The term of system life cycle describes the ongoing process of developing and maintaining an information system.
- Needs assessment
- System selection
- Implementation
- Maintenance
Needs Assessment
- The purpose of the needs assessment is to determine the gap between an organization’s current state and the overall needs of the organization with consideration to the strategic plan.
- evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of the organization related to efficiency, quality, and financial strengths should be considered
- understanding an organization’s current state workflow process as well as long-term goals related to efficiency, quality, and financial out-comes by creating a gap analysis can assist the decision-making group
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