Communicating findings and recommendations is the final task in the problem analysis phase. As a systems analyst on the project, you have been tasked with preparing the System Improvement Objectives and Recommendations Report. For this exercise, prepare only the Executive Summary portion of the report, using the format shown in Figure 4-11 . The executive steering committee will use this summary to make its decisions regarding the recommendations.

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FIGURE 4-11 An Outline for a System Improvement Objectives and Recommendations Report Analysis of the Current 1. Executive summary (approximately 2 pages) A. Summary of recommendation B. Summary of problems, opportunities, and directives C. Brief statement of system improvement objectives D. Brief explanation of report contents II. Background information (approximately 2 pages) System A. List of interviews and facilitated group meetings conducted B. List of other sources of information that were exploited C. Description of analytical techniques used III. Overview of the current system (approximately 5 pages) A. Strategic implications (if the project is part of or impacts an existing information systems strategic plan) B. Models of the current system 1. Interface model (showing project scope) 2. Data model (showing project scope) 3. Geographic models (showing project scope) 4. Process model (showing functional decomposition only) IV. Analysis of the current system (approximately 5-10 pages) A. Performance problems, opportunities, and cause-effect analysis B. Information problems, o-pportunities, and cause-effect analysis C. Economic problems, opportunities, and cause-effect analysis D. Control problems, opportunities, and cause-effect analysis E. Efficiency problems, opportunities, and cause-effect analysis F. Service problems, opportunities, and cause-effect analysis