Final Report Template
PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT
The purpose of this report is to communicate the analyst’s findings upon completion of a detailed analysis of the current system. It also is intended to communicate the proposed approach to be used in continuing the project into the next phase. The student can select an existing company and identify improvements to a system or the student can use their own company.
IMPORTANT TEMPLATE FEATURES
This report includes suggestions and directions on how the student should complete the report. These suggestions/directions appear in the report template as text that is formatted as “hidden textâ€Â. Hidden text can only be viewed by toggling the “View Hidden Text†on. This can be done in WORD by selecting Tools, Options, and then toggling the Hidden Text option. For 2007 WORD, click on the round orange office button, go down to WORD options on the right, click display in the list on the left, then check “hidden text on the right.†When the hide text is activated, it will look blue. Thus, the student can read instructions on how to complete a section, subsequently turn off the instructions and begin writing that section or you can delete them. Be sure the font you want to appear is black. If it is blue that means that the hidden text was not turned off. Read the ending paragraph regarding pagination and spacing at the end of the report. Delete these instructional pages before you paginate. When a student wants to print their report, they have a choice of printing the report with or without the hidden text. They make this choice when they select File, Print, and then Print Options.
This template has been formatted for double spacing. Students must be take responsibility to proof spelling, page breaks, page numbering, formatting and alignment, and other report quality issues.
Finally, students should understand that this report is to be written TO THE USER(S)….not about the users, nor is it written to the Instructor. Thus, check to ensure that the report is written to the correct audience.
INFORMATION SYSTEMS STRATEGIC PLAN
ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT
Proposal
ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT
Purpose
History
Scope
Part I
PROCEDURES AND METHODS USED DURING THIS INVESTIGATION
Procedures
The following is a list of methods and procedures followed in the subsequent detailed investigation of your system:.
1. The following forms and reports were sampled:
a.
2. The following existing documentation was studied:
a.
3.
Methods
This report contains high-level pictures that diagram the flow of documents and data through your system. In the interest of brevity, this report only contains high-level pictures of the current system. The pictures use the following special symbols:
A square represents a person, department, organization, or system that is beyond the scope of the system that we studied, but which provides input to or receives outputs from the system being studied. In other words, the squares define where the system begins and ends.
A rounded rectangle represents work that is performed in, by, or for the system. This includes work performed by people and machines.
An open-ended box represents data storage, either temporary or permanent. This includes in/out boxes, log sheets, reference books, manual files, and computer files.
An arrow represents the actual flow of documents, messages (possibly verbal), and reports through the system. Each arrow can be thought of as a pipeline through which one or more occurrences of the named flow travel.
Overview of Current System Operations
In this section of the report, we present our understanding of your current system operations.
System Participants and Interested Parties