Chapter: Chapter 1

Quote:    Systems Analyst’s full-time help and insight will be needed to meet demand and to provide the business background necessary for tomorrow’s more complex applications.

Review:

THE NEXT GENERATION

            Being a systems analyst, do you know what your prospects are for the future? Do companies need systems analysts?

            For systems analyst, the job outlook is especially bright. The number of computer systems analysts is expected to grow much faster than the previous years. Aside from that, there are many career paths for the successful systems analyst. Some analysts leave the information systems field and join the user community. Their experience in developing business applications, combined with their total systems perspective, can make experienced analysts unique business specialists. Alternatively, analysis could become project managers, information systems managers, or technical specialists (for database, telecommunications, microcomputers, and so forth). Finally, skilled systems analysts are often recruited by the consulting and outsourcing industries. The career path opportunities are virtually limitless.

            But, Because of the complexity and rapid change of technology, the desire to accelerate systems development, and the continued difficulty in recruiting, retaing, and retraining skilled systems analysts, systems analysts should expect changes.

            And now, Greater percentage of systems analysts came from noncomputing backgrounds. At one time most analysts were computer specialists. Today’s computer graduates are becoming more business literate. Similarly, today’s business and noncomputing graduates are becoming more computer literate. Their full-time help and insight will be needed to meet demand and to provide the business background necessary for tomorrow’s more complex applications.