Systems Analysis and Design, 11th edition

Published by Pearson (June 13, 2023) © 2024

  • Kenneth E. Kendall
  • Julie E Kendall
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Systems Analysis and Design presents you with the latest systems development methods, tools and techniques in an engaging and easy-to-understand manner. Design elements, including color-coded diagrams and screenshots, combine with pedagogical features and activities throughout the text to support and enhance learning. You'll develop the skills required to create structured, yet intuitive, multilayered and complex systems.

The 11th Edition reflects today's rapidly changing IS field and genuinely improves on the diversity of decision makers and organizations represented throughout the text. New coverage includes innovations in open source software, agile development, workplace analytics, data visualization, metaverse and cybercrime.

PART I: SYSTEMS ANALYSIS FUNDAMENTALS

  1. Systems, Roles, and Development Methodologies
  2. Understanding and Modeling Organizational Systems
  3. Project Management

PART II: INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS

  1. Information Gathering: Interactive Methods
  2. Information Gathering: Unobtrusive Methods
  3. Agile Modeling, Prototyping, and Scrum

PART III: THE ANALYSIS PROCESS

  1. Using Data Flow Diagrams
  2. Analyzing Systems Using Data Dictionaries
  3. Process Specifications and Structured Decisions
  4. Object-Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML

PART IV: THE ESSENTIALS OF DESIGN

  1. Designing Effective Output
  2. Designing Effective Input
  3. Designing Databases
  4. Human-Computer Interaction and UX Design

PART V: QUALITY ASSURANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION

  1. Designing Accurate Data Entry Procedures
  2. Quality Assurance and Implementation

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