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Systems Requirements, Design & Implementation Analysis
Once the direction of the systems portfolio has been determined, then detailed requirements of the business areas are gathered to determine how future systems will meet the future needs of organization. The requirements can then be used to either choose a packaged solution, or to build a new custom application. When a decision has been made whether to build or buy, then the detailed design process may begin to either design the custom solution or to design the package enhancements. Implementation refers to the stage of installing the new solution.
This service area specializes in the detailed requirements, design and implementation of future automated systems. The following list describes the various concentrated work efforts that contribute to these processes. Any or all of these competencies can be chosen for a given project.
Specific Work Efforts
- Systems Assessment - This effort examines the current business systems to determine the state of the current systems and analyzes how well these systems are meeting the needs of the business. Recommendations are made on which systems should be replaced or merged.
- Requirements Analysis - This work effort gathers the detailed data and process needs of a business area which will be used for either designing a custom solution or choosing the proper packaged solution.
- Systems Integration - This work effort examines the current and future systems that are the direction of the business area, and develops the appropriate architecture which allows the integrity and proper sharing of information across applications.
- Database Design - This work effort includes designing the database structures that are used in new application development as well as enhancements to existing systems.
- System Specifications - This work effort includes the design of the application modules for data, processes, screens, forms, and reports. The specifications are detailed enough to present to a programmer for the development process.
- Data Warehouse - This work effort builds an architecture that will feed data from multiple applications into a central data delivery vehicle that provides the proper information to make key business decisions.
- Facilitation - This work effort is chosen for rapid information gathering of requirements and needs of the organization. Facilitation is the impartial gathering of these needs in a group setting.
- Methodology Implementation - When there is a need for establishing a methodology in analysis and implementation of systems or process improvement, then this work effort is chosen. This work effort may include the choosing of the right methodology for your organization.
- System Development - Our staff has expertise in developing systems using emerging technologies - i.e. web development as well as legacy systems.
- Requests for Proposals - This work may include creation and evaluation of RFP's.
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