Information Systems Analysis
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An overview of Methodologies (02/8/12)
Some information about Methodologies
- Software Development Life Cycle
- Cost of Software
- A Comparison of Methodologies
- The Life Cycle
- Application Lifecycle Management
(02/8/12)
Teams
- Launching a Cooperative Learning Team
- Characteristics of Successful Teams
- The Guerrilla Guide to Interviewing (version 3.0)
- Skills Associated with the SDLC
- Winning Project Teams
- Importance of Group Members
(02/8/12)
Conceptual Design
Information
- Measures of the value of information
- alternate syllabus (an example of data, not information)
- Information Comparison (View pdf version)
- Building Blocks of IS
(2/6/12)
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We will break into groups and look
at some creativity exercises today.
- A man walked into a bar and asked the barman for a glass of water. They had never met before. The barman
pulled a gun from under the counter and pointed it at the man. The man said "Thank you" and walked out. Why
should that be so?
- Two brothers were having a drink in a bar. Suddenly one of the brothers got into a heated argument with the
barman. He pulled out a knife and, despite his brother's attempts to stop him, stabbed the barman in the chest. At
the trial, he was found guilty of assault with a deadly weapon and grievous bodily harm. At the end of the trial, the
judge said, "You have been found guilty of a vicious crime. However, I have no choice but to set you free." Why
should that be so?
- A traveler came to a small town. He had never visited it before, he knew no one there, and knew nothing about the
town or its inhabitants. He needed a haircut. There happened to be two barbershops close to each other on the
main thoroughfare -- the only barbershops in town. The man studied each of them with care. One shop was very
neat and tidy. Everything about it was smart. The barber was sweeping away the last traces of hair from the floor
while waiting for his next customer. The other barber's shop was very untidy. Everything looked rather run down
and ramshackle. The scruffy looking barber within was lolling on a chair waiting for his next customer. Both shops
charged the same amount for a haircut. After careful consideration, the traveler decided to go to the scruffy barber
for his haircut. Why?
(1/30/12)
 Creativity and Systems Analysis
- The Future of Design is Human-Centered
- An interview with Tim Brown, CEO of IDE-O
- Tim Brown - From Design to Design Thinking
- Stanford Design Thinking Process
- Sustainability -- Part 1
- Sustainability -- Part 2
- Sustainability -- Part 3
- IDE-O comes to St. Louis
- IDE-O's Website
(1/30/12)
A Systemic Perspective from the Systemic Perspective Series. (8/25/11)
- Habits of a Systems Thinker
- Systems Thinking in Schools
- Systemic Perspective Intent
- Systemic Perspective
- Systemic Perspective Situation
- Assumptions
- Boundary
- Insight Maker/Boundaries
- Leverage Points
(1/30/12)
Another system description: Healthcare Management Engineering
What IT Managers Can Learn From The Failure Of A British IT Project
Executive Order 200.015 Academic Inquiry, Course Discussion and Privacy
Systems and Systems Thinking
- Definition of a System
- A system definition courtesy of the Pentagon. This is the actual image used by Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the leader of American and NATO forces in Afghanistan, to portray the complexity of American military strategy.
- Horizonwatching: A Smarter Planet --- aka a system!
- Systems and Systems Thinking
- Dr. Ackoff talk about his views of thinking, check out his YouTube video, Exploring Systems Thinking. See Part 2 and Part 3.
(1/18/12)
Systems Analysis
- What Does A Systems Analyst Really Do?
- What is Systems Analysis
- Systems Development Life Cycle
- Process v. Data Orientation
- Different Types of Systems
- Stage Deliverables
- Deliverables
- More about Deliverables
- Six 'Soft Skills' Every Analyst Needs to Know
- Agile Methods
- Soft Systems Methods
- Benefits of Systems Analysis
- Cost of software repair by lifecycle stage
- unintended consequences in systems analysis
(8/22/11)
An example consultant's analysis report: Strider and Cline evaluate UM's implementation of PeopleSoft. (1/18/12)
The previous edition of your textbook had a chapter entitled "Succeeding as a Systems Analyst." It is available here with permission of the publisher. (1/18/12)
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