CONCEPTUAL DESIGN

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN

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EVALUATE DESIGN ALTERNATIVES

PREPARE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS

PREPARE REPORT

- SHOULD COMPANY USE HARD-COPY OR SENT BY EDI? - SHOULD COMPANY HAVE A LARGE CENTRALIZED MAINFRAME AND DATABASE OR USE A NETWORK OF SERVERS AND PCS? -SHOULD DATA ENTRY BE BY KEYBOARD, RFID TAGS, THE INTERNET, OR ANY OTHER METHOD? - SHOULD COMPANY USE CANNED SOFTWARE, OUTSOURCING, IN-HOUSE DEVELOPMENT OR END USER DEVELOPMENT? - DESIGN ALTERNATIVES EVALUATED BY STEERING COMMITEE BASED ON HOW WELL IT MEETS ORGANIZATIONAL AND USER NEEDS, ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE, ADVANTAGES VS DISADVANTAGES.

EVALUATE DESIGN ALTERNATIVES

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PREPARE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS ARE CREATED FOR THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS : - OUTPUT. DECIDE HOW OFTEN TO PRODUCE REPORTS, CONTENT OF REPORT, WHAT REPORT LOOKS LIKE, IF IT IS HARD COPY OR SCREEN OUTPUT -DATA STORAGE. WHICH DATA ELEMENTS USED TO PRODUCE THE SALES REPORT, HOW TO STORE AND TYPE OF DATABASE TO USE -INPUT. WHICH SALES DATA TO ENTER, SALE LOCATION, AMOUNT, WAYS TO COLLECT DATA -PROCESSING PROCEDURES AND OPERATIONS. HOW TO PROCESS DATA TO PRODUCE REPORT AND SEQUENCE OF PROCESSES

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PREPARE CONCEPTUAL SYSTEM DESIGN REPORT

-GUIDE FOR PHYSICAL DESIGN ACTIVITIES -HELP COMPANY ENSURE NEEDS OF USERS ARE MET AND ALSO IN LINE WITH ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES -DETERMINE FEASIBILITY OF SYSTEM

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