Systems Analysis and Design

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. Cover Page......Page 1 Title Page......Page 3 Copyright Page......Page 4 Dedication......Page 5 Preface......Page 7 BRIEF CONTENTS......Page 14 CONTENTS......Page 15 PART ONE PLANNING PHASE......Page 25 CHAPTER 1 THE SYSTEMS ANALYST AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT......Page 27 Introduction......Page 28 The Systems Analyst......Page 30 The Systems Development Life Cycle......Page 32 Project Identification and Initiation......Page 36 Feasibility Analysis......Page 43 Summary......Page 54 Appendix 1B: Detailed Economic Feasibility Analysis for Tune Source......Page 59 CHAPTER 2 PROJECT SELECTION AND MANAGEMENT......Page 63 Introduction......Page 64 Project Selection......Page 65 Creating the Project Plan......Page 69 Staffing the Project......Page 82 Managing and Controlling the Project......Page 91 Applying the Concepts at Tune Source......Page 98 Summary......Page 102 Appendix 2A: The Function Point Approach......Page 107 Appendix 2B: Project Management Tools: The Gantt Chart and PERT Chart......Page 112 PART TWO ANALYSIS PHASE......Page 117 CHAPTER 3 REQUIREMENTS DETERMINATION......Page 119 Introduction......Page 120 Requirements Determination......Page 121 Requirements Analysis Techniques......Page 127 Requirements-Gathering Techniques......Page 135 Applying the Concepts at Tune Source......Page 154 Summary......Page 157 CHAPTER 4 USE CASE ANALYSIS......Page 165 Introduction......Page 166 Use Cases......Page 167 Applying the Concepts at Tune Source......Page 180 Summary......Page 188 CHAPTER 5 PROCESS MODELING......Page 193 Data Flow Diagrams......Page 194 Creating Data Flow Diagrams......Page 203 Applying the Concepts at Tune Source......Page 217 Summary......Page 224 Appendix 5A: Supplemental DFDs For Holiday Travel Vehicles......Page 227 CHAPTER 6 DATA MODELING......Page 231 The Entity Relationship Diagram......Page 232 Creating an Entity Relationship Diagram......Page 241 Validating an ERD......Page 250 Summary......Page 255 Appendix 6A: Normalizing the Data Model......Page 260 PART THREE DESIGN PHASE......Page 267 CHAPTER 7 MOVING INTO DESIGN......Page 269 Transition from Requirements to Design......Page 270 System Acquisition Strategies......Page 273 Influences on the Acquisition Strategy......Page 278 Selecting an Acquisition Strategy......Page 281 Summary......Page 286 CHAPTER 8 ARCHITECTURE DESIGN......Page 291 Elements of an Architecture Design ......Page 292 Creating an Architecture Design......Page 299 Hardware and Software Specification......Page 313 Applying the Concepts at Tune Source......Page 315 Summary......Page 317 CHAPTER 9 USER INTERFACE DESIGN......Page 323 Principles for User Interface Design......Page 324 User Interface Design Process......Page 333 Navigation Design......Page 344 Input Design......Page 350 Output Design......Page 357 Applying the Concepts at Tune Source......Page 361 Summary......Page 367 CHAPTER 10 PROGRAM DESIGN......Page 375 Moving from Logical to Physical Process Models......Page 376 Designing Programs......Page 381 Structure Chart......Page 384 Program Specification......Page 401 Summary......Page 407 CHAPTER 11 DATA STORAGE DESIGN......Page 415 Data Storage Formats......Page 416 Moving from Logical to Physical Data Models......Page 428 Optimizing Data Storage......Page 435 Summary......Page 447 PART FOUR IMPLEMENTATION PHASE......Page 453 CHAPTER 12 MOVING INTO IMPLEMENTATION......Page 455 Managing the Programming Process......Page 456 Testing......Page 459 Developing Documentation......Page 466 Applying the Concepts at Tune Source ......Page 473 Summary......Page 477 CHAPTER 13 TRANSITION TO THE NEW SYSTEM......Page 481 Making the Transition to the New System......Page 482 The Migration Plan......Page 483 Postimplementation Activities......Page 501 Applying the Concepts at Tune Source......Page 506 Summary......Page 508 CHAPTER 14 THE MOVEMENT TO OBJECTS......Page 513 Introduction......Page 514 Basic Characteristics of Object-Oriented Systems......Page 515 Object-Oriented Systems Analysis and Design......Page 520 Unified Modeling Language, Version 2.0......Page 523 Use Case Diagram......Page 527 Class Diagram......Page 532 Sequence Diagram......Page 541 Behavioral State Machine Diagram......Page 546 Summary......Page 550 INDEX......Page 558 "The Fourth Edition of Dennis, Wixom, and Roth's Systems Analysis & Design continues to offer a hands-on, project-based approach that focuses on the core set of skills that all analysts need to know. Building on their experience as professional systems analysts and award-winning teachers, the authors capture the experience of developing and analyzing systems. Featuring real-world examples, including a new running case, and opportunities to apply major techniques, students will have a rich foundation for work as a systems analyst."--Jacket Offers a hands-on approach to systems analysis and design while focusing on the core set of skills that analysts must possess. This book captures the experience of developing and analyzing systems in a way that students can understand and apply.