Business Domain & Requirements Analysis - Case Study Example

The obvious recommendation that arises from this situation is that a separate Environmental Data Gathering executive agency is created, which carries out the capture, evaluation. Collation and dissemination of environmental data for and to the three Ministries that currently operate the separate system, saving a notional two-thirds in cost compared with the current systems, and is expected to produce a centralized database of environmental material, which would not only be available at all times to the three Ministries but also to the general public in Wonderland - a facility not available at present.

An opportunity may also be taken to take advantage of the latest technology, both in terms of hardware and software. In view of the need for a separate executive agency, a further opportunity has been taken to look at the business systems and processes such an agency would need to incorporate in order to do its job, in the process taking advantage of current best practice in these areas and thereby ensuring that the new agency ‘administrative model’ rejects best practice and is hence best suited to it’s intended job form the first day of operation.

The chief positive impact of the new organization, systems, and processes will be that a better and more-cost effective environmental data gathering service will be provided both in terms of improved service and reduced costs. The most likely negative impact will be on the staffing of the new integrated system compared with the current separate ones, as only one set of managers will be required, and the new system may well result in reductions in operating staff. However, set against this, it may be expected that the new facility for accepting environmental data form the public will result in a whole new team to handle this function, and it would be best practice to offer retraining to existing operating staff from the three Ministries to provide staff form this new team.

This Report is viewed as an initial stage in the definition of the requirements in terms of systems, processes, and software requirements for the new integrated environmental data gathering system, so no detailed cost-benefit analyses have been provided.