Methods of Identifying System Requirements
Adzraku Setsoafia Edem
B020909031
BIT Level 200 morning
System Analysis & Design (ICT 231)
Five Methods for Identifying System Requirement and How They are Applied in any System Development Venture
System requirement are the specification that define the functions or performance to be provided by a system logically and physically. The objective of identifying the system requirement is to understand the business functions and develop a system with the necessary specification that will meet those functions. To develop any system the systems analyst needs to collect facts and all relevant information to identify or clarify what the organization wants out of the system to accomplish their objectives or goals. For the success of any systems analyst in building a system to help an organization to accomplish its goals, is depended on the accuracy of available information in the development of that system, system requirement can be identified with the help of certain methods or techniques. These techniques use in the identification of system requirement are Interviews, Questionnaires, Observations, Reviews and Sampling.
Interviews
This technique is used by the systems analyst to identify and understand the system requirement from groups and individuals of the organization. The analyst selects the groups and individuals who are related with the system for the interview. In this technique the systems analyst tries to find out how the current system works and the problems that the users perceive in the current system and what the users want from the new or upgrade system. These requirements that are identified through the interviews are accurate and reliable, as the analyst discover the area of misunderstanding, description of activities and problems faced by the current system.
However, in interviews a list of specific and detailed questions are prepared and discussed continuously the system requirement is understood and documented by the systems analyst.
B020909031
BIT Level 200 morning
System Analysis & Design (ICT 231)
Five Methods for Identifying System Requirement and How They are Applied in any System Development Venture
System requirement are the specification that define the functions or performance to be provided by a system logically and physically. The objective of identifying the system requirement is to understand the business functions and develop a system with the necessary specification that will meet those functions. To develop any system the systems analyst needs to collect facts and all relevant information to identify or clarify what the organization wants out of the system to accomplish their objectives or goals. For the success of any systems analyst in building a system to help an organization to accomplish its goals, is depended on the accuracy of available information in the development of that system, system requirement can be identified with the help of certain methods or techniques. These techniques use in the identification of system requirement are Interviews, Questionnaires, Observations, Reviews and Sampling.
Interviews
This technique is used by the systems analyst to identify and understand the system requirement from groups and individuals of the organization. The analyst selects the groups and individuals who are related with the system for the interview. In this technique the systems analyst tries to find out how the current system works and the problems that the users perceive in the current system and what the users want from the new or upgrade system. These requirements that are identified through the interviews are accurate and reliable, as the analyst discover the area of misunderstanding, description of activities and problems faced by the current system.
However, in interviews a list of specific and detailed questions are prepared and discussed continuously the system requirement is understood and documented by the systems analyst.
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