3-1 Homework Activity - System Requirement Checklist

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3-1 Homework Activity: Module Three – System Requirement Checklist Southern New Hampshire University IT-510: Advanced Info Technology October 6, 2023 Personal Trainer, Inc. owns and operates fitness centers located in a dozen Midwestern cities. The company is now looking to expand their business further by opening a new “supercenter” internationally in the Toronto area. Currently, all fitness centers use accounting

software, BumbleBee, to store limited information on its members (Frechette, 2018). With the limits of the current software Personal Trainer, Inc. is looking to upgrade their systems to support their existing members and the additional members that will come with the expansion. To help implement this expansion, an IT consultant, Susan Park, was hired to develop a new system for the future center. Susan will be working closely with Gary Lewis, the manager of this new center (Frechette, 2018). Approach The approach that is used for implementing this new system will be based off the fact- finding methodology that Susan used during her evaluations. Susan traveled to several current locations to meet with fitness center managers. While she was there, she conducted a series of interviews, reviewed company records, observed business operations, analyzed the BumbleBee accounting software, and studied a sample of sales and billing transactions (Frechette, 2018). With Susan working as a System Analyst, she will need to gather as much information as possible to be able to envision and describe the need for the new system. Having an analysis completed will allow her to accurately develop the system requirement checklist. The system analysis checklist will then be presented to management for approval. When management reviews the document, they will be able to see all the requirements for developing the new system and the potential future growth of the company. It is crucial for the success of the project that Susan present the information to management in a way that they will be able to understand. If management is unable to understand the system analysis, they could have a misinterpretation of the business goals and requirements. Therefore, the development of the system will not satisfy the needs outlined by management. Iteration is a crucial strategy that can resolve any potential misinterpretations of the

requirements. The best way to avoid misinterpretations of the new system requirements and development is to have frequent discussions with management and stakeholders. Another implementation could be developing a testing environment for the client to utilize the product before a go live. System Requirement Checklist A system requirement checklist composes information, data, and procedures that are required for the new system. This list will contain five categories including output, input, process, performance, and control (i.e., security). Below is an outlined list of requirements for a new system to be used by Personal Trainer, Inc. Output: The output refers to electronic or printed information produced by the system (Tilley & Rosenblatt, 2017).  The system must produce useful membership information, including monthly fee, contact information, membership type, validation date of membership, and member picture.  The system should list activities that members with the limited membership have chosen along with an estimated cost for attending additional activities.  The inventory system must be able to generate a summary of financial activities, transactions, and automated billing reports for each member.  The online scheduling system must inform members by SMS or email about upcoming activities and how to sign up. The message should include information like name of

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