Synopses & Reviews
Put SAD into action!You can’t truly understand Systems Analysis and Design (SAD) by only reading about it; you have to do it. In Systems Analysis and Design, Third Edition, Dennis, Wixom, and Roth offer a hands-on approach to actually doing SAD. Building on their experience as professional systems analysts and award-winning teachers, these three authors capture the experience of actually developing and analyzing systems. They focus on the core set of skills that all analysts must possess––from gathering requirements and modeling business needs, to creating blueprints for how the system should be built.
Features
- New and expanded coverage, including expanded coverage of functional and nonfunctional requirements; new event-action lists; a new extended example of process modeling and data modeling; expanded discussion of the use and interpretation of the weighted alternative matrix as well as RFPs, RFI, and RFQs; a new emphasis on the Migration Plan; and new coverage of business contingency planning during implementation.
- Focus on doing SAD. After presenting the how and what of each major technique, the text guides you through practice problems and invites you to use the technique in a project.
- Project-based approach. Topics are presented in the order in which an analyst would encounter them in a typical project.
- Real-life examples include a running case, which serves as a template that you can apply to your own work, and Concepts in Action examples that describe how real companies succeeded (and failed) in performing SAD activities.
- Object-oriented concepts and techniques are included throughout the book, and a final chapter focuses on the major elements of UML. Coverage is updated to reflect the innovations of UML Version 2.0.
- Student Website includes hands-on exercises, templates for project deliverables, PowerPoint slides, and relevant Internet links.
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* Student Website includes hands-on exercises, templates for project deliverables, PowerPoint slides, and relevant Internet links.
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- Newest edition arms IT professionals with a hands-on approach to learning Systems Analysis and Design (SAD)
- New case studies show how to conduct SAD, and updated examples help readers gain a clear understanding of the skills they need
- Offers updated information on software tools available as well as the challenges professionals will face
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4thedition of Systems Analysis and Designcontinues 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 Rothcapture the experience of developing and analyzing systems in a way that students can understand and apply.
With Systems Analysis and Design, 4thedition, students will leave the course with experience that is a rich foundation for further work as a systems analyst.
Synopsis
Put SAD into action!
You can't truly understand Systems Analysis and Design (SAD) by only reading about it; you have to do it. In Systems Analysis and Design, Third Edition, Dennis, Wixom, and Roth offer a hands-on approach to actually doing SAD. Building on their experience as professional systems analysts and award-winning teachers, these three authors capture the experience of actually developing and analyzing systems. They focus on the core set of skills that all analysts must possess--from gathering requirements and modeling business needs, to creating blueprints for how the system should be built.
Features
* New and expanded coverage, including expanded coverage of functional and nonfunctional requirements; new event-action lists; a new extended example of process modeling and data modeling; expanded discussion of the use and interpretation of the weighted alternative matrix as well as RFPs, RFI, and RFQs; a new emphasis on the Migration Plan; and new coverage of business contingency planning during implementation.
* Focus on doing SAD. After presenting the how and what of each major technique, the text guides you through practice problems and invites you to use the technique in a project.
* Project-based approach. Topics are presented in the order in which an analyst would encounter them in a typical project.
* Real-life examples include a running case, which serves as a template that you can apply to your own work, and Concepts in Action examples that describe how real companies succeeded (and failed) in performing SAD activities.
* Object-oriented concepts and techniques are included throughout the book, and a final chapter focuses on the major elements of UML. Coverage is updated to reflect the innovations of UML Version 2.0.
* Student Website includes hands-on exercises, templates for project deliverables, PowerPoint slides, and relevant Internet links.
About the Author
Dr. Alan Dennis holds the John T. Chambers Chair of Internet Systems in the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. Dr. Dennis has won numerous awards for teaching data communications and networking and for his research on collaboration and the Internet. He is an Associate Editor for MIS Quarterly and serves as the Executive Editor for MIS Quarterly Executive. He received his Ph.D. in management information systems from the University of Arizona, his MBA from Queen's University in Ontario, and his Bachelor of Computer Science from Acadia University in Nova Scotia.
Table of Contents
Preface.
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN.
Introduction.
The Systems Development Life Cycle.
Systems Development Methodologies.
Project Team Skills and Roles.
Summary.
PART ONE: PLANNING PHASE.
CHAPTER 2. PROJECT INITIATION.
Introduction.
Project Identification.
Feasibility Analysis.
Project Selection.
Summary.
CHAPTER 3. PROJECT MANAGEMENT.
Introduction.
Identifying Project Size.
Creating and Managing the Workplan.
Staffing the Project.
Coordinating Project Activities.
Applying in Concepts at CD Selections.
Summary.
PART TWO: ANALYSIS PHASE.
CHAPTER 4. REQUIREMENTS DETERMINATION.
Introduction.
Requirements Determination.
Requirements Analysis Techniques.
Requirements-Gathering Techniques.
Applying the Concepts at CD Selections.
Summary.
CHAPTER 5. USE CASE ANALYSIS.
Introduction.
Use Cases.
Applying the Concepts at CD Selections.
Summary.
CHAPTER 6. PROCESS MODELING.
Introduction.
Data Flow Diagrams.
Creating Data Flow Diagrams.
Applying the Concepts at CD Selections.
Summary.
Appendix A: Process Modeling at Custom MetalWorks.
CHAPTER 7. DATA MODELING.
Introduction.
The Entity Relationship Diagram.
Creating an Entity Relationship Diagram.
Validating and ERD.
Summary.
Appendix A: Data Modeling at Custom MetalWorks.
PART THREE: DESIGN PHASE.
CHAPTER 8. MOVING INTO DESIGN.
Introduction.
Transition from Requirements to Design.
System Acquisition Strategies.
Influence on Acquisition Strategy.
Selecting an Acquisition Strategy.
Summary.
CHAPTER 9. ARCHITECTURE DESIGN.
Introduction.
Elements of an Architecture Design.
Creating an Architecture Design.
Hardware and Software Specification.
Applying the Concepts at CD Selections.
Summary.
CHAPTER 10. USER INTERFACE DESIGN.
Introduction.
Principles for User Interface Design.
User Interface Design Process.
Navigation Design.
Input Design.
Output Design.
Applying the Concepts at CD Selection.
Summary.
CHAPTER 11. PROGRAM DESIGN.
Introduction.
Moving from Logical to Physical Process Models.
Designing Programs.
Structure Chart.
Program Specification.
Summary.
CHAPTER 12. DATA STORAGE DESIGN.
Introduction.
Data Storage Formats.
Moving from Logical to Physical Data Models.
Optimizing Data Storage.
Summary.
PART FOUR: IMPLEMENTATION PHASE.
CHAPTER 13. MOVING INTO IMPLEMENTATION.
Introduction.
Managing the Programming Phase.
Testing.
Developing Documentation.
Applying the Concepts at CD Selections.
Summary.
CHAPTER 14. TRANSITION TO THE NEW SYSTEM.
Introduction.
Making the Transition to the New System.
The Migration Plan.
Postimplementation Activities.
Applying the Concepts at CD Selections.
Summary.
CHAPTER 15. THE MOVEMENT TO OBJECTS.
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.
Index.