Among the data gathering techniques used in systems analysis are interviewing, document review, observation, and use of questionnaires. Considering your personality type, which of these would you be most comfortable with and why?
Data gathering is very useful especially in creating systems document and system itself also. Data is one of the basis in order to create a functional system by this the data which was gathered is the foundation of the system. As we all know there is no perfect system, as the year’s passes by the needs of the user and the company also changes then the old system will be modified by the data collected before. The analyst will only add the information and so what are the modifications the system need. And for the future analyst, who will take over the system, will make the analyst understand the flow of the system and how they can maintain it.
The data gathering that I am comfortable with is the interviewing. Interviewing gives biggest contribution in gathering data and for me interviewing is the best and easiest way to know how a certain company run and it is also one of the way that the person can say what they want in the flow of the system. Though I’m not good in speaking English but I tried and I think interviewing also can make me confident in speaking in a high rank personnel. Maybe by this I will be hired by the company as one of their personnel because of the wonderful conversation and attitude I had during our company study. Interaction with people is the best way to show your real you. Though I am not a cum laude don’t have any rewards but through interaction with people can make me popular. There is a saying that “how can you use your accomplishment if you don’t have good interaction with people”.
But in gathering data all of the techniques should be considered. In order to make a document review we should have document about the company in order to make the review, since we are not working in the company many question bugging in our mind and question were raised. Therefore, interviewing also needed in document review.
Reference:
Data Gathering. Practical Software Engineering, Retrieved January 11, 2009 from http://ksi.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/courses/451-97/DataGather.html
