Systems Analysis Design Wie - Couverture rigide

Dennis, Alan

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0471368156 ISBN 13 : 9780471368151

Editeur : John Wiley and Sons (WIE), 2002

Synopsis

Get the skills you need to do SAD! In a field as exciting and dynamic as System Analysis and Design (SAD), there will always be new techniques and approaches to develop systems more effectively and efficiently. But if you want to succeed in SAD, you'll need a solid foundation of skills you can rely on--no matter what the approach or methodology. That's why Alan Dennis and Barb Wixom's SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN focuses on the core set of skills that all analysis must possess--from gathering rewuirements and modeling business needs to creating blueprints for how the system should be built. Now updated and revised, the new edition features reorganized chapters, new topics, and expanded detail. FEATURES: Focus on doing SAD. This text encourages you to do SAD. After presenting the how and what of each major technique, the text guides you through practice problems and then invites you to use the technique in a project. New and expanded coverage. The Second Edition presents a new half chapter about the project selection process, as well as more detailed coverage of economic feasibility, process modeling, data modeling, and IT architecture. New real-life examples, cases, and skills. The book includes a running case, which serves as a template that you can apply to your own work. Chapters also include "Concepts in Action" boxes, which describe how real companies succeeded (and failed) in performing the activities in that chapter. Object-oriented concepts and techniques. Object-oriented concepts are included throughout the book, and a final chapter focuses on the major elements of UML. Project-based approach. Topics are presented in the order in which an analyst would encounter them in a typical project. Tips from the pros. Interviews of seven CIOs on about project selection and management are integrated throughout the book. Student Web Site. Includes hands-on exercises, Word and RTF templates for project deliverables, PowerPoint slides, and relevant internet links.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Wanted: Intelligent, Motivated Individuals for High–Paying Systems Analyst and Design Positions! This practical, no–nonsense textbook provides you with the rich foundation you need to enter the exciting field of systems analysis and design, and helps you gain the core skills that will ensure a successful and rewarding career! Each chapter in the text describes one part of the SAD process, provides clear explanations on how to do it, gives a detailed example, and then includes exercises that allow you to practice what you′ve learned. The focus is on the specific tasks that analysts need to accomplish over the course of a project, and the deliverables that will be produced from the tasks. As you complete the book, tasks are checked off and deliverables completed and filed in a Project Binder. Along the way, you are reminded of your progress using roadmaps that indicate where the current task fits into the larger context of SAD. The result is that you come to understand how to use this process in a real situation, and acquire key skills that you′ll use throughout your career. Other Features of the Text
∗ A running case integrated throughout gives you the chance to apply each new skill they learn.
∗ Object–oriented techniques currently used in practice are introduced.
∗ Stories, feedback, and advice from a diverse group of IS professionals and consultants provide real–world insight.
∗ Topics are presented in the order in which an analyst encounters them in a typical project.
∗ Each chapter has several mini–cases that give an example of a real–life situation to illustrate key concepts in action.

Biographie de l'auteur

Alan Dennis, The University of Georgia
Barbara Haley, University of Virginia

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley and Sons (WIE)
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0471368156
• ISBN 13: 9780471368151
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 528
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible