• Relies on advanced experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals .
• Works independently and cooperatively with management and stakeholders.
• Understands business objectives and problems, identifies alternative solutions, performs

studies and cost/benefit analysis of alternatives.

• Analyzes user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate processing or to improve

existing computer system.

• Confers with personnel of organizational units involved to analyze current
  operational procedures, identify problems, and learn specific input and output.

requirements, such as forms of data input, how data is to be summarized, and
formats for reports.

• Writes detailed description of user needs, program functions, and steps required to develop or

modify computer program.

• Reviews computer system capabilities, specifications, and scheduling limitations to determine if

requested program or program change is possible within existing system.

• Studies existing information processing systems to evaluate effectiveness and
  develops new systems to improve production or specifications as required.
• Prepares specifications to detail operations to be performed by equipment and computer
  programs and operations to be performed by personnel in system.
• Conducts studies pertaining to development of new information systems to me and current and

projected needs.

• Plans and prepares technical reports, memoranda, and instructional manuals as documentation

of program development.

• Upgrades system and corrects errors to maintain system after implementation.
• May assist computer programmer in resolution of work problems related to project
  specifications, or programming.
• May direct and coordinate work of others to develop, test, install, and modify programs.
• Provides technical assistance and support for applications and hardware problems and for
  information sharing with external entities in a customer service environment.
• Provides field coordination and planning for the effective use of management information
  systems.
• Determines operational, technical, and support requirements for the location,

installation, operation, and maintenance of various office equipment and systems.

• Prepares charts, diagrams, tables, and flowcharts. Details input and output record formats for
  computer programs.
• Assists in formulating logical descriptions of problems and devising optimum solutions.
• Assists in the design, development, and maintenance of various computer applications.