Systems Analysis & Design class:

please answer Questions #s 1-8 below:

Describe some of the challenges in using the basic system development life cycle. (You may use the experience your class team has had in working on their project:

Planning Phase:

1. As a Systems Analyst what approach would you take in identifying business needs for an organization?

2. What type of IT projects would make good use of your skills? Why?

3. What advice would you give new analysts who are inexperienced and beginning the planning phase of a new project? Give at least two pointers and explain why you think it is important for a rookie analyst to know.

Analysis Phase

4. Requirement Gathering

Which one requirements elicitation technique are you most comfortable with to use? Why?

Which one requirements elicitation technique seems least effective in your opinion? Why?

5. Use Cases

What is your opinion on use cases?

How might you make use cases work better?

6. Data Flow Diagrams

What do you think are the three most difficult parts to understanding DFDs?

What advice would you give a new student who is learning the DFD process?

7. Entity Relationship Diagrams

The last element of the analysis phase describes the logical data analysis creating an ERD. Why do you feel this is useful during the analysis phase?

8. What would be your approach in teaching future analysts about systems analysis and design?