System analysis and design template

Business Systems Analysis/Design

IT 210 Business Systems Analysis and Design Final Project Comment by Author: You will submit your responses for Milestones One, Two, Three, and Four and your final submission using this template. For your final submission in Module Seven, please remove all comments from this template.
Business Report
INTRODUCTION (Milestone One) Comment by Author: Milestone One is due in Module Two.

[Milestone One: For this milestone assignment, you will be using what you have learned in Module Two to examine how the system development life cycle applies to your final project scenario. Comment by Author: Delete prompts after you craft your paragraphs.

Begin by restating the context of your assignment as an IT business analyst intern at Sharpe Style. Describe why your task is relevant given the role of information technology in business management.

Next, describe the system development life cycle approach and how it can help document and inform IT business decisions in this case. Use your Final Project Guidelines and Rubric document and the Final Project Template to help you. Discuss the appendices required for your business report and when they are developed in the life cycle. Include considerations on what information you were given in the scenario that applies to the life cycle and what you will need to research further.

Use the Milestone One section of the template and submit the template to your instructor for feedback and grading. Remember to incorporate instructor feedback before your final submission in Module Seven.] Comment by Author: Note: Milestone One incorporates some, but not all, of the critical elements required for the introduction to your business report. During Modules Six and Seven, you must revisit your Milestone One submission and answer the following question and incorporate it into your response: How did you go about identifying solutions that address the business owner’s concerns?

NEEDS AND OPTIONS: DATABASE (Milestone Two) Comment by Author: Milestone Two is due in Module Three. Delete instructions after you have completed your milestone.

[For Milestone Two, you will be assessing the database needs and options for Sharpe Style. After looking at how the SDLC applies to your final project, a good next step is looking at the data. Think small and see where your requirements take you. Remember that Mary is worried about how she will keep track of her inventory when she migrates into online sales. You will be using the Milestone Two section of the template to complete this assignment. Refer to the Sharpe Style scenario for details on the current state of the company and the business owner’s goals. Comment by Author: Database needs:Here are a few items to consider for your database needs:How will the company keep track of inventory and customer information in the retail stores vs. the online store?Will two separate databases be needed?Will the company need to integrate its database(s) with other software to serve intelligent functions such as inventory tracking, order tracking, or payments to address Mary’s second goal?Database options:Here are a few items to consider for your database options:Will the new database option require migrating data to a new system?Will it require a different server setup?Are the pros of the solution outweighed by the cons in terms of improving efficacy and increasing sales?

Based on what you have learned in Module Three, assess the type of database technology the company will need to support new online services.

Once you have established the company’s needs, you should research the available options. Present a minimum of two. Keep in mind that Mary Sharpe is looking for an inexpensive and easy-to-implement solution. What are the pros and cons of each option?

For this assignment, find a real-world example of what has or has not worked for another company. Talk about how this example informs the options you will present to Mary Sharpe. Make sure you site your source(s) appropriately.

Remember that you are an intern and are not expected to make suggestions that encompass a deep level of technical detail. You are expected to provide a high-level view of what would be required to help your business owner make an informed decision regarding database needs for online services.

Use the Milestone Two section of the template and submit the template to your instructor for feedback and grading. Remember to incorporate instructor feedback before your final submission in Module Seven.]

NEEDS AND OPTIONS: WEBSITE (Milestone Three) Comment by Author: Milestone Three is due in Module Four. Delete instructions after you have completed your milestone.

[For Milestone Three, you will be focusing on the website for Sharpe Style based on what you have learned in Module Four. Your response must address three different aspects of the website: features, mobile computing, and security challenges. Remember that Sharpe Style has a website that directs customers to the retail location, advertises sales events, and provides coupons that customers can print. The main guiding question to consider is, what will the company’s website need in order to accommodate online sales? You will be using the Milestone Three section of the template to complete this assignment. Refer to the Sharpe Style scenario for details on the current state of the company and the business owner’s goals.

For each one of these aspects, assess what the company needs and research two options to propose to Mary the business owner.

1. Features: What features might the business owner want the new website to include? Think about what features an online shopper would need to see on a website. Also think about Mary’s goal to implement intelligent marketing. Support your answer with examples of what other consumer companies are doing. Remember to cite your sources appropriately. Comment by Author: Features items to consider: Should the owner consider incorporating intelligent features such as links to product descriptions, product availability, or complementary items for purchase? Should the system automatically post new products to social media? What do other businesses do?

2. Mobile Computing: What challenges and needs might the owner face in terms of supporting mobile computing? As you assess these challenges, fill out the Requirements Document in Appendix A of the Final Project Template. Comment by Author: Mobile Computing items to consider: Does the company need different solutions to accommodate mobile devices vs. a desktop? Comment by Author: Appendix A is a template of a requirements document. Completing the template is part of your Milestone Three assignment and will be graded along with your submission in the NEEDS AND OPTIONS: WEBSITE section of your Final Project Template.

3. Security: Analyze the security challenges arising from adding e-commerce to the website including both internal and external security concerns. Identify a minimum of two options for the business owner to consider. Compare and contrast these available IT security solutions to address the needs you identified. What are the advantages and disadvantages to each? To illustrate your point(s), research examples of what has or has not worked for other companies.] Comment by Author: Security items to consider: What types of systems will the company need to ensure that customer data is secure and that the site is not abused? Explain considerations regarding the security of both data transmission and storage.

