The next slides discuss the activities involved in system development – the creation of a new (or improvements to an existing) information system. The activities listed are performed in order – the first two, systems analysis and systems design are preparatory steps for the system. The last four steps translate the design of the system into actuality.
It is important to emphasize that an information system is not technology for technology’s sake, it is a solution to a problem or set of problems the organization perceives it is facing – including the problem of an opportunity that requires the use of information systems in order to undertake. What problems with business processes have students encountered or witnessed in their work or educational career that could have been improved with the help of a new or improved information system?