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7/28/2019 System Analysis & Task of system analyst
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System
analysis and
Role and taskof system
analyst
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System analysis:
Analysing the system implies designing the system such that
the system should contain orderly grouped, flexible, dynamicand interdependent component linked together according to
the plan to achieve a specific objectives.
System analyst:
A system analyst is a person who designs a system for change
i.e. a system should be flexible.
The roles and tasks of system analyst:
A system analyst primary responsibility is to identifyinformation needs of an organization & obtain a logical
design of information system which will meet this
needs. A system analyst have to design a system which should
be efficient to
1.Managers2.Users of the system3.Computer programmers
We can find out the roles and task of informationsystem analyst in the following 8 categories
1.Defining requirement.2.Prioritizing requirements by consensus.3.Gathering data, facts and opinions of users.4.Analysing and evaluation.5.Solving problems.
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6.Drawing up specification.7.Designing systems.8.Evaluation systems.
So let us discuss the roles as mentioned above;
1.Defining requirement: It is most important anddifficult task to system analyst here the analyst have to
covers point that are,
i. Interviewing users.ii. Finding out the current information of users which
they use
iii. In what kind of information they lacking behind, ifthat information provided will it work?
2.Prioritizing requirements by consensus:Here the system analyst have to set a priority list to
provide information as the requirements of users this
can be done by,
i. Having a common meeting with usersii. An analyst should maintain good interpersonal
relations & diplomacy among the users.
3.Gathering data, facts and opinions ofusers: Here the analyst has to design the system by
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the mentioned priorities & consulting users
continuously.
4.Analysing and evaluation: A system analyst hasto analyse the current information system in the
organization & finds out to what extent they meet users
needs. Here the key to good analysis is to reject
redundant data and focus on important data. Graphical
means is use full in this task.
5.Solving problems: An analyst must study theproblems in depth and suggest alternate solutions to the
management. The relative difficulties in implementing
each of the alternatives and benefits of each must bedetermined so that a manager can pick what he
considers as the best solution.
6.Drawing up specification: an analyst shouldprovide a specification such that it should be easily
understood by users, managers and it can easily
implemented by system implementers. It must also take
into account expansion envisaged in the near future.
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7.Designing systems: Once the specifications areaccepted, analyst designs the system. A design should
be understandable by system implementers. The design
should be flexible.
8.Evaluating systems: An analyst must criticallyevaluate the system after it has been use for reasonable
time period. A system analyst should gather the users
comments and he should carry out some necessary
improvements.
Reference:
Analysis and design of information system
-V. Rajaraman
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