Systems architect and systems analyst: are these comparable roles?

  • Authors:
  • Jack Downey

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 2006 ACM SIGMIS CPR conference on computer personnel research: Forty four years of computer personnel research: achievements, challenges & the future
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to define the role of the 'systems architect' in the Irish telecommunications software sector and to compare it with Misic's definition of a 'systems analyst' in the information systems arena. The architect definition is based on in-depth interviews with practicing architects. The interview instrument is informed by social cognitive theory and the interviews were analyzed using the method of triples. The conclusion is that there are noticeable similarities between the roles, suggesting that the Irish telecommunications software sector can benefit from the computer personnel research carried out in the information systems field.