2.3 Stages in Database Design
The process of analyzing the organization and its environment, developing a database model, and implementing that model requires an appropriate methodology. Traditional systems analysis provides a possible approach, but a staged database design approach offers a better solution. The database should be designed in such a way that it can evolve, changing to meet the future information needs of the organization. This evolution is possible when the designer develops a true conceptual model of the organization with the following characteristics:
Faithfully mirrors the operations of the organization
Is flexible enough to allow changes as new information needs arise
Supports many different user views
Is independent of ...
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