Chapter 13, Problem 1RQ

To determine

Distinguish between system professionals, end users and stakeholders.

Explanation of Solution

System Development Process:

System development Process defines as a process containing set of activities by which an organization gets IT-based information systems. This process is not like any manufacturing process that produces a product which passes through a set of series or stages.

System professionals: System professionals are basically system analysts, system designers and system engineers. They actually built new systems and gather facts about problems with the current system. System professionals analyze the fact and then formulate the solution of the problem.

End Users: End users are the users for whom the system is built. There are so many end users in the organization at all levels who use that system. They are basically managers and employees of the organization.

Stakeholders: Stakeholders are the persons who have interest in the system or have venture in the system but they are not any formal end users of the system. They are basically the internal auditors and external auditors who work as a consultant.