A start for understanding structured systems analysis

1. Defining Systems
An Introduction to Systems Analysis

2. Examples of Systems
• A set of correlated
members: a system of
currency.
• A coordinated body of
methods or a scheme
or plan of procedure: a
system of government.
• A combination of
things or parts forming
a complex or unitary
whole: a system of
railways.

3. Computing System
A system of interconnected
computers that share a
central storage system
and various peripheral
devices such as a
printers, scanners, or
routers. Each computer
connected to the system
can operate
independently, but has
the ability to
communicate with other
external devices and
computers.
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4. Information Management System
Any combination of
information and
communication
technologies and
people's activities
using those
technologies that
support the
operations and
management of an
organisation

5. Systems Thinking
Systems thinking is the
process of
understanding how
things influence one
another within a
whole

6. Systems Analysis
The study of an activity
or procedure to
determine the
desired end and the
most efficient
method of obtaining
this end

7. Structured Systems Analysis and Design Method
Structured Systems
Analysis and Design
Method (SSADM) is a
systems approach to the
analysis and design of
information systems.
SSADM was produced
for the Central Computer
and Telecommunications
Agency a UK government
office concerned with
the use of technology in
government, from 1980
onwards.

8. The Concept of the Logical Equivalent
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01mzw7UCCMA
"Whereas logical information resources will remain relatively static, the physical
resources will change dynamically."
Bryce's Law