System

Development
Life Cycle
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 What will a system analyst do?
• Studies the system
• Gives the system development project,
meaning and direction
• Understands user needs and problems
• Develops a model (initial stage may be
referred as a candidate system) which cut
across the departments
• Works with a ‘project team’ to assure that
every user’s needs are met
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 SDLC – The waterfall
Recognition of Need

Feasibility Study Analysis Design

Implementation

Post Implementation

Maintenance

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 SDLC
• Recognition of Need
–Survey
• If there is any existing problem, study…
–Investigation
• Check for probable opportunities
–Generate statement with scope and
objective of the problem
–Reviewing with the user for accuracy
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 Why to change?
Organisation based
• Organisation
• Top management
• Users
• Rules and regulations
• Analyst
• Consumers
• Unions
Environment based
• Competition
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 SDLC
• Feasibility Study : Technical and Behavioural
– What is there?
• Evaluation of existing system and procedures
– Analysis of alternative systems
– Cost Estimation
– Users’ needs
– Method for redefining the problem

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 SDLC
• Feasibility Study : Result
– Problem Statement
– Summary
– Detail
– Recommendations and Conclusion

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 SDLC
• Analysis: Logical model (eg DFD, Metadata)
– What to do?
• Defining possibilities and limits
– Identifying the facts
– Data Collection
– Detailed evaluation of the Present System

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 SDLC
• Design
– Fundamental design specifications
– Detailed design specifications
• Input / Output, Files, Procedures / Methods
– Program construction
– Testing
• Unit testing
• Combined module testing
• User acceptance testing
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 SDLC
• Implementation
– Training the users
– File / System Conversion
– Making ready - the user manuals
– User friendly documentation
• Post implementation and maintenance
– Evaluation of the new system
– Verification on
• Modification required?
• Defined standards against execution?
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 SDLC
• The analyst needs to progress through
stages one-by-one, achieving results in
each stage
• In many real-time situations the waterfall
may not be stage by stage, instead
overlaps might occur!

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References:

Systems Analysis and Design – Elias M Awad

http://www.wikipedia.com

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