INSY 3305 Exam 1 Review ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Systems Analyst • Focuses on the Information Systems (IS) issues surrounding the system. This
person develops ideas and suggestions for how information technology can
improve business processes, designs the new business processes with help from
the business analyst, designs the new information system, and ensures that all IS
standards are maintained.
• Key person analyzing the business, identifying opportunities for improvement,
and designing information systems to implement these ideas.
• Typical Skills:
- Technical Skills
- Business Skills
- Analytical Skills
- Interpersonal
- Management
- Ethical
• Responsibilities:
- Identifying how technology can improve business processes
- Designing the new business processes
- Designing the information system
- Ensuring that the system conforms to information systems (IS) standards
,Business Analyst • Focuses on the business issues surrounding the system
• Responsibilities:
- Analyzing the key business aspects of the system
- Identifying how the system will provide business value
- Designing the new business processes and policies
Infrastructure Analyst • Focuses on the technical issues surrounding how the system will interact with the
organization's technical infrastructure.
• Responsibilities:
- Ensuring the system conforms to infrastructure standards
- Identifying infrastructure changes needed to support the system
Change Management Analyst • Focuses on the people and management issues surrounding the system
installation
• Responsibilities:
- Developing and executing a change management plan
- Developing and executing a user training plan
Project Manager • Has the primary responsibility for managing the hundreds of tasks and roles that
need to be carefully coordinated.
• Ensures that the project is completed on time and within budget and that the
system delivers all benefits intended by the Project Sponsor
• Responsibilities:
- Managing the team of analysts, programmers, technical writers, and other
specialists
- Developing and monitoring the Project Plan
- Assigning Resources
- Serving as the primary point of contact for the project
Systems development life cycle (SDLC) • Process of understanding how an information system can support business
needs by designing a system, building it, and delivering it to users.
• Includes 4 phases:
- Planning
- Analysis
- Design
- Implementation
• Each phase refines and elaborates on the work done previously
Phases of a System development life cycle (SDLC) 1. Planning
2. Analysis
3. Design
4. Implementation
, Planning Phase of SDLC • First phase of the SDLC.
• Fundamental process of understanding why an information system should be
built and determining how the project team will go about building it.
• Has two steps:
1. Project Initiation
2. Project Management.
• Key responsibilities:
- Identify business value
- Analyze feasibility
- Develop work plan
- Staff the project
- Control and direct the project
Analysis Phase of SDLC • Second phase of the SDLC.
• Answers the questions of who will use the system, what the system will do, and
where and when it will be used.
• Has 3 steps:
1. Analysis Strategy
2. Requirements Gathering
3. System Proposal.
• Key responsibilities:
- Information gathering
- Process modeling
- Data modeling
Design Phase of SDLC • Third phase of the SDLC.
• Decides how the system will operate, in terms of the hardware, software, and
network infrastructure.
• Has 4 steps:
1. Design strategy
2. Architecture/Interface Design
3. Database and File Specifications
4. Program Design
Implementation Phase of SDLC • Fourth and final phase of the SDLC.
• When the system is actually built or purchased.
• Has 3 steps:
1. Construction
2. Installation
3. Support Plan
ANSWERS
Systems Analyst • Focuses on the Information Systems (IS) issues surrounding the system. This
person develops ideas and suggestions for how information technology can
improve business processes, designs the new business processes with help from
the business analyst, designs the new information system, and ensures that all IS
standards are maintained.
• Key person analyzing the business, identifying opportunities for improvement,
and designing information systems to implement these ideas.
• Typical Skills:
- Technical Skills
- Business Skills
- Analytical Skills
- Interpersonal
- Management
- Ethical
• Responsibilities:
- Identifying how technology can improve business processes
- Designing the new business processes
- Designing the information system
- Ensuring that the system conforms to information systems (IS) standards
,Business Analyst • Focuses on the business issues surrounding the system
• Responsibilities:
- Analyzing the key business aspects of the system
- Identifying how the system will provide business value
- Designing the new business processes and policies
Infrastructure Analyst • Focuses on the technical issues surrounding how the system will interact with the
organization's technical infrastructure.
• Responsibilities:
- Ensuring the system conforms to infrastructure standards
- Identifying infrastructure changes needed to support the system
Change Management Analyst • Focuses on the people and management issues surrounding the system
installation
• Responsibilities:
- Developing and executing a change management plan
- Developing and executing a user training plan
Project Manager • Has the primary responsibility for managing the hundreds of tasks and roles that
need to be carefully coordinated.
• Ensures that the project is completed on time and within budget and that the
system delivers all benefits intended by the Project Sponsor
• Responsibilities:
- Managing the team of analysts, programmers, technical writers, and other
specialists
- Developing and monitoring the Project Plan
- Assigning Resources
- Serving as the primary point of contact for the project
Systems development life cycle (SDLC) • Process of understanding how an information system can support business
needs by designing a system, building it, and delivering it to users.
• Includes 4 phases:
- Planning
- Analysis
- Design
- Implementation
• Each phase refines and elaborates on the work done previously
Phases of a System development life cycle (SDLC) 1. Planning
2. Analysis
3. Design
4. Implementation
, Planning Phase of SDLC • First phase of the SDLC.
• Fundamental process of understanding why an information system should be
built and determining how the project team will go about building it.
• Has two steps:
1. Project Initiation
2. Project Management.
• Key responsibilities:
- Identify business value
- Analyze feasibility
- Develop work plan
- Staff the project
- Control and direct the project
Analysis Phase of SDLC • Second phase of the SDLC.
• Answers the questions of who will use the system, what the system will do, and
where and when it will be used.
• Has 3 steps:
1. Analysis Strategy
2. Requirements Gathering
3. System Proposal.
• Key responsibilities:
- Information gathering
- Process modeling
- Data modeling
Design Phase of SDLC • Third phase of the SDLC.
• Decides how the system will operate, in terms of the hardware, software, and
network infrastructure.
• Has 4 steps:
1. Design strategy
2. Architecture/Interface Design
3. Database and File Specifications
4. Program Design
Implementation Phase of SDLC • Fourth and final phase of the SDLC.
• When the system is actually built or purchased.
• Has 3 steps:
1. Construction
2. Installation
3. Support Plan
