Exam 5: Systems Analysis

The problem analysis phase is best described by the statement, "Don't try to fix it unless you understand it."

The decision analysis phase typically included the following tasks: (1) identify candidate solutions; (2) analyze candidate solutions; (3) compare candidate solutions; (4) update the project plan; and (5) recommend a solution.

All systems documentation is kept in a _________________________.

In the scope definition phase, _________________________ are measured in terms of how a new system could increase annual revenues, or reduce annual costs.

The facilitator for the joint requirements planning process determines which projects will return the most value to the organization and thus should be approved for continued system development.

In the scope definition phase, benefits are measured in terms of how a new system could increase annual revenues, or reduce annual costs.

Data flow diagrams are used in:

_______________________________________ is the application of systems analysis methods to the goal of dramatically changing and improving the fundamental business processes of an organization, independent of information technology.

Requirements analysis never really ends.

____________________________ is a complementary problem solving technique to systems analysis that reassembles a system's component pieces into a (hopefully improved) complete system.

Interpersonal and communication skills are not essential to the problem analysis phase.

A steering body is a committee of executive business and system managers that studies and prioritizes competing project proposals to determine which projects will return the most value to the organization and thus should be approved for continued system development.

A description of activities and services that a system must provide is

Which of the following phases identifies candidate solutions, analyzes them, and recommends a target solution?

The scope definition phase typically includes the following tasks: (1) identify baseline problems and opportunities; (2) negotiate baseline scope; (3) assess baseline worthiness; (4) develop baseline schedule & budget; (5) communicate the project plan.

Once the feasibility analysis has been done on each candidate solution, a comparison can now be made among all of the candidate solutions to determine which ones to recommend to the system owners and users.

The final deliverable and milestone of the requirements analysis phase is the production of a business requirements statement that will fulfill the system improvement objectives identified in the prior phase.

Discovery prototyping is used to identify the user's business requirements by having them react to a quick and dirty implementation of those requirements.

Accelerated analysis approaches emphasize the construction of prototypes to more rapidly identify business and user requirements for a new system.

The goal of the problem analysis phase is to study and understand the problem domain well enough to thoroughly analyze its problems, opportunities and constraints.