Systems Analysis

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Systems Analysis

• Analyze
• decompose,
• break down into sub-components
• representation a perceptible expression of a
  design idea, proposal, or fact (Saddler, 2001)

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Representations Conversations
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Representations Spaces and Clusters
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Representations Sketches
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Representations Symbolic and Schematic
Illustration
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Representations Scenarios and Storyboards
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Content in Representations

• Communication flows
• Sequences of events/actions
• Artifacts
• Organizational culture
• Physical environment
• Data

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What is represented?

• System thing, artifact
• Hardware
• Software
• Data/information
• User and user context

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The role of the systems analyst
Manage- ment
User
Programmer
Systems analyst
Davis, Fig. 1.3