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Competency

In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competency:

• Develop a system requirements specification

Scenario

You are employed as a systems engineer at Millennia HealthCenter (MHC), an organization in the healthcare industry that offers patient care in person and online. MHC will be implementing a new software system within the next three years, and you are the systems engineer leading the project. The software system that Millennia HealthCenter currently uses has several problems, as described in the business case document (see Supporting Materials section). MHC’s technical problems are reducing efficiencies, accuracies, and the quality of patient care. The vision and the ultimate goal of MHC is to effectively improve the patient’s health and well-being through innovative approaches in health information technology. The question is: as a systems engineer on this project, how will you design a new system to improve the patient’s experience?

To design a new system to sustain the vision of MHC, you will create a system requirements specification (SRS) document. The SRS will determine all aspects of the system that need to be considered prior to the start of the development process, from the perspective of the stakeholders. As you create this document, you will also have to make ethical decisions that consider legal, organizational, and industry considerations.

Directions

1. Review all of the details of the software system outlined in the business case.
   • Be sure to read through the entire case. You will refer to its specifics throughout your SRS, and you do not want to miss any important information.

1. Also in the Supporting Materials section:
   • Watch all of the interviews with the stakeholders who will be using the software system once it is implemented.
   • Review the codes of ethics for the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
   • Review the security guidelines regarding the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) regulations.
   • Read the Workflow of Existing System and Processes document.

1. Download the System Requirements Specification Template, and develop its content.
   • Fill out the sections in the template that apply to the specific system that is described in the scenario.
   • If you believe that a section does not apply to the system within the scenario, enter “Does not apply.”
     • Provide a brief rationale as to why you believe that the section does not apply.

1. Your system requirements specification must include:
   • An introduction, which may include:
     • System purpose
     • System scope
     • System overview
     • System context
     • System functions
     • User characteristics
   • A description of functional system requirements that clearly explains how the functionality addresses the problem statement within the business case and meets the organizational vision
   • A description of the non-functional requirements, which includes:
     • Usability requirements
     • Performance requirements
   • A description of other requirements, which may include:
     • System interface
     • System operations
     • System modes and states
     • Physical characteristics
     • Environmental conditions
   • As you complete these sections of your SRS, pay particular attention to the interviews with stakeholders referred to in the Supporting Materials section of this document. Since you do not have access to the actual end users and other stakeholders of the system, you may use your judgment in specifying the precise nature of the capabilities that the users will need. If you have questions about system functions, you should research the nature of the user’s work, and you may also want to use your instructor as a resource.

1. As you develop the SRS, you will demonstrate how to make ethical decisions. Your SRS must also include:
   • An explanation of the system security requirements, which includes how the system will need to sustain proper levels of security
   • A section on information management requirements, which determines how the system will need to manage and encrypt information between its databases, interaction with other systems, and interfaces, while considering the ethics of privacy
   • An explanation as to how the system must comply with organizational and federal policies and regulations requirements (e.g., HIPAA compliance)
   • An application of the ethical considerations throughout the SRS by addressing the codes of ethicsfor ACM and IEEE

1. After you have completed your SRS, submit your work for grading.

What to Submit

To complete this project, you must submit the following:

System Requirements Specification
Upload your SRS document, using the System Requirements SpecificationTemplate, in .doc or PDF format.