Considerations in Teaching Systems Analysis

Paper Summary:

This paper details the knowledge and skills necessary for system design students. The author acknowledges changes in corporate structures and the resulting chain of command. The purpose of this paper, therefore, is to teach systems design and development students the technological versus line-of-business requirements the organizations they will eventually work for will require.

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Executive Summary
Systems Analysis and Design: Detente in Action
The Revolution in Business Process Definition
Improvements to TUI Curriculum
References

From the Paper:

"The fact that so many CIOs now report to the CFO of their companies shows that line-of-business needs dominate IT budgets and direction more than ever before. It is also common for example to find CIOs reporting to the CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) in marketing and distribution-intensive businesses. This is because, as the articles show, the ability of IT's systems analysts to align more closely with the business objectives has the potential to drive up successful project completions to 85% over 30% when business goals are not internalized and understood. The discussion of systems analysis and design roles and what curriculum should be included needs to start with the CIO and with their charter for today and vision for the future and what will be required of systems analysts. Systems analysts are required to fulfill the much broader commitment so many CIOs are making today of turning IT into a responsive, customer-centered resource for other departments in the organization, with further impact on all customer-facing strategies including attracting, selling, and servicing clients, according to AMR Research, 2006."

Sample of Sources Used:

• AMR Research, 2005. Dateline 2010: SOA from a User's Perspective. October 2005
• AMR Research, 2006. Vendors: Answer So What and Who Cares Before Embarking on New Technology. January, 2006.
• Gartner Group, 2003. Event-Driven Architecture Complements SOA. July 8, 2003
• Gartner Group, 2004. SOA Will Demand Re-engineering of Business Applications. October 8, 2004
• IBM Systems Journal, 2001. Introduction to the Web Services Architecture. Gittschalk, Graham, Kreger & Snell. November 21, 2001. Volume 41, Number 2, 2002

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