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Systems Analysis and Development Approaches

Roles in a systems development team

  • 3 things to know
  • AS Unit 1

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Main role of a systems analyst, three tasks a systems analyst carries out during analysis and main role of a project manager.

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Key term

What is the main role of a systems analyst?

Key term

Name three tasks a systems analyst carries out during analysis.

Key term

What is the main role of a project manager?

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  1. 1

    What is the main role of a systems analyst?

    Model answer

    A systems analyst investigates how the current system works, establishes what the users need, and specifies and designs the new system so that programmers can build it.

  2. 2

    Name three tasks a systems analyst carries out during analysis.

    Model answer

    A systems analyst interviews users, examines the documents the current system uses, and observes how the work is actually done.

  3. 3

    Why does a systems analyst need communication skills as well as technical knowledge?

    Model answer

    A systems analyst has to draw requirements out of users who do not think in technical terms, and then express those requirements precisely enough for a programmer to build from.

  4. 4

    What is the main role of a project manager?

    Model answer

    A project manager plans the work, allocates people and resources to tasks, tracks progress against the schedule and the budget, and reports to the client on the state of the project.

  5. 5

    Name three things a project manager is responsible for controlling.

    Model answer

    A project manager controls the schedule, the budget and the resources allocated to the project.

  6. 6

    How does a project manager respond when a project falls behind schedule?

    Model answer

    A project manager reworks the plan by moving staff onto the tasks that control the finish date, reducing what the release will contain, or agreeing a later delivery date, and tells the client what has changed.

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