Book description
The 4th edition of Systems Analysis and Design continues to offer a hands-on approach to SA&D while focusing on the core set of skills that all analysts must possess.
Building on their experience as professional systems analysts and award-winning teachers, authors Dennis, Wixom, and Roth capture the experience of developing and analyzing systems in a way that students can understand and apply.
With Systems Analysis and Design, 4th edition, students will leave the course with experience that is a rich foundation for further work as a systems analyst.
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Brief Contents
- Contents
- PREFACE
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PART ONE: PLANNING PHASE
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CHAPTER 1: THE SYSTEMS ANALYST AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
- OBJECTIVES
- CHAPTER OUTLINE
- INTRODUCTION
- THE SYSTEMS ANALYST
- THE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE
- PROJECT IDENTIFICATION AND INITIATION
- FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS
- SUMMARY
- KEY TERMS
- QUESTIONS
- EXERCISES
- MINICASES
- APPENDIX 1A: FINANCIAL CONCEPTS FOR COST–BENEFIT ANALYSIS
- APPENDIX 1B–DETAILED ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS FOR TUNE SOURCE
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CHAPTER 2: PROJECT SELECTION AND MANAGEMENT
- OBJECTIVES
- CHAPTER OUTLINE
- INTRODUCTION
- PROJECT SELECTION
- CREATING THE PROJECT PLAN
- STAFFING THE PROJECT
- MANAGING AND CONTROLLING THE PROJECT
- APPLYING THE CONCEPTS AT TUNE SOURCE
- SUMMARY
- KEY TERMS
- QUESTIONS
- APPENDIX 2A QUESTIONS
- APPENDIX 2B QUESTIONS
- EXERCISES
- MINICASES
- APPENDIX 2A—THE FUNCTION POINT APPROACH
- APPENDIX 2B-PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOLS: THE GANTT CHART AND PERT CHART
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CHAPTER 1: THE SYSTEMS ANALYST AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
- PART TWO: ANALYSIS PHASE
- PART THREE: DESIGN PHASE
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PART FOUR: IMPLEMENTATION PHASE
- CHAPTER 12: MOVING INTO IMPLEMENTATION
- CHAPTER 13: TRANSITION TO THE NEW SYSTEM
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CHAPTER 14: THE MOVEMENT TO OBJECTS
- OBJECTIVES
- CHAPTER OUTLINE
- INTRODUCTION
- BASIC CHARACTERISTICS OF OBJECT-ORIENTED SYSTEMS
- OBJECT-ORIENTED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
- UNIFIED MODELING LANGUAGE, VERSION 2.0
- USE CASE DIAGRAM
- CLASS DIAGRAM
- SEQUENCE DIAGRAM
- BEHAVIORAL STATE MACHINE DIAGRAM
- SUMMARY
- KEY TERMS
- QUESTIONS
- EXERCISES
- MINICASES
- INDEX
Product information
- Title: Systems Analysis and Design, 4th Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2008
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9780470228548
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