Chapter 4

System design and acquisition

What is data view?
What data the organisation
captures and uses and on
the definitions and
relationships of data
What is process view?

Business processes and

activities in which the
organisation engages and how
data flows through the HRIS
Why do they have to be
separate?

Data will probably remain the same

Process might be changed in the future

Data flow
diagram
(DFD)
Data flow
diagram
(DFD)
Level 0 of
DFD
Level 0 of
DFD
Level 1 of
DFD
Level 2 of
DFD
Futher….
Futher….
 Moving the logical model
Physical
and requirements to
design phase physical design including
hardware, software, and
networking
Physical design phase
The purpose of a 1.
Requirement
HR and manager new hire/rehire
Code Comments

request for a proposal? checklist ability, by position, with check-

• Work with internal IT staff and software
vendors
• Develop a request for proposal
• RFP includes:
off ability as tasks are completed (for
example, offer letter has been sent and
received).
2. Provides ability to automatically notify
other areas of organization of new hire
(security, payroll, etc.)
3. Provides ability to automatically notify
new hire of activities they need to
complete and remind them if they
don’t do them in a timely manner.
4. Manager is prompted to assign correct
property to the employee.
5. Ability to enter new hire before start
date (effective dating) and new person
will not appear on org charts until
effective start date.
Criteria Functionality
used to IT architecture and IT integration
evaluate
Price
vendor
Vendor longegvity and viability
proposals
Evaluating potential solution
Explaining how to reply to an
RFP document
1. Introduce your company and its mission.
2. Describe your proposed terms and
timeline in detail.
3. Include pricing information.
4. Summarize the benefits of partnering
with you from the customer's perspective
5. Include your authorized signature and
contact information.