Systems Analysis
Systems Analysis in the context of Computer Science, means
understanding and dealing with complexity. The system can be something
in the real world we want to model, a business process or structure we
want to automate, or a software system we want to modify. As a
consultant, I have helped companies analyze and understand these
systems in order to open new revenue opportunities. Often, this is
the most difficult aspect of any undertaking.
Business Consultation Every project
begins with a consultation to define the business case.
Everything that is done will be linked back to the revenue
opportunity the case represents, so it is crucial that there's
full agreement on why your business is undertaking a
project.
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Requirements The requirements phase is
closely linked to the business case because it is the natural
next step. Stoneseeker can produce anything from a simple
overview of the projects functional goals to a formal and
complete requirements document. The goal is to work
within your development culture. For large projects,
it's useful to formally describe what is functionally expected
from a system, and the software and hardware parameters within
which it will run.
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Documentation Requirements Documents,
Functional Specifications, code documentation, user
documentation, white papers; all are important communications
mechanisms. They are useful tools in organizing thoughts as well
as facts. I can produce professional, thorough documentation for
any of the development steps it's involved in as well as
back-documenting existing systems.
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