1. System Design
2. System Development
3. System Implementation
4. Operation & Maintenance
5. Interaction With Managers And Users
5.1. Let people know about the investigation and explain your role
5.2. Employee attitudes and reactions are important and must be considered
5.3. Be careful in your use of the word problem
5.4. Question users about additional capability they would like to have
6. Steps In Preliminary Investigation
6.1. Understand The Problem Or Opportunity
6.1.1. Identify the true nature of the problem and the reason for the systems request
6.2. Define The Project Scope & Constrain
6.2.1. Determining the project scope means defining the specific boundaries, or extent, of the project.
6.3. Perform Fact Finding
6.3.1. During fact finding, you might Have :
6.3.1.1. • Analyze Organization Charts • Conduct interviews • Review documentation • Observe operations • Conduct a user survey/Questionnaires
6.4. Analyze Project Usability, Cost, Benefit, and Schedule Data
6.4.1. Identify can this project has usability or potential for usability
6.4.1.1. ▪ If develop, will user happily to use it
6.4.1.2. ▪ Or this project do not have potential future improvement
6.5. Evaluate Feasibility
6.5.1. Also consider the following guidelines:
6.5.1.1. • Operational feasibility • Technical feasibility • Economic feasibility • Schedule feasibility
6.6. Present Results & Recommendations to Management
6.6.1. The final task in the preliminary investigation is to prepare a report to management
7. Preliminary Investigation : How To Start
7.1. Obtain authorization to proceed
7.1.1. Good communication is important
7.1.1.1. • Initial meeting with managers and users • Explain the project • Describe your responsibilities • Invite questions
7.2. Identify the necessary information
7.2.1. Review the preliminary investigation objectives
7.2.2. List all information needed for these objectives
7.2.3. Prepare a schedule of activities for this phase
7.3. Perform fact-finding to gather the required information
7.3.1. Analyze organization charts
7.3.2. Conduct interviews
7.3.3. Review current documentation
7.3.4. Observe current operations to obtain information
7.3.5. Conduct a brief survey of people who use the system
7.4. Analyze the information
7.4.1. Identify alternatives
7.4.1.1. Include costs and benefits
7.4.1.2. Recommend an action
7.4.2. Possible actions
7.4.2.1. Take no further action
7.4.2.2. Apply some other solution
7.4.2.3. Proceed to systems implementation phase
7.4.2.4. Proceed to next SDLC phase — systems analysis
7.5. Present results and recommendations to management
8. System Planning
9. System Request
10. System Analysis
11. Preliminary Investigation
11.1. used to gather data to understand the true nature and scope of the problems mentioned in the system request.
11.2. investigation to study the systems request and recommend specific action
11.3. gathers facts about the problem or opportunity, project scope and constraints, project benefits, and estimated development time and costs.
11.4. The end product of the preliminary investigation is a report to management
12. Preliminary Investigation Objectives
12.1. Purpose
12.1.1. - Used to determine whether the next phase of the system development cycle should be continued or not
12.2. Objectives for a preliminary investigation steps
12.2.1. 1. Understand the problem or opportunity 2. Define the project scope and constraints 3. Perform fact findings 4. Analyze project usability, cost, benefits and schedule data 5. Evaluate FEASIBILITY 6. Present results and recommendations to managements