Strategies for Systems Analysis and Problem Solving

"Through systems analysis and synthesis, we may add, delete, and modify system components toward our goal of improving the overall system. "Moving from the theoretical definition to something a bit more contemporary, Systems analysis is a term that collectively describes the early phases of systems development. There has never been a universally accepted definition. And there has never been agreement on when analysis ends and design begins. To further confuse the issue, some methodologies refer to systems analysis as logical design. Typically, each organization's methodology of choice determines the definition for that organization. In the FAST methodology, systems analysis is defined as those phases and activities that focus on the business problem, independent of technology (for the most part). Specifically, we refine our definition of systems analysis as follows.