A System Analyst

A System Analyst A Systems Analyst analyses, designs and implements the

information gathered previously to a system, the final product which is a

report of yearly sales, profits, etc. The first thing a Systems Analyst does is to

interview the company which wants the report, (called the user) to find out

what kind of report they want, format, etc. They must find whether the report

is feasible or not, and to find out, they do an analysis of the project. To

analyze the project, they must find out where are they going to get the

information, how, when is the project going to be done, etc. They then design

the system, which is to make a ’skeleton’ of the project. They write

specifications, of what is to be in the final report. They do flowcharting,

specifications for the programmers of the report, and development control.

Development control is where the Systems Analyst works with the

programmers along a critical path. A critical path is like a due date, if the

report is to be done in thirty days, the Systems Analyst makes sure the report

is done in thirty days. The Systems Analyst also follows the first analysis of

when the project will be finished. The critical path also calculates how many

man hours it will take to finish, etc. A critical path flowchart also helps the

programmers along. After the development is finished and a prototype of the

report is finished, the Systems Analyst helps the programmers in testing the

program for bugs. This is similar to quality control. The Systems Analyst

helps to makes sure the work is done until the final report is achieved. Once

the final report is finished and free of bugs, it is sent to the user. The Systems

Analyst has a big job to do, he/she is responsible for the design, the

development, and implementation of the report, ie: what purpose will it serve,

presentation, etc. The Systems Analyst creates and helps finish the final

product, making all the specifications and charts for what is to be done. A

Systems Analyst requires a computer science degree to get the job. He/She

must have good analytical skills, (to be able to analyze for the report) good

communication skills, and experience in programming is a help also. Basically

a Systems Analyst is responsible for systems projects, from beginning to the

end of a project, and they must implement the system to good use. The

Systems Analyst then must follow up to make sure the program is running

smoothly.