System Analysis and design
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GroupProjectMilestoneIpart21.docxGroup Project Milestone I (Part 2)
PHASE 1. Preliminary Investigation, Analysis, Feasibility Study and Selection of the Solution
Milestone I
1. Project Initiation. Select group name, develop documentation standards, letter of introduction, initial group meeting agendas and notes. Use the detailed checklist when preparing this and all other milestones.
2. Organization background, including : Mission Statement and Values/Critical Success Factors. Organization chart, general system diagram, problem statement, preliminary scope, anticipated benefits, project tasks– Chapters 2-5
3. Identifying requirements. Request for Systems Services, Statement of Work - Chapters 6
1: Project Initiation. (1 Point) Group: ______________ Organization/System: ___________________
|_| 1-2. Include copies of group meeting agendas and summary notes.
|_| 1-3. Select group name ____________________________________________.
|_| 1-4. Create a graphic logo if you wish. Establish documentation standards (font, paper, letterhead, graphics, software to use, etc.). Create corporate letterhead if desired. Use a common font that all members can produce.
|_| 1-7. Provide the company/organization’s name, address and phone number and the name of the person you have contacted to conduct the analysis.
|_| 1-8. Include resume for each group member.
|_| 1-9. Any other materials/information that the group feels is relevant to this project milestone. Explain in a brief note:
Group members: _________ ___________ __________ _________ ___________
Please, sign 2: Organization and Business Background (1 Points) Group: _______ Organization/System: ___________________ |_| 2-1. Hand in this checklist. Each group member must initial below.
|_| 2-2. Include copies of group meeting agendas and summary notes. Each group member should take turns preparing agendas and notes.
Provide background about the organization. Include information to satisfy the following four requirements (*):
|_| 2-3.* Include a mission statement if available. If no formal mission statement exists, create a proposed mission statement based on what you know about the organization.
|_| 2-4.* List organization/business goals, values/objectives/critical success factors. If written material is available from your source, use it with attribution. If none is available, say so and list your best guess at what they would be, based on information you have obtained. If company reports, brochures or websites exist with this information, include those documents in the workbook and simply refer to them. Do not waste time rewriting material that is readily available.
|_| 2-5.* Describe the organization type (business, government, non-profit), industry (retail, manufacturing, professional services, etc.), a description of product and/or services, and customers (internal and external). Provide a brief history, including years in operations. Describe size, by whatever measures are appropriate: total revenues, employees, profits, size relative to industry or competitors, etc. (use estimates if necessary, but identify them as such. Include significant history, growth, decline or reorganization. Compare or contrast with the organization’s industry if relevant. Include management expectations for future changes and/or growth, significant competitive threats and significant opportunities, if any. Discuss potential impact of government regulations and/or economic changes. Characterize employees by experience, skills and attitude if possible. If employee turnover or difficulty in hiring skilled employees is an issue, say so. ). If transactions are involved, describe them by volume, seasonality, complexity, uniformity or whatever other characteristics are appropriate. If you find additional information not already listed that helps to understand the organization, include it.
|_| 2-6. One to two pages of diagrams plus supporting text. Provide a high level generalized description of the “system” you are to study. Describe the significant subsystems that are within the scope of your study, their inter-relationships, dependencies, and interfaces to each other and to the environment. This diagram will be reviewed to ensure the scope of your study is not too broad. The diagram style is to be determined by the group.
|_| 2-7. Describe known problems within the existing system. Include a brief review of possible alternative routes for a solution.
Group members: _________ ___________ __________ _________ ___________
Please, sign 3: Requirements Identification and Analysis (6 Points) Group: ______ Organization/System: ___________________ |_| 3-1. Hand in this checklist with your submissions. Each group member must initial below.
|_| 3-2. Include copies of group meeting agendas and summary notes, inserted into the "Agendas" tab in the back of the workbook. Each group member must take turns preparing agendas and notes.
|_| 3-3. Describe which requirements analysis techniques are best suited for collecting information about the system requirements. Briefly summarize why each technique would or would not be useful in the current project. (Discuss research, sampling, observation, questionnaires, interviews, prototyping, joint requirement planning, etc.)
|_| 3-4. Problem Statements summary, listing urgency, visibility, preliminary benefit, ranking, proposed solution.
|_| 3-5. Create and fill in a document similar to the "Request for Systems Services" (see template in the book).
|_| 3-7. Any other documents and/or output from techniques that are useful to the analysis and not already listed.
Group members: _________ ___________ __________ _________ ___________
Please, sign
