Introduction
Summary
What Constitutes a Business System?
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
The result of the above effort is usually a feasibility report, which is a summary of the information gathered, an estimate of the scope of the project, and presentation of alternative solutions for consideration. Review and discussion of the document should lead to a commitment to the issues to be addressed and the chosen alternative for responding to those issues. Decision makers within the organization should be able to plan and commit to improvements in the system based on their response to this document.

The feasibility report can be responded to in many ways. The scope of the project could be expanded or contracted. Management could come to the conclusion that no changes are desired at this time, or that only a select number of items will be respond to. This is the point at which organizational decisions and commitments must be made regarding how to proceed.

Designing the improved system
Developing, documenting, and testing the custom application
Implementing, evaluating and maintaining the new system