notes

1. By:M.R.M.Nowfeek
MCS(SL),MSc in IT, PGD in IT, BSc in MIT, BSc in IT, HNDE, BTEC ,ICDL,DICAP
Certified Trainer :IPICT/ASAP/EPASS
Dip in ICT , Dip in IT , Dip in Hardware & Networking
Higher Diploma in Business
Management
CS250-Management Information
System

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A person who
understands
both business and
computing.
Systems Analyst
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3. Systems Analyst
The system analyst is the person who responsible
for the development of software and hardware
solutions to efficient working of an organization
In performing these tasks the analyst must always
match the information system objectives with the
goals of the organization
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- Identify the problem
-Analyze and understand the problem
-Identify the requirements
-Identify the solution
-Identify alternative solutions
-Design and implement the best solution
-Evaluate the result
What does a systems analyst do?
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5. The System analyst’s skills
An analyst must process various skills to effectively
carry out the job. Specifically, they must be divided into
two categories:
Interpersonal skill:
This skills deal with relationships and the interface of the
analyst with people in business. They are useful in establishing
trust, resolving conflict, and communicating information.
Technical skills:
Focus on procedures and techniques for operations analysis,
systems analysis ,and computer science.
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6. The Interpersonal Skills include:
 Communication:
Communication is not just reports, telephone conversations, and interviews. It
is people talking, listening, feeling and reacting to one another
 Understanding:
Identifying problems and assessing their effects, having a grasp of company
goals and objectives, and showing sensitivity to the impact of the system on
people at work.
 Teaching:
Educating people in use of computer system, selling the system to user, and
giving support when needed.
 Selling:
Selling ideas and promoting innovations in problem solving using computers.
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7. The Technical Skills include:
 Creativity:
Helping users model ideas into concrete plans and developing
candidate systems to match user requirements
 Problem solving
Reducing problems to their basic levels for analysis, developing
alternative solutions to a given problem, and explain the pros
and cons of candidate systems
 Knowledge of the basics of the computer and the business
functions
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8. The Technical Skills cont..
 Project management:
Scheduling, performing well under time constraints, coordinating
team efforts, and managing costs and expenditures.
 Dynamic interface:
Blending technical and nontechnical consideration in functional
specifications and general design.
 Questioning attitude and inquiring mind:
Knowing the what, when, why, where, who and how a system
works.
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9. The analyst’s Personal Attributes
 Authority:
The confidence to “tell” people what to do. Much of this quality
shows in project management and team work to meet deadlines.
 Communication skills:
Ability to focus on a problem area for logical solution.
 Creativity:
Trying one’s own ideas, developing candidate systems using
unique tools and methods.
 Responsibility:
Making decisions on one’s own and accepting the consequences
of these decisions.
 Varied skills:
Doing different projects and handling change. 9
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