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Determining SystemRequirements Classes 9,10 Requirements Determination System requirements Functional requirements Current and future functions Current and future data Current and future employee jobs Requirements Structuring Two essential views of the current and replacement information systems. Both are describing the same system, but in a different way. Process view: The sequence of data movement handling operations within the system Data flow diagrams Data: The inherent structure of data independent of how or when it is processed Entity-relation diagrams Who will you get info from? User Stakeholders Users Managers Client Stakeholders Technical Stakeholders What Information Do You Need? 1. 2. 3. Traditional Methods for Determining System Requirements Administering questionnaires Interviewing and listening Interviewing groups Directly observing users Analyzing procedures other documents Administering QuestionnairesAdvantages Disadvantages Strengths 1. 2. 3. Weaknesses 1. 2. 3. Give Me Ambiguity or Give Me Something Else! How often do you back up your computer files? A. Frequently B. Sometimes C. Hardly at all D. Never This is better… How often do you back up the computer files stored on the hard disk on the PC you use for over 50% of your work time? A. Frequently (at least once per week) B. Sometimes (from 1 to 3 times per month) C. Hardly at all (once per month or less) D. Never Interviewing Listening Before During the interview Afterwards During the Interview Beginning Introduction, open-ended questions, interest attention Middle Open close-ended questions, f-u questions, active listening, provide feedback, limit note-taking End Summarize, request feedback and/or f-u, ask for corrections InterviewsAdvantages Disadvantages Strengths Extracts both qualitative and quantitative data Detailed and summary data Good way to find needs and assumptions Weaknesses Requires skills May be biased; May collect lots of useless data Exp