Phase 1. Analysis of requirements and capabilities of system integration
Category: Information Systems
At this phase one should formulate requirements of managers in terms of information they need to manage company finances efficiently:
— required views of information,
— comprehensiveness of the information, level of details,
— divisibility,
— timeliness,
— accuracy.
Analysis of capabilities of integration should analyze to what extent current information systems can present the information required by company management. This analysis includes:
— assessment of capabilities of physical access to data;
— assessment of presence of required data in currently used systems;
— assessment of data accuracy and ability to extract required data correctly;
— assessment and selection of methods for physical transmission of data from subsidiaries;
— formalization of requirements as to accuracy and comprehensiveness of data in subsidiary information systems.