Introduction
Summary

What Constitutes a Business System?
The things you do to accomplish your business objectives constitute your business system. This includes human interactions and procedures, paper forms, computer applications, reports, the office hardware you choose, the way you connect to the Internet, etc. Anything you do that contributes to the running of your business.

Analysis and design can be focused and brief
Investigate and identify problems, opportunities and objectives
Analyze current systems and document requirements
Present findings and alternatives
Designing the improved system
Developing, documenting, and testing the custom application
Implementing, evaluating and maintaining the new system