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Lesson 1. The World of the Modern Systems Analyst INSY 55: System Analysis and Design
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1.5 The Analyst’s Role in Strategic Planning

Systems analysts can become involved in strategic issues relatively early in their careers.

1.5.1.1 Special projects
An analyst might work closely with executives to develop an executive information system
(EIS). An analyst might also work on projects of interest to executives using business process
reengineering, a technique that seeks to alter the nature of the work done in a business function
with the objective of radically improving performance.

1.5.1.2 Strategic planning processes
All businesses complete strategic planning, a process in which executives try to answer
questions about the company, such as where they are now, where they want to be, and what they
have to do to get there. Analysts are often involved with issues related to the role of information
systems.

1.5.1.3 Information systems strategic planning
Developing the information systems strategic plan, the plan defining the technology and
applications the information systems function needs to provide to support the organization’s
strategic plan, also might involve analysts. It includes the applications architecture plan, a
description of the integrated information systems needed by the organization to carry out its
business functions, and the technology architecture plan, a description of the hardware,
software, and communications networks required to implement planned information systems.

1.5.1.4 Enterprise resource planning (ERP)
Organizations are increasingly adopting enterprise resource planning (ERP), a process in
which an organization commits to using an integrated set of software packages for key information
systems. Working on an ERP project requires the analyst to understand the overall organization,
and the decision to adopt an ERP solution is a strategic one.

1.6 The Systems Analyst as a System Developer

This is the heart of system analysis and design.
The systems analyst as a system developer:

o Helps programmers during system development, e.g. provide use cases,
flowcharts, and diagrams.
o Documents requirements or contributes to user manuals. o Whenever a
development process is conducted, the system analyst is responsible for
designing components and providing information to the developer.

Mr. John Mark L. Dula