Systems analysis and design 8th edition
by Alan Dennis and Barbara Wixom Roberta
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AnswerHtoHYourHTurnH1-1:HBeingHanHAnalyst
StudentHanswersHwillHvary,HdependingHonHtheirHpreferencesHregardingHbeingHa:H1)Hsyste
msHanalyst,H2)HbusinessHanalyst,H3)HrequirementsHanalyst,H4)HinfrastructureHanalyst,Hor
H5)HchangeHmanagementHanalyst.HVerifyHthatHtheHstudentHhasHcorrectlyHassociatedHthe
HskillsHneededHwithHtheHtypeHofHanalystHforHwhichHtheyHaspireHandHthatHtheHstudentHha
sHcreatedHaHplanHtoHacquireHthoseHskills.HTheHrolesHandHtheHnamesHusedHtoHdescribeHt
hemHmayHvaryHfromHorganizationHtoHorganization.
AnswerHtoHYourHTurnH1-2:HImplementingHaHSatelliteHDataHNetwork
WhileHanswersHmayHvary,HanswersHmightHincludeHtheHfollowing:
1. AHcost-
benefitHanalysis,HalongHwithHotherHfinancialHprocessesH(ROI,Hetc.)HwouldHcertain
lyHrevealHthatHaHjust-in-
timeH(JIT)HinventoryHcanHreduceHinventoryHcostsHandHincreaseHrevenue.HAHstand
ardHcommunicationHline,HencryptedHorHnot,HwouldHnotHbeHableHtoHhandleHtheHhig
hHbandwidthHneededHforHdata,HvoiceHandHvideoHtransmissions.
2. AHcompetitorHwouldHbeHableHtoHnarrowHtheHgapHbyHadoptingHtheHJITHtypeHofHin
ventoryHmanagement.HVoiceHandHvideoHareHnotHnecessaryHtoHkeepHtheHinventor
yHupHtoHdateHonHaHtimelyHbasis,HdataHtransmissionsHaloneHwouldHworkHwell.
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, AnswerHtoHYourHTurnH1-3:HTooHMuchHPaper,HPartH1
HSystemHRequest
Element Description
Sponsor DocumentHManager.
BusinessHNeed IncreaseHefficiencyHinHstoring,Hupdating,HandHretrievingHi
nformationHonHemployeeHinjuryHclaims.
BusinessHRequirements AutomatedHsystemHwhichHallowsHforHelectronicHsubmis
sionHofHreportsHviaHaHsecureHwebHsite.
BusinessHValue ReduceHresponseHtimeHforHemployeeHinquiries,Hincrease
HeffectivenessHofHstoring,Hupdating,HandHretrievingHempl
oyeeHinjuryHclaims.HReduceHstorageHcostsHofHpaper
files.
SpecialHIssues MustHhaveHsomeoneHwhoHunderstandsHhowHtoHcreateHa
ndHmaintainHaHsecureHwebHsite.HMustHhaveHresourcesHt
oHmigrateHpaperHfilesHtoHdataHstorage.HMustHworkHwithi
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HIPAAHguidelinesHtoHensureHthatHmedicalHdocumentsH
areHtreatedHaccordingHtoHregulations.
AnswerHtoHYourHTurnH1-4:HTooHMuchHPaper,HPartH2
1. IssuesHarisingHfromHdigitalHsignaturesHandHelectronicHdocumentsHtypicallyHfocus
HonHestablishingHvalidityHforHsignaturesHandHoriginators.HAsHtheseHissuesHcanHbe
HovercomeHusingHcertificatesHandHencryption,HtheyHdon‘tHnecessarilyHaffectHthe
HprojectHfeasibility.HHowever,HtheyHdoHneedHtoHbeHaddressed.
2. AnswersHwillHvary.HTheHprojectHchampion,HorganizationalHmanagement,HandHp
erhapsHmostHimportantlyHaHsubsetHofHtheHstakeholdersHmustHbelieveHinHandHs
howHsupportHforHtheHproject.HOneHsolutionHwouldHbeHtoHplanHandHprovideHforHs
ufficientHtrainingHthatHdemonstratesHhowHtheirHjobsHmightHbeHeasierHtoHaccom
plishHwithHtheHautomatedHsystem.
AnswerHtoHConceptsHinHActionH1-A:HAnHArrayHofHITHFailures
QantasHprovidesHforHanH―ice-
breaker‖HdiscussionHtopicHforHtheHfirstHclass.HPerhapsHgroupHtheHstudentsHandHhaveHt
hemHdiscussHthisHcompanyHandHthenHprovideHforHclassHdiscussionHaboutHtheHimport
anceHofHITHprojectHsuccess.
AnswerHtoHConceptsHinHActionH1-B:HBPIHonHtheHFarm
EfficiencyHgainsHareHmentionedHinHthisHConceptHinHAction.HWhatHareHtheHdrawbacksHtoH
thisHscenario?HIsHitHasHeasyHasHitHseems?HIssuesHsuchHasHWi-
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, FiHcoverageHonHaHfarm,HperhapsHevenHcellularHcoverageHcanHcomeHintoHplayHasHcanHwe
ather,Hdust,HandHotherHissuesHinherentHwithHaHfarmingHenterprise.
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