SDM 4 - System Development Documentation

Question 1

What is system documentation?

Answer 1

The collection of documents that describes the requirements, capabilities, limitations, design, operation, and maintenance of a system, such as a communications, computing, or information processing system

Question 2

Why do we document systems?

Answer 2

Preserve knowledge of the system for further improvement and maintenance as well as reducing troubleshooting time and improve efficiency in training of users to use the system

Question 3

What is in the system documentation?

Answer 3

• System requirement documentation
• Code and data dictionary
• Procedure manual
• User manual

Question 4

why are systems frequently ended up being undocumented?

Answer 4

• No time
• Scared to do it
• Its not a clear delegated task
• Reserved about documenting systems they don’t own

Question 5

What question do we ask when choosing or designing a documentation technique?

Answer 5

Is it going to be compatible with current documentation?
Is it understandable by others in the organization?
Will it help getting you back on track after leaving the system for a period of time
Is it flexible for modification?