The design of a strategic information system

This paper discusses the development of the design requirements for a strategic information system by the Agile Aerospace Manufacturing Research Center (AAMRC). The system design requirements were developed using IDEFO and Quality Function Deployment for the enterprise activity and the user view, respectively. The IDEFO model of the strategic management processes was developed through the structured analysis and design technique, and included the use of the author/reader review cycle to develop consensus. Quality Function Deployment was used to collect user requirements not easily uncovered and recorded during the creation of the IDEFO model. These requirements were compared with the enterprise information strategy to develop other requirements. These requirements led to a phased implementation approach of the strategic information system.