System Analysis
Subject: Information Systems
Lecturer : Quratulain
Course Code: CIT - 667
● Data Collection
● Data Analysis
Content ● Requirement Analysis
● Requirement Analysis
System Analysis
Tools
● System Analysis Report
Data Collection
The purpose of data collection is to seek additional information
about the problems or needs identified in the systems
investigation report. During this process, the strengths and
weaknesses of the existing system are emphasized.
Identifying Sources of Data
Data collection begins by identifying and locating the various
sources of data.
Data Collection
Collecting Data
After data sources have been identified, data collection begins.
● structured interview
○ An interview in which the questions are written in advance.
● unstructured interview
○ An interview in which the questions are not written in advance.
● direct observation
○ Directly observing the existing system in action by one or more
members of the analysis team.
● Questionnaires
○ A method of gathering data when the data sources are spread over a
wide geographic area.
Data Analysis
The manipulation of collected data so that the development team members who are participating in
systems analysis can use the data.
Data Modeling
Data modeling is most often accomplished through the use of entity-relationship (ER) diagrams
Activity Modeling
To fully describe a business problem or solution, the related objects, associations, and activ- ities
must be described. Activities in this sense are events or items that are necessary to fulfill the
business relationship or that can be associated with the business relationship in a meaningful way.
Activity modeling is often accomplished through the use of data-flow diagrams. A data- flow
diagram (DFD) models objects, associations, and activities by describing how data can flow between
and around various objects.
ERD DFD
Structured systems analysis and design (SSAD) Tools
● Data Flow Diagrams
● Flow chart
● Context Diagram
● Data Dictionary
Flow Chart
A Flow Chart (also known as a Process Flow Diagram or Process Map) is a
diagram of the steps in a process and their sequence. A system flowchart
shows the path taken by data in a system and the decisions made during
different levels.
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Flow Chart
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Flow chart: Ordering Process
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Requirements Analysis
The determination of user, stakeholder, and organizational
needs.
Asking directly
An approach to gather data that asks users, stakeholders, and
other managers about what they want and expect from the
new or modified system.
Critical Success Factors (CSF)
analysts ask each person to define her own personal CSFs.
Joint Application Design (JAD)
Special type of a group meeting where all users and analysts
meet at the same time
Requirements Analysis Tools
A number of tools can be used to document
requirements analysis, including CASE tools.
As requirements are developed and agreed on,
entity-relationship diagrams, data-flow diagrams,
screen and report layout forms, and other types of
documentation are stored in the CASE repository.
Systems Analysis Report
Requirements definition document Systems analysis concludes with a formal systems analysis
report. It should cover the following elements:
• The strengths and weaknesses of the existing system from a stakeholder’s perspective
• The user/stakeholder requirements for the new system (also called the functional requirements)
• The organizational requirements for the new system
• A description of what the new information system should do to solve the problem
What’s Next
System Design
