Complex, challenging, and stimulating, this book addresses information system analysis and design; it is full of information that shows the organizational process that a team of business and systems professionals use to develop and maintain computer-based information systems. It stresses the importance of responding to and anticipating problems through innovative uses of information technology. The book provides an excellent foundation for systems development, then goes on to making the business case, analysis, design, implementation and maintenance. For future systems analysts, or for those information technology that need a great resource for implementing new ideas and strategies for success.
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The difficult part of systems analysis is that you can really only learn it by doing it... and that pretty much means that a book can only provide theoretical information on this topic. The book concentrates on the SDLC model and discusses other approaches whenever appropriate.
It can be boiled down to this: Structured analysis and design = good. These are the kinds of structured analyses: SDLC (Waterfall) JAD Prototyping Agile The solution: Pick the one that most closely aligns with the goals and duration and scope of the project. The book does go into some interesting historical information relating to these models, and in general--the depth of detail it goes into in some of the basic analytical processes such as DFDs and related diagramming are excellent for a neophyte coming into the field; but getting them right isn't something this book (or any book) can really teach you. Systems analysis is a professional practice that has its own working knowledge--just like medicine or engineering--and most of it can't be learned from a textbook. This isn't a horrible book, but I think it would benefit more by taking a single case study and differentiating the processes it discusses as it walks through the whole book. This book also has a very dry delivery.
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Good Book for Basic Understanding of System Analysis,
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I used this book for IST 232 at Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) for one of their online classes. We only used a few chapters for this course (there is a LOT of information in this book).
Of the chapters we used, the authors did a very good job of explaining the basics of system analysis and design. Many diagrams/figures were given, showing both correct and incorrect notations. I would recommend this book, though students generally don't have the approval authority for textbooks in a class.
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real-world information on Systems Analysis,
This review is from: Modern Systems Analysis and Design (5th Edition) (Hardcover)
I felt this book was a 'must have' for anyone, but especially Business Analysts 'crossing over' to Systems Analysis - great foundation information, great depth, and then practical [real world] application of systems analysis.
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