Final System Report

Introduction to the full systems study

Before you begin this assignment, be sure you have read the Case Study and the feedback you received on your first three staged assignments.

This assignment gives you the opportunity to explain and justify a system proposal to gain approval to proceed with the project.  This assignment addresses all of the course outcomes to enable you to:

plan, build, and maintain systems that meet organizational strategic goals by demonstrating the use of enterprise architecture and applying enterprise governance principles and practices  need assessment

apply a systematic approach to translate requirements into an executable systems design

effectively communicate with stakeholders to determine, manage, and document business requirements throughout the SDLC

perform modeling to assist with analysis and decision making

Use the case study and the Case Study Interview Questions discussion, your previously submitted staged assignments (including the feedback received), and resources and source documents (previously submitted documents, as corrected) listed below to create a Final System Report in the format provided.  Note that sections are re-organized and some paragraphs may need to be re-written using earlier content but presented as required here.  Items highlighted in yellow indicate sections that need to be added to or created for this Report.

I.Introduction to the full systems study. (This section will come from your Stage 1:  Preliminary Investigation Report, re-written or re-organized as appropriate.)

A.An overview of the events leading up to the study

B.The subject of the study

C.The objective and scope of the proposed system

D.A statement of recommendations and justifications for the proposed system

II.Description of the current process/system (This section will come from your Stage 1 Assignment:  Preliminary Investigation Report.)

A.A brief description of the current process or the current system and how it is used

B.The purpose of the current process or system

C.The problems with the current process or system and the rationale for a new system

D.The operating cost of the present system, if applicable

III.Description of the proposed system (Sections A-E will come from your Stage 1 Assignment:  Preliminary Investigation Report; other sections from sources as indicated.)

A.An overview of the proposed system

C.The tangible and intangible benefits of the proposed system

E.Time and cost estimates to implement the proposed system

F.Requirements Checklist  (Stage 2 assignment:  Requirements Specification)

G.Data Models (Stage 2 assignment:  Requirements Specification)

H.Process Models (Stage 2 assignment:  Requirements Specification

I.System Design Specification (Stage 3 assignment:  System Design Specification)

J.Recommended Acquisition Strategy – Respond to each of the following and provide brief explanations of your choices. (New, to be developed) [Week 6 Content reading on Acquisition Strategy]

i.Identify scope of what to buy 

1.Product or service?

2.Commercial-off-the-shelf or custom?

3.Use in-house or contractor support?

ii.Select hosting alternative (dedicated servers, data center, or cloud computing)

i.A list of personnel needs to develop, install and maintain the new system

ii.A proposed timetable for installing the proposed system and staff-hours required to complete the project

A.The operating cost of the present system, if applicable (from Stage 1)

B.The estimated implementation cost of the proposed system  (from Stage 1; updated with any new information)

C.The estimated operating cost and the estimated useful life of the new system (New, to be developed)

D.The tangible and intangible benefits of the proposed system (add to those listed in Stage 1 to include financial benefits)