Busuness Information Systems Assignment 3

Business Information Systems Assignment 3


Introduction

In this assignment I will look at many different areas of a business system, from the system life cycle through to the data protection act. With the course text I will be able to draw out the main points and understand the main factors of the business systems.

Task 2

The main role of a system life cycle is much the same as any other active organism. It has a beginning middle and an end. Every system has a different life cycle but they generally rotate around the same generic stages. These stages are:

• Project Definition

• Initial Study

• Design

• Programming and specification

• Installation

• Review

Project Definition

Project definition is the requirements set for a new system, identifying why a new system maybe required and what purpose it would serve. Also objectives for the new system will needed to be set as will the constraints, what the costs will be a...