SAD - Notes Lesson 2 & 3

System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is a conceptual model which includes policies and
procedures for developing or altering systems throughout their life cycles.
SDLC is used by analysts to develop an information system.

A conceptual model is a representation of a system. It consists of concepts used to help people

know, understand, or simulate a subject the model represents.
It is also a set of concepts. In contrast, physical models are physical objects, such as a toy model that
may be assembled and made to work like the object it represents.

An effective System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) should result in a high quality system that
meets customer expectations, reaches completion within time and cost evaluations,
and works effectively and efficiently in the current and planned Information Technology
infrastructure.

SDLC is used by analysts to develop an information system.

• requirements
Requirements determination involves studying the existing system and gathering details to find out
what are the requirements, how it works, and where improvements should be made.
Interviewing
• Unstructured Interview − The system analyst conducts question-answer session to acquire
basic information of the system.
• Structured Interview − It has standard questions which user need to respond in either close
(objective) or open (descriptive) format.

Questionnaires
• Open-ended Questionnaires − It consists of questions that can be easily and correctly
interpreted. They can explore a problem and lead to a specific direction of answer.
• Closed-ended Questionnaires − It consists of questions that are used when the systems
analyst effectively lists all possible responses, which are mutually exclusive.

Observation

Joint Application Development (JAD)

Secondary Research or Background Reading

Feasibility Study
Types of Feasibilities