Systems Design Chapter 01 Flashcards

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Systems Analysis

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Process of understanding & specifying in detail what the information system should accomplish

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Systems Design

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Process of specifying in detail how the many components of the information system should be physically implemented

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Systems Analyst

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Professional who analyzes & uses design techniques to solve business problems using information technology

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Customer Relationship Mgmt CRM

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Sales, marketing, and service operations/direct & indirect interaction

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Supply Chain Mgmt SCM

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Integrates product development, product acquisition, inventory management, manufacturing.

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Accounting & Financial Mgmt AFM

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Financial statements & other reports used by creditors & investors

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Human Resource Mgmt HRM

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Payroll, benefits, training, hiring.

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Manufacturing Mgmt MM

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System that controls internal production processes that turn raw materials into finished goods.

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Knowledge Mgmt KM

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Central location to store knowledge so if employee leaves co, their knowledge is still there in system.

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Collaboration System Support CSS

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Allows multiple groups to collaborate from different locations.

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Busines Intelligence System BIS

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Strategic planning & executive decision making

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Information System

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Collection of interelated components that collect, process, store and provide as output info needed to complete business tasks.

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System Boundary

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Seperation between a system and it’s environment that inputs and outputs must cross

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Automation Boundary

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Seperation between the automated part of the system and the manual part.

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15
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Application Architecture Plan

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Description of integrated information systems that the organization needs to carry out business functions.

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16
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Technology Architecture Plan

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Description of hardware, software, communications networks required to implement planned info sys.

17
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Analyst’s approach

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  1. Research problem
  2. Verify benifits outweight costs
  3. Requirements for solving problem
  4. Possible solutions/alternatives
  5. Decide best solution & recommend
  6. Define details of best selection Implement
  7. Solution Monitor Solution
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Skills and knowledge required by a systems analyst

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  • Soft Skills
    • People skills
    • interviewing
    • team mgmt
    • leadership
  • Hard skills
    • computer skills
    • DB design
    • programming
    • telecommunications
19
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Analyst related careers

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  1. ERP software related
  2. Business Analysts in different business functions
  3. Auditing, compliance, and security
  4. Web Development