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IT Systems in Organizations - Coggle Diagram
IT Systems in Organizations
16.1 Development Personnel
Information system (IS)
managers
Person responsible for all IT purchases, deployments, and
systems within an organisation.
Analyst
In project development, person who documents the current
system, finding its problems and areas for improvement
Database administrator
The person in an organisation who is responsible for setting up, maintaining, and monitoring the organisation's database
Development manager
In project development, person who oversees programmers
as they create the system specified in the design.
Network manager
The person responsible for the installation, configuration, and
monitoring of an organisation's network.
Programmer
A person who writes computer programs by following a
design document.
Support staff
Staff who train users and help them with problems as they
occur
16.2 Analysis Stage
Business case
Analysis of the benefits and problems of a proposed IT
project.
Client
Person or organisation who commissions an IT project.
Constraints
Limitations within which an IT system must work.
Critical Path (CP)
Longest (slowest) path through a project's development, as
determined by using a PERT chart.
Data collection
Used to find information about an existing system during the
development of a new system.
End-user
Person who will use an IT project one it is finished.
Feasibility study
Specific features and functions that a proposed IT system
must have.
Functional requirements
Specific features and functions that a proposed IT system
must have.
Gantt chart
Used to chart the stages of a planned IT project and the
people responsible for each stage.
Milestones
Key points during project development, such as the
completion of a stage.
Non-functional
requirements
Conditions that a proposed IT system must meet, such as
working on certain hardware or giving results within a certain
time.
Organisational IT policies
Policies governing the appropriate use of IT, data integrity,
security procedures, and other aspects of IT use with an
organisation.
PERT chart
Charting system to show the inter-dependencies in projects.
Project goals
Clear statement of the intentions of a proposed IT project
Project management
methodology
Systems and techniques designed to encourage successful
projects and avoid project failure.
Project management
software
Software to help plan, manage, and guide the process of IT
project development.
Project manager
Person with overall responsibility for an IT project
Project plan
Clear definition of the goals, scope, and schedule of a
proposed IT project
Requirements specification
Clear list of the functional and non-functional requirements for
a proposed IT project.
Scope
Clear definition of the boundaries of an IT project.
SWOT
Analysis method sometimes used when creating a business
case.
Technical documentation
Documentation intended for programmers and developers of
an IT system.
User documentation
Documentation intended for users of an IT system, helping
them understand and use it.