SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND REDESIGN PROJECT - PHASE
INSTRUCTIONS
Recall the three stages of the project:
Phase 1: Introduction, problem statement, framework, narrative, and project plan
Phase 2: Methodology to compare the old and new systems and thesystems analysis
Phase 3: Results of comparisonof the old and new systems and the systems design
In phase 3 you will use the methodology developed in phase 2 to compare the old information system analysis and design to the new information system that is cloud-capable, highly available, scalable, and secure. You will use the scholarly supported computing framework and standards (e.g. COBIT, NIST, etc) to benchmark the systems analysis and design of the old and new system. One you perform this comparison, you will detail the results.
Phase 2Report Requirements
This report must contain the following elements:
I. See the grading rubric for all minimums.
II. Cover page
III. Table of Contents (TOC)
IV. Every section must be well supported with scholarly information systems journal articles.
V. Executive Summary and conclusion sections
a. You will write an executive summary after the rest of the report. An executive summary is not a narrative version of the TOC. It is a 250 word executive overview that presents the major information from the report so that an executive whose time is limited can quickly understand the essence of the report.
b. The conclusion should be the last heading and conclude the entire project.
VI. Systems analysis and design results
a. Follows a well-supported methodology including at least one framework and appropriate standards from scholarly journal articles
b. Uses objective standards accurately to benchmark the old system and the new system
c. Minimal comparison elements should include system:
i. Cloud/distributed computing capabilities
ii. High availability
iii. Scalability
iv. Security
v. Note, these are projected based upon the benchmarked standards that you compare both systems to
d. A final updated financial analysis that projects associated costs of both systems once the final design is completed
e. Discuss the managerial implications of the results
f. Uses excel spreadsheets, graphs, figures, and tables to show the objective comparisons of the systems
VII. Systems analysis diagrams
a. Screenshots are required for each diagram with a visible operating system date/time and unique desktop element showing that indicates it is your computer
i. No credit will be given for diagrams without screenshots
ii. Include the screenshots in appendices in the project report
b. Describe the systems analysis as you complete it in a narrative form and link in each associated diagram referenced in the narrative using an appendix
c. Each diagram will be assessed according to UML standards and a level of detail that excels beyond textbook examples
i. Note, textbook examples are simpler versions meant to learn and not as complex as industry diagrams often
ii. Our textbook is a graduate version of systems analysis and design. If you need additional undergraduate textbook support we encourage you to use Safari e-books from the Liberty Library. Our undergraduate textbook develops the more foundational SAD learning using the textbook:
1. Dennis, A., Wixom, B. H., & Tegarden, D. (2015). Systems analysis & design: An object-oriented approach with UML (5th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley and Sons.
d. A minimum of two diagrams are necessary for each required type, one diagram represents the existing system and one diagram represents the new re-designed and improved system
e. The following systems design diagrams are required that compare the old and new systems:
i. Entity relationship data model diagrams
ii. Class diagrams
iii. User interface forms
iv. Distributed computing network and system architecture diagrams
1. Design the complete information system architecture environment for the old and new environments.