| This is an advanced article for people looking to | | | | - System Design – This is the phase of the |
| enhance their knowledge base about a Business | | | | SDLC where the system is designed as per the |
| Analyst's work. It covers what the involvement | | | | requirements. |
| of the Business Analyst in the SDLC. | | | | - System Development – Here, the system |
| For the uninitiated, SDLC is the System | | | | coding and development is done by the technical |
| Development Life Cycle, meaning the life cycle of | | | | team working on the project, comprising of the |
| the development of a system. It is basically the | | | | software engineers and programmers. |
| step by step detailing of all the processes that | | | | - System Implementation – Here, the system |
| take place in the development of a system. A | | | | is actually implemented, meaning the developers |
| business Analyst is closely involved with the | | | | actually put together their creations in the |
| System Development Life Cycle (SDLC). | | | | previous phases. This phase could generally be |
| To begin with, a brief overview of the SDLC | | | | called the actual creation of the software. |
| steps is given below for the people who are new | | | | - System Integration and Testing – Here the |
| to the field of IT and Engineering and to refresh | | | | software developed and implemented, is actually |
| and jog the memory of those already in the | | | | tested to see if it is working fine before it is |
| know. | | | | actually integrated. |
| SDLC contains of the following steps: | | | | - System Acceptance and Installation - Here, the |
| - Project Planning and Feasibility Study – This | | | | software developed and created is actually |
| is where the project is planned in advance with | | | | checked if it will be work in live conditions and be |
| timelines and results expected. A feasibility study | | | | beneficial to the client's company, for which it is |
| is done prior to that to determine if the system is | | | | designed for. |
| indeed feasible. | | | | - System Maintenance – The software |
| - System Analysis and Requirement definition | | | | developed, and then should be maintained well. |
| – This is where the Business Analyst in | | | | Any problems arising are then fixed appropriately |
| consultation with the client of the project, who will | | | | to maintain the developed software well. Proper |
| be the end user of the system, defines the | | | | and timely monitoring of the software will ensure |
| requirements clearly and a thorough analysis is | | | | reliable, efficient software. |
| done. | | | | |