ems analyst, they are not a solitary player in the organization but rather an integrated member of a team process that involves many others. In their efforts to design effective computer systems whose hardware and software enables the organization to operate smoothly and competitively, the analyst must often work with all persons involved in the flow of information within the company: IS (information system) Managers; Technicians; Programmers; Business Managers; End Users. Along with this team process approach, the computer system analyst designs a system that, like most other systems within the organization, has a natural development life cycle. The typical systems development life cycle is as follows: 1) Initiation, 2) Project Planning, 3) Analysis, 4) Logical Design, 5) Physical Design, 6) Implement, 7) Maintain (What 3).
The systems analyst must understand that information systems are a combination of process and data. There are key differences between process orientation and data orientation but most system needs have a combination of elements of the two or use both orientations to a degree. The main distinctions between a process oriented system and a data oriented system are listed in the table below:
PROCESS ORIENTATION DATA ORIENTATION
Focuses on what the system is supposed Data the system needs to operate
Data files are designed for each Data needs do not change as
individual application rapidly as processed
Much controlled duplication Data files designed for enterprise
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