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Role of People & Data in Is: System Analyst

The document discusses the various roles of people in information systems. It identifies systems analysts who design systems, programmers who code the systems, and computer engineers who design computing devices. It also discusses operations roles like computer operators and database administrators who maintain systems. Management roles are also important for overseeing information systems functions. As technology evolves, new roles in areas like data analysis, social media, and cloud computing are emerging. The document emphasizes that people are involved in every aspect of imagining, developing, supporting, managing, and using information systems.

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Role of People & Data in Is: System Analyst

The document discusses the various roles of people in information systems. It identifies systems analysts who design systems, programmers who code the systems, and computer engineers who design computing devices. It also discusses operations roles like computer operators and database administrators who maintain systems. Management roles are also important for overseeing information systems functions. As technology evolves, new roles in areas like data analysis, social media, and cloud computing are emerging. The document emphasizes that people are involved in every aspect of imagining, developing, supporting, managing, and using information systems.

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ROLE OF PEOPLE & DATA IN IS

INTRODUCTION :
People are involved in information systems in just about every way you can think of: people imagine
information systems, people develop information systems, people support information systems, and,
perhaps most importantly, people use information systems.

The Creators of Information Systems

SYSTEM ANALYST:
The role of the systems analyst is to straddle the divide between identifying business needs
and imagining a new or redesigned computer-based system to fulfill those needs. This
individual will work with a person, team, or department with business requirements and
identify the specific details of a system that needs to be built. 
A systems analyst generally is not the one who does the actual development of the
information system. The design document created by the systems analyst provides the
detail needed to create the system and is handed off to a programmer (or team of
programmers) to do the actual creation of the system. 

Programmer
Programmers spend their time writing computer code in a programming language. In the case of
systems development, programmers generally attempt to fulfill the design specifications given to them
by a systems analyst. Many different styles of programming exist: a programmer may work alone for
long stretches of time or may work in a team with other programmers.
Generally, a programmer is very proficient in mathematics, as mathematical concepts underlie most
programming code.

Computer Engineer

Computer engineers design the computing devices that we use every day. There are many types
of computer engineers, who work on a variety of different types of devices and systems. Like
Hardware enginner, software engineer, System sngineer, Network engineer,

Information-Systems Operations and Administration

Another group of information-systems professionals are involved in the day-to-day operations


and administration of IT. These people must keep the systems running and up-to-date so that the
rest of the organization can make the most effective use of these resources.
Computer Operator

A computer operator is the person who keeps the large computers running, their duties include
keeping the operating systems up to date, ensuring available memory and disk storage, and
overseeing the physical environment of the computer.

Database Administrator

A database administrator (DBA) is the person who manages the databases for an organization.
This person creates and maintains databases that are used as part of applications or the data
warehouse. The DBA also consults with systems analysts and programmers on projects that
require access to or the creation of databases.

Managing Information Systems

The management of information-systems functions is critical to the success of information


systems within the organization. 

Here are some names have been mentioned as functional part of any organizations :

1. CIO or chief information officer,


2. Functional manager
3. ERP Management
4. Project managers
5. Information security officers

Emerging Roles

As technology evolves, many new roles are becoming more common as other roles fade. For
example, as we enter the age of “big data,” we are seeing the need for more data analysts and
business-intelligence specialists. Many companies are now hiring social-media experts and
mobile-technology specialists. The increased use of cloud computing and virtual-machine
technologies also is breeding demand for expertise in those areas.

Organizing the Information-Systems Function

In the early years of computing, the information-systems function (generally called data
processing) was placed in the finance or accounting department of the organization. As
computing became more important, a separate information-systems function was formed, but it
still was generally placed under the CFO and considered to be an administrative function of the
company. But now Asthe role of information technology continued to
increase, its place in the organization also moved up the ladder. In
many organizations today, the head of IT (the CIO) reports directly
to the CEO.

Information-Systems Users – Types of Users

Besides the people who work to create, administer, and manage information systems, there is one
more extremely important group of people: the users of information systems. This group
represents a very large percentage of the people involved. Like

1. Innovators

2. Early adopters

3. Early majority

4. Late majority

5. Laggards

CONCLUSION:

The world of information technology is changing so fast that new roles are
being created all the time, and roles that existed for decades are being phased
out. This discussion may have given you a good idea of the importance of the
people component of information systems.

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