Systems analysis and design /
Kenneth E. Kendall and Julie E. Kendall.
- 5th ed.
- Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, 2002.
- xxx, 914 p. ; 28 cm + pbk.
Previous ed.: 1999.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I: Systems analysis fundamentals -- Assuming the role of the systems analyst -- Understanding organizational style and its impact on information systems -- Determining feasibility and managing analysis and design activities -- Part II: Information requirements analysis -- Sampling and investigating hard data -- Interviewing -- Using questionnaires -- Observing decision-maker behavior and the office environment -- Prototyping and rapid application development -- Part III: The analysis process -- Using data flow diagrams -- Analyzing systems using data dictionaries -- Describing process specifications and structured decisions -- Analyzing semistructured decision support systems -- Preparing the systems proposal -- Writing and presenting the systems proposal -- Part IV: The essentials of design -- Designing effective output -- Designing effective input -- Designing databases -- Designing user interfaces -- Designing accurate data-entry procedures -- Part V: Software engineering and implementation -- Quality assurance through software engineering -- Successfully implementing the information system -- Object-oriented systems analysis and design and uml.