Systems Analysis & Design

Sixth Edition

Chapter 5
The Software Acquisition
Process
● Step 1: Evaluate the Information
System Requirements
– Prepare a request for proposal or
quotation
• Request for proposal (RFP)
• Evaluation model
• Request for quotation (RFQ)

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Systems Design Guidelines
● Systems Design Objectives
– The goal of systems design is to build a
system that is effective, reliable, and
maintainable

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Chapter Summary
● This chapter describes system
development strategies, the
preparation and presentation of
the system requirements
document, and the transition to
the systems design phase of the
SDLC
● An important trend that views
software as a service, rather than a
product, has created new software
acquisition options
● Systems analysts must consider
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Web-based development
Chapter Summary
● The systems analyst’s role in the
software development process
depends on the specific
development strategy
● The most important factor in
choosing a development strategy
is total cost of ownership (TCO)
● The process of acquiring software
involves a series of steps

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