An analysis about the types of skills students need to devel

An analysis about the types of skills students need to develop or improve upon for future work on Systems Analysis and Design projects (For example: interpersonal, technical, analytical, communication, team building, planning, or leadership skills)

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Information Systems Analysis and Design-Development Life Cycle == Businesses and organizations use various types of information systems to support the many processes needed to carry out their business functions. Each of these information systems has a particular purpose or focus, and each has a life of its own. This “life of its own” concept is called the systems development life cycle or SDLC, and it includes the entire process of planning, building, deploying, using, updating, and maintaining an information system. The development of a new information system involves several different, but related activities. These activities, or phases, usually include planning, analysis, design, implementation, and maintenance/support. In other words, SDLC is a conceptual model that guides project management in information system development.

According to author Harold Kerzner, Ph.D. there are sixteen points that will lead to project management maturity:

The design phase is concerned with the physical construction of the system. Included are the design or configuration of the network (hardware, operating system, programming, etc.), design of user interfaces (forms, reports, etc.), design of system interfaces (for communication with other systems), and security issues. It is important that the proposed design be tested for performance, and to ensure that it meets the requirements outlined during the analysis phase. In other words, the main objective of this phase is to transform the previously defined requirements into a complete and detailed set of specifications which will be used during the next phase. Some of the activities that need to take place during the design phase are: