Services - Needs Analysis

Sample : Needs Analysis Worksheet

ANALYSIS OF NEEDS

Purpose and Scope of the Analysis.
The 'Needs Analysis' furnishes the roadmap for your information processing procedures.
- It flows from a complete review of your present operation;
- through an investigation of your 'wish list' for a perfect system;
- and results in a clear description of the most economical, most comprehensive, and least disruptive installation for your operation.
Organizational Overview
This is a physical description of the corporate level structure with a narrative discussion of company policy and goals with a detailed of:
- Present Information Processes and Inventories
- Present EDP/ADP Equipment and Facilities
- Present Staffing Levels and Organization
- Present Flow and Control of Data
- Narrative Discussion of Five-year-planning
- Analysts Comments.
Operational Investigations
- Review of Company Departmental Structure
- Analysis of Departmental Operations (each)
- Purpose and Scope of Operation
- Conformity to Corporate Planning and Goals
- Review of Present Information Processes
- Discussion of Processes:
  - Benefits to Organizational Goals;
  - Detriments to Organizational Goals;
- Analysis Comments
- Composite Analysis of Present System.
List of Objectives
Design Criteria
- Equipment
  - Server Configuration Requirements
  - Client/Browser Requirements
  - Peripherel Equipment Requirements
  - Data Communication Requirements
- Operating System
- System Software
  - Organizational Level Requirements
  - Operational Level Requirements (each)
    - Functional Description
    - Accuracy of Data
    - Security
    - Time Constraints
      - Throughput
      - Response
      - Priority
    - Input / Output Requirements
    - Failure Contingency
  - System Support (Non-EDP)
  - Cost Factors

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