CHAPTER 6: Flashcards
System REQUIREMENTS
Requirements Analysis Purpose
To find or gather requirements for a system to be developed.
what Requirements Analysis is also known as
Fact-Finding Process, Requirement Elicitation.
Fact-finding techniques
Interview
Document review
Observation
Sampling
Research
Surveys and questionnaires
Interview definition and how people’s opinions
An information-gathering which is a directed conversation with a specific-purpose that uses a question and answer format.
Most important is seek the opinion of the person you are interviewing as opinion are more important than facts
What does Document Review Ami for?
Aims to find out the information requirements that people have in the current system
Includes:
Review existing system documentation
Obtain copies of actual forms and documents
Review blank copies of forms
Review samples of completed forms
Review software documentation
Purpose of Requirements Analysis
To find or gather requirements for a system to be developed.
steps for the interview 7
Step 1: Determine the people to interview
Step 2. Establish objectives for the interview
Step 3. Develop interview questions
Step 4. Prepare for the interview
Step 5. Conduct the interview
Step 6. Document the interview
Step 7. Evaluate the interview
what Questionnaires and Surveys aim for and Includes
Aims to obtain the views of a large number of people in a way that can be analyzed statistically
- postal, web-based and email questionnaires
- open-ended and closed questions
- gathering opinion as well as facts
what is Sampling know for
Also known as purposive and selective sampling
what is the Main objective of sampling
to ensure representation of the overall population accurately
what is purposeful sampling
is a sampling technique that qualitative researchers use to recruit participants who can provide in-depth and detailed information about the phenomenon under investigation
what are techniques of sampling
Systematic sample : Select every tenth customer for review
Stratified sample : Select five customers from each of four postal codes
Random sample : Any 20 customers
what is Observation aim for ?
Aim is to see what really happens, not what people say happens.
what are the Two CASE categories of the recording the facts
Upper CASE tools : support modeling process and produce a logical design of the information system
Lower CASE tools : speed the development process by generating source code based on the logical model