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A Report On Systems Development Life Cycle

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This report discusses the information we have obtained through an investigation of New Age Ltd.’s situation, regarding the company’s concern of their below par sales performance and their belief that the problems they are experiencing originate from an ill-equip information system. This report will pay particular attention to the system requirements of the current system that we, as a group, have identified, as well as the requirements gathers from its users. The report will comment on the observations that we have made during the investigation, the proposed system requirements that we have developed to improve New Age Ltd.’s situation and finally, the development process that system analysts would take to create a new information system. …show more content…

Figure 0 1: The seven phases of the systems development life cycle (SDLC) (Tech Talk, n.d.)
Planning
In the planning phase, a Project Charter is provided to all management, stakeholders and those with significant authority over the company. The Project Charter essentially defines the project. It contains the objectives of the project describing the deliverables, while also containing a description of the criteria used to assess when each section is completed, risk assessments and identifies stakeholders and management (Documentation Consultants, n.d.). The Project Management Plan is also produced during the planning phase. It contains the project’s schedule and milestones, required resources and cost estimations and budgets.
To start off the planning you must study the current system with the people involved (such as clients, employees or management). These groups would have meetings to discuss areas of the system that could be improved and suggest possible solutions. In these meetings, agendas are given out so that everyone knows what the objectives are. Notes are recorded to be reviewed during requirements analysis.
Also included in the analysis phase is a feasibility study. As the name would suggest it simply assesses if the new system is feasible within the budget and manpower of the company. (Overton, 2007)
It would determine if the project should even be started and if would it be possible to make it within the budget -

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