BIS 460 IWU Business Systems Analysis and Modeling Discussion

: Business Systems Analysis and Design

Getting Started

Join with other fellow students discussing aspects of systems analysis and design. This discussion will focus on development processes.

Upon successful completion of this discussion, you will be able to:

Collect and analyze an organization’s needs for information and develop an appropriate strategy to address the need and to provide the required information service.

Discuss the importance of different user requirement collection techniques.

Describe the skills that are essential for effective analysis and design of information systems.

• Explain the goals and objectives associated with system analysis and system design.
• Transform organizational requirements for information into an appropriate system specification using a variety of system description documents and automated tools.
• Discuss effective methods in determining complete and accurate information to meet user requirements.
• Explain how to extract useful information gathered during an interview session.
• Instructions

Many companies still use traditional structured techniques combined with some object-oriented development. In other companies, some projects are structured, whereas other projects are object-oriented. Explain the differences.

Search the internet for a software development company.

Identify the company and try to glean as much information from their website as possible.

Include customers they have listed, number of employees, and services they offer.

Create a list of questions you would use during the interview process.

1. Post your list of potential questions you might ask the company during the interview process.
2. Determine what kinds of modeling the company does for requirements specification.
3. Determine how this company may help you in your own project.