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1. CHAPTER 1: THE WORLD OF
THE INFORMATION SYSTEM
ANALYST
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2. What Is An Information System?
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
An information system is a collection of interrelated
components that collect, process, store, and provide
as output the information needed to complete a
business task.

3. Examples of Information Systems
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
Course registration system
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Online order system
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Online banking system

4. Why Are Information Systems
Important?
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
Support business functions in modern business
organizations
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Make business more competitive

Enhance productivity and profits

5. The Role of a System Analyst
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Investigate, analyze, design, develop, installs,
evaluate, and maintains a company’s information
systems.
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A business problem solver
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The solution to the “problem” is generally a new
information system
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Help translate business requirements into IT projects.
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6. Types of Information Systems
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
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
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Supply Chain Management (SCM)
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Accounting and Financial Management (AFM)
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Human Resource Management (HRM)
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Manufacturing Management
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Knowledge Management (KM)
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Collaboration Support Systems (CSS)
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Business Intelligence System

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Information Systems and Subsystems

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Information Systems and
Component Parts

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System Boundary vs. Automation
Boundary

10. Strategic Planning
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Strategic planning is a process during which
executives try to answer such questions:
Where the business is now
Where they want the business to be
What they have to do to get there

11. What Is System Analysis About?
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
Understanding the goals and strategies of the
business.
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Defining the information requirements that support
those goals and strategies.
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It is not about programming.

12. The Analyst’s Role in Strategic Planning
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Develop information systems that support strategic
planning
Develop an application architecture plan
A description of the integrated information systems that the
organization needs to carry out its business function.
Develop a technology architecture plan
A description of the hardware, software, and
communications networks required to implement planed
information systems.

13. System Analysis
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
Systems analysis is a process of understanding in
detail what a system should accomplish.