End user analysis and design checklist

The material below outlines key questions you can use as a checklist to begin the process of analysis and design. Also included are answers that identify generic system components which are typically found in most computer-based information systems in business. Use this checklist as a tool to identify such components yourself in any information system you are studying. Then use it again as a source of design features you may want to suggest for a new or improved system. [Top]

Question: How is data captured and prepared for processing? How should it be? What data resources are or should be captured? Answers

[Top] Question: How is data manipulated and transformed into information? How should it be? What processing alternatives should be considered? Answers

Question: How is information communicated to users? How should it be? What information products are and should be produced? Answers

Question: How are data resources organized, stored, updated, and retrieved? How should they be? Answers