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Unit 13: Redesigning the Organization with Information Systems

of existing information systems, and the functional requirements of proposed information Notes
systems.
Systems Approach: A Systematic process of problem solving that defines problems and
opportunities in a systems context. Data are gathered describing the problem or opportunity,
and alternative solutions are identified and evaluated. Then the best solution is selected and
implemented, and its success evaluated.
Systems Design: Deciding how a proposed information system will meet the information needs
of end users. Includes logical and physical design activities, and user interface, data, and process
design activities that produce system specifications that satisfy the system requirements developed
in the systems analysis stage.

13.8 Review Questions

1. What are the factors behind the organizational change? Explain
2. How enterprise analysis play important role in the organizational change?

3. Illustrate the methodologies used for establishing the essential information requirements
of the organization.
4. What is your suggestion to an enterprise how they use BPR in suitable manner.

5. What are the basic stages of information system lifecycle?
6. How automation play important role in the process of system development?
7. Elucidate the various roles played by system analyst.
8. Suppose you are a manager of restaurant where you apply information system what are
the change’s you want in the restaurant.
9. How total quality management help in process improvement?
10. How system design and system analysis play vital role in the design of organization?

Answers: Self Assessment

1. Analysts 2. organizational planning

3. Enterprise 4. Critical Success Factor (CSF)
5. managerial 6. Business process reengineering (BPR)
7. clean slate 8. total quality management (TQM)
9. error 10. Structural system analysis

11. waterfall 12. repetitive
13. System design 14. systems analysis
15. Conversion

13.9 Further Readings

Books Bhatnagar, S.C. and K.V. Ramani, Computers and Information Management, Prentice
Hall of India Private Ltd, New Delhi, 1991.

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