And Users
Let people know about the investigation and explain your role
Employee attitudes and reactions are important and must be considered
Be careful in your use of the word problem
Question users about additional capability they would like to have
iii) Planning The Preliminary Investigation
During a preliminary investigation, a systems analyst typically follows a series of steps
The exact procedure depends on the nature of the request, the size of the project, and the degree of urgency
iv) Steps In Preliminary Inverstigation
step 1 - understand the problem
step 2- define the project scope and constraints
step 3 - Perform fact-finding
analyze organization charts
conduct interviews
review documentation
observe operations
conduct a user survey
step 4 - analyze project usability, cost, benefit, and schedule data
step 5 evaluate feasibility
operation
technical
economic
schedule
step 6 present result and recommendations to management