Professional's Guide to Systems Analysis

Name: Professional's Guide to Systems Analysis
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ISBN: 9780070429482

ISBN-10: 0070429480

ISBN-13: 9780070429482

Edition: 2nd 1996

Authors: Martin E. Modell

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Currently, many systems analysts receive little formal training and often learn on the job. This guide introduces the tools, techniques and methods by which businesses improve their systems.

Book details

List price: $55.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 458
Size: 6.50" wide x 10.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.782
Language: English

Illustrations
Tables
Foreword
Preface
Preface to the First Edition
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Tools and Techniques	p. 1
What Is Systems Analysis?	p. 3
The Various Types of Information Systems Analysis Projects	p. 18
The Systems Life Cycle Methodology	p. 38
System Development Life Cycle Analysis	p. 52
Effects of Prior Automation: Legacy Systems	p. 64
Project Planning	p. 79
The Interview and Other Data Gathering Methods	p. 95
The Data Dictionary	p. 118
The Entity-Relationship Approach	p. 138
Modeling and Diagramming Techniques	p. 163
Analysis	p. 193
Business Knowledge	p. 195
Functional Analysis	p. 205
Process Analysis	p. 219
Activity or Task Analysis	p. 238
Data Analysis	p. 257
Validation	p. 261
Validating the Analytical Results	p. 263
Examination and Study	p. 276
Analysis Issues	p. 295
Manual and Automated Systems Examination	p. 297
Database Environment Considerations	p. 316
Client/Server Considerations	p. 346
Controls, Auditing, and Security Analysis	p. 359
Applications	p. 387
Basic Types of Systems Projects	p. 389
Case Study Illustrations	p. 418
Index	p. 451
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