Systems life cycle

• User training on how to use the new system
• Documentation to help the user is created

• Checking user requirements and performance criteria have been met
• assessment of client/user satisfaction
• setting up review cycle

• Set up help desk facilites
• add extra functions when required
• improve performance
• investigate system crashes to prevent them happening

• Test plan created during design stage is used to test the system
• Test data is entered
• results are compared with what was expected
• action is taken to correct faults
• validation tests are tested

• Produces a working solution according to the design
• Produces a framework for databases, spreadhseets, etc
• Use software tools to produce a solution
• Produces the working system according to the desired outcomes

Looks to see is a system can be built

Finds out what people want from the new system by using:

• Questionnaires
• interviews
• observations
• inpection of records

• Designs the system in line with desired outcomes
• descides on the processes
• designs validation tests
• design test plans

• Identifies the problems to be solved
• Looks at detail at the current system
• understands the existing system
• identifies desired outcomes
• sets up performance criteria