IDSC 3202 Lecture 1
how do BAs act as change agents
-Analyze a business situation -identify opportunities -design system to implement the improvements -train and motivate others to use the system
what are the steps in the implementation phase
-build and test the system -install system -manage change and adoption -maintain system -post implementation support
what are the steps in the design stage
-determine acquisition strategy -design architecture -design interfaces -design programs -design databases
what happens in the analysis phase
-gather requirements -understand the as-is system -build models that shows
what are some common business needs
-pain within the business -new business initiative -emerging technology
what is the failure rate for IT projects
5-15 percent
what does the business analyst do
act as change agents
what is a business process
an activity or set of activities that will accomplish a specific organizational goal
where does the systems analyst contribute the most to a project
analysis design implementation
what value does the business analyst bring to the firm
bridges the gap of understanding between the business needs and the technology solution
what is technical feasibility
can we build it?
how do you diagnoses an inefficient process
cost speed capacity flexibility quality
what is the objective of the BA
create value by increasing profits
what happens after project plan is made
goes to the approval committee
what does the design phases aim to answer
how will the system work
what do we do in plan phase
identify the project sponsor, business need, business requirements, business value, special issues or constraints
what does the implementation phase aim to answer
if the system work properly
what is organizational feasibility
if we build it, will it be used?
where does the BA contribute most to a project
in the plan and analysis phase
what happens when the approval committee approved the project
it goes to the analysis phase
what does the systems analyst focus on
on the IS issues
what does the business analyst focus on
on the business issues
what are the phases of the SDLC
planning, analysis, design, implementation,
what ae some skills that business analysts have
technical analytical skills communication intrapersonal manage must be ethical
what is the SDLC
the process of how an IS can support business needs, designing the system, building it, and delivering it to users
what happens after the feasibility analysis?
the project plan is made
how do project teams move through the SDLC
they can do so consecutively, incrementally, iteratively, or in other patterns
what does the BA do after initiating the systems request
they conduct a feasibility analysis
who initiates the systems request
they file a systems request
what does the analysis phase aim to answer
who, what, where, when for the system
what is the question that is trying to be answered in the plan phase
why build the system?
what is economic feasibility
will it provide busines value