Clearly define dataflow boundaries leaving no doubt about the scope of the system, what does and what does not belong to the target system. While reviewing project requests and observing the attitudes of decision makers during senior management development courses, one can easily realize that requests with the suggested characteristics are not easily obtainable. Another facet of developing information systems related to facilitating creativity is the selected strategy in designing or specifying their components and aspects. This one is more than project requests under the control of systems analysts and designers. Certainly, there is no common agreement about the sequence of steps in which the design of information systems should be carried out.
Systems design suffers from a devastating lack of techniques.
First, relax and tentatively disregard all constraints and requirements imposed upon the project. This will leave as many options open as possible during the design process and will facilitate generating ideal solutions. Begin by concentrating on the desired business effects to be generated, as defined by the main business objectives in the project request. Next, try to specify the necessary actions that should be taken to generate those effects. Try to determine which one of them can be performed automatically, and which must be performed by people.