New information systems are being introduced and existing information systems are being updated because managers/employees need those systems to help them better perform their jobs. For example, a human resource manager might request the acquisition for an information system used to track employee vacation and sick days. Often times, new system introductions are results of someone from the top management championing for radical business process restructuring.

Almost any position you hold within an organization will require you (an end-user) to work with some form of computer-based information system. You as information systems end-user will certainly be affected by how those information systems are designed. A professional information system development team will always want to involve you, especially if you are familiar with the business processes within the organization, in a development project. Your narratives of how information systems must function (including how the user-interface should look) and understanding of your companys business processes will be carefully documented by the development team in order to design and build information systems that meet your needs and support business processes that are specific to your company. Therefore, it is crucial that you help your organization develop the best systems possible in an information acquisition or development effort.

Question 1:

End-users of information systems are to clearly convey information system requirements to I.T. professionals building the system. List and describe what are some of the consequences of not having clearly communicated all system requirements over to I.T. professionals who are building your systems (one example is financial repercussions).