Homework: Systems Analysis Report
Focus of the Systems Analysis Report:
Your systems analysis report will consist of several steps. Use the following situations to create your analysis. Include all components in one seamless report. Your final report must be 10 to 15 pages.
You are working as a system designer for a company that manufactures heavy-duty power tools used by contractors. Every month, your regional sales and service centers batch together the hard copy repair orders for work performed under warranty. They are sent to headquarters, where they are run through a legacy mainframe batch process. A report is then generated, which the engineers analyze for signs of any problem trends in the new models. The company's CEO has decided that this process is far too slow in today's highly competitive business environment and wants to replace the legacy system as soon as possible with something more contemporary.
To begin this homework, research and prepare the following:
i. Prepare an estimated cost for client-server system alternative as illustrated in Figure 11-2.
ii. Identify at least three candidate system solutions and describe them in a candidate systems matrix using Figures 11-6 and 11-7 as examples.
iii. Prepare a feasibility analysis matrix, using candidate system solutions you identified and described above. Use Figures 11-8 and 11-9 as your template, but choose the weighting factors that you feel would be most appropriate in this situation. For purposes of this exercise, you may provide an estimate of the economic feasibility.
iv. Once the feasibility analysis matrix has been complete, write the feasibility report to executive-level managers, using the appropriate format shown in Figure 11-10.
Include all documents, charts, and graphs you created in preparation for this report in your final report. Your report should include sufficient detail to demonstrate how you obtained your information and arrived at the conclusions and recommendations.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.