Systems designers are the people who are responsible for the analysis and design of information systems that are involved in the operation of organizations. They study business, scientific, or engineering data-processing problems, use their knowledge and skills to solve problems, design new solutions, and enable computer technology to meet the individual needs of the organizations. Systems designers may design entirely new information systems, including both hardware and software, or they may add a single new software application to an existing system.

Roles

Systems designers have to assume a variety of roles throughout the design process. Among these roles are (1) analyst in order to study the existing system in detail, paying meticulous attention to understanding and distinguishing between users' problems and users' viewpoints, (2) designer in order to propose new procedures for information flow, reporting, and computer processing, (3) technical writer in order to document the results of the...