Systems Analysis & Design

Background
Assume that Sandy is a member of your MBA group project team and you are helping
Sandy design the system. In Part 1 of the project you are developing the underlying
documentation to justify and design a conference management system that will be built
in Part 2. (Your databases will not be online databases.)
Part 1: Due in Dropbox (50 points)
The focus of this project is on the underlying process leading up to, during and after the
development and implementation of an application. As a team, you will develop one
paper for the system design portion of the project as Part 1. In Part 2, each person will
separately develop his/her own database that will be used as a prototype for the Tween
Esteem conference.
Systems Analysis and Design Portion
Using the scenario described in the case linked to the assignment, create the
documentation to develop a conference management system that can be used to do
what Lisa had imagined. You are to develop the underlying documentation and structure
that will be used to create the database. Then, for Part 2, after you have written the
paper, you will then individually create a database for a portion of the design you
developed in part 1.
1. Sandy has been tasked with developing the documentation to initiate a new
system project for the development of the databases. This entails creating a
formal request for the system.
o Since it all starts with the mission, briefly describe what you think the
conference and IT mission statements are and how the database can be
used to fulfill those mission statements.
o Include an introductory paragraph describing the processes for which you
are making the applications, any other processes that would be
affected, the problems you are solving, the benefits you anticipate and
organization’s needs fulfilled, etc.
o Then, describe the project costs and benefits, scale and scope of the
system to be developed, etc. For the costs, tell me what hardware and
software will need to be purchased to run the database at the conference.
Also, provide an estimate of the costs to implement the scanners.
o Do not use generic definitions. Apply the concepts to the case.
2. Develop the underlying paperwork and structure to develop the systems.
Essentially, you will want to follow the Systems Development Life Cycle
approach and incorporate the diagrams and documentation as indicated. Use
some type of modeling software to create your diagrams such as PowerPoint,
Lucid Charts or Visio. (Lucid Charts is a free add-on to Google Drive.I have
created a video tutorial linked on the Video Tutorials page and provided links to
Lucid Chart tutorials.)