Systems analysis and design in a changing world. /
John W. Satzinger, Robert B. Jackson and Stephen D. Burd
- 4th ed.
- Boston: Thomson: c2007.
- xxxii, 672 p.; ill. : 28cm.
Includes index.
Contents: The System analyst: The World of the information systems analyst -- Approaches to system development -- The Analyst as a project manager -- Systems analysis tasks: Beginning the analysis: investigating system requirements -- Modeling system requirements -- The Traditional approach to requirements -- The Object-oriented approach to requirements -- Evaluating alternatives for requirements, environment, and implementation -- Moving to design -- The Traditional approach to design -- The Object-oriented approach to design: use case realization -- Designing databases -- Designing the user interface -- Designing system interfaces, controls, and security -- Implementation and support: Making the system operational -- Current trends in system development -- Supplemental web resources: Advanced topics in object-oriented design -- Packages and enterprise resource planning -- Appendix A: Principles of project management -- Appendix B: Project schedules with PERT/CPM charts -- Appendix C: Calculating net present value, payback period, and return on investment -- Presenting the results to management -- Glossary.