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE (Milestone Four) Comment by Author: Milestone Four is due in Module Five. Please use this template to complete your milestone. Remember to incorporate any instructor feedback for your final submission.

[So far throughout this course, you have been looking at different facets of the company from database needs and options to website needs and options. For your Milestone Four assignment, you will be looking at hardware and software needs and hardware and software options. Refer to the Sharpe Style scenario for details on the current state of the company and the business owner’s goals.

Begin your response by explaining why it is important to consider the current IT infrastructure when integrating new e-commerce features to a website (the specifics of which you looked at in Module Four). Discuss how the business’s current IT affects the costs of data storage and processing. You should also discuss how the current business’s current IT affects customer satisfaction with the purchasing experience. Comment by Author: Hints: Start to think about this from a high level. How will the costs of storage now vs. 5 or 10 years ago affect what kind of options are available to your business owner who is looking for a cost effective solution? How does this affect how she reaches her goal? How will reaching her goal affect her customer experience?

Next, explain the hardware and software infrastructure currently in place at Sharpe Style. Refer to Appendix B for an IT flowchart depicting the hardware and software in place. Use the flowchart to describe what the company has and state what it is the company lacks. Draw conclusions for how the current state is negatively impacting business processes.

Now that you have systematically gone through and identified needs and options to present Mary Sharpe to help her migrate into online sales, complete the Matrix of Options in Appendix C of the Final Project Template to help organize the research you have done to persuasively communicate your ideas. See prompt in the appendix. Comment by Author: Part of your Milestone Four assignment is completing Appendix C of this template, the Matrix of Options. You will be assessed on Appendix C as well as this section of the template for your Milestone Four assignment.

After completing your matrix of options, you can now address some additional considerations. For example, what compatibility issues exist with the different options? Explain your response in terms of how these issues affect the business process.

In proposing solutions to these conclusions, what factors should the business owner consider when deciding whether to use in-house or external IT resources and services such as cloud computing or companies that specialize in hosting online stores? What are the short-term and long-term trade-offs?

Use the Milestone Four section of the template as well as Appendix C, and submit the template to your instructor for feedback. Remember to incorporate instructor feedback before your final submission in Module Seven.]

CONCLUSION (Due for Final Submission in Module Seven) Comment by Author: Start to craft in Module Six.Note: Module Six would be the time to revisit Milestone One to answer the one outstanding question, “How did you go about identifying solutions that address the business owner’s concerns?”

[Conclusion: Craft a one-paragraph response suggesting potential next steps for the business in light of your findings. Remember you audience (the business owner) and make sure you justify your response.] Comment by Author: Delete prompt as you craft your paragraphs.

IT 210 Business Systems Analysis and Design Final Project Template

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Appendix A Comment by Author: This section of the template is covered in Milestone Three in Module Four.Prompt: Online and mobile computing has requirements and limitations that must be understood to avoid creating a security risk to the business and customers. In a retail store, the information collected is maintained within the store, and sales transactions are processed locally. With online and mobile computing sales, transactions start from the user’s mobile device or computer using a browser or mobile application. When considering the challenges and needs owners face in terms of supporting mobile computing, one must understand the requirements and limitations of mobile computing.Make sure to cite your sources appropriately.
Requirements Document

Fill in the sections in red with your information from the research you have completed on the requirements and limitations of online and mobile computing. Once you have replaced the red text with your own, make sure all the text in your document has been changed to black.

Online and Mobile Computing: Requirements Document (Version 1.0)

Project: Expanding Business to Online and Mobile Computing

Date(s): Fill in the due date for the assignment.

Prepared by: Fill in your name.

1. Introduction

This document contains the system requirements and limitations for expanding the business to online and mobile computing. These requirements have been derived from several sources, noted in the reference section of the requirements document.

2. Purpose of This Document

We expect business executives to understand the requirements and limitations of online and mobile computing through the use of this document.

3. Requirements

This section will give the reader an overview of the requirements for expanding a business to online and mobile computing.

In this section, list any assumptions you made about the project. For example, did you assume the finished product would require a migration of data to a cloud-based solution? If your requirement depends on any particular technical infrastructure or requires administrators or others with specific skills, note that here.

3.1. User Requirements

List user requirements here.

3.2. System Requirements

List detailed system requirements here. If your system is large, you may wish to break this down into several subsections.

3.3. Interface Requirements

List interface requirements here; these could include device or browser requirements.

4. Limitations

This section will give the reader information on known limitations for expanding a business to online and mobile computing.

In this section, list any limitations that must be considered when expanding a business online.

5. References Comment by Author: For your final submission, make sure that you move this content to the reference page.

In this section, list any references that you used in the requirements document. Use APA format. For example, this is how the source that was used to create this template would look:

Center for Distributed Learning (CDL). (2015). Writing a requirements document: Workshop materials. Retrieved from http://www.cdl.edu/cdl_resources/writing-requirements

Appendix B
Flowchart Comment by Author: You will use this flowchart to inform your response to Milestone Four.

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Appendix C
Options Matrix Comment by Author: You will create your options matrix in Module Five as you work on your Milestone Four submission.

IT 210 Matrix of Options Comment by Author: Set up as a table to present your thoughts clearly to Mary Sharpe.

[For this assignment, based on all of the research you have conducted for Mary Sharpe to help her reach her goals, create a table to organize all of your business recommendations. Your table should summarize your findings and be easy to read. It should clearly and professionally present the company’s needs and your recommendations to meet those needs.]

References There are no sources in the current document.