| Description |
765 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Principles. Ch. 1. The systems development life cycle / William S. Davis. Ch. 2. Information engineering / David C. Yen and William S. Davis. Ch. 3. Structured analysis and design / William S. Davis and David C. Yen. Ch. 4. Structured requirements definition / David C. Yen and William S. Davi. Ch. 5. CASE / T. M. Rajkumar. Ch. 6. Object-oriented concepts / William S. Davis. Ch. 7. Expert system analysis and design / David C. Yen and William S. Davis -- Pt. II. Information gathering and problem definition. Ch. 8. Interviewing / William S. Davis. Ch. 9. Sampling / Michael S. Broida. Ch. 10. Control Charts / Timothy C. Krehbiel. Ch. 11. Pareto diagrams / Timothy C. Krehbiel. Ch. 12. The problem statement / William S. Davis. Ch. 13. The feasibility study / William S. Davis. Ch. 14. Joint application design (JAD) / David C. Yen and William S. Davis. Ch. 15. Problem analysis paradigms / David C. Yen and William S. Davis. Ch. 16. Requirements analysis paradigms / David C. Yen and William S. Davis. Ch. 17. Survey planning and questionnaire design / Bruce L. Bowerman and Richard T. O'Connell. Ch. 18. Cause-and-effect diagrams / John "Skip" Benamati and Timothy C. Krehbiel. Ch. 19. Simulation / Eleni Pratsini -- Pt. III. Project planning and project management. Ch. 20. Gantt charts / William S. Davis. Ch. 21. Project networks, PERT, and CPM / William S. Davis. Ch. 22. Crash mode analysis / David C. Yen and William S. Davis. Ch. 23. Inspections and walkthroughs / William S. Davis -- Pt. IV. Systems analysis. Ch. 24. Data flow diagrams / William S. Davis. Ch. 25. The data dictionary / William S. Davis. Ch. 26. Entity-relationship diagrams / William S. Davis and David C. Yen. Ch. 27. Inverted-L charts / William S. Davis and David C. Yen. Ch. 28. Data normalization / William S. Davis and David C. Yen. Ch. 29. Object-oriented methods / T. M. Rajkumar. Ch. 30. State transition diagrams / David C. Yen and William S. Davis. Ch. 31. Prototyping / William S. Davis and David C. Yen. Ch. 32. Rapid application development (RAD) / David C. Yen and William S. Davis. Ch. 33. Warnier-Orr diagrams / David C. Haddad and William S. Davis. Ch. 34. Expert system problem-solving analysis / David C. Yen and William S. Davis. Ch. 35. The requirements specification / William S. Davis -- Pt. V. Identifying alternatives. Ch. 36. Automation boundaries / William S. Davis. Ch. 37. System flowcharts / William S. Davis. Ch. 38. Cost/benefit analysis / William S. Davis. Ch. 39. Risk-payoff analysis / David C. Yen and William S. Davis. Ch. 40. Business function-task analysis / David C. Yen and William S. Davis. Ch. 41. Competitive procurement / William S. Davis -- Pt. VI. Component design. Ch. 42. Hardware interface design / David C. Yen and William S. Davis. Ch. 43. Data structures / William S. Davis and David C. Yen. Ch. 44. Traditional file design / William S. Davis. Ch. 45. Database design / John "Skip" Benamati. Ch. 46. Data entry forms and screens / William S. Davis. Ch. 47. Report design / William S. Davis. Ch. 48. User interface design / David C. Yen and William S. Davis. Ch. 49. Dialogue design / David C. Yen and William S. Davis. Ch. 50. Window design / David C. Yen and William S. Davis. Ch. 51. Web page design / William S. Davis. Ch. 52. Network models / David C. Yen and William S. Davis. Ch. 53. Network analysis / David C. Yen and William S. Davis. Ch. 54. Network routing tools and techniques / David C. Yen and William S. Davis. Ch. 55. Logic (process) flowcharts / William S. Davis. Ch. 56. Nassi-Shneiderman charts / William S. Davis. Ch. 57. Decision trees / William S. Davis. Ch. 58. Decision tables / William S. Davis. Ch. 59. Pseudocode / William S. Davis. Ch. 60. Structured English / William S. Davis. Ch. 61. Process design / David C. Yen and William S. Davis. Ch. 62. Structured program design / William S. Davis. Ch. 63. Structure charts / William S. Davis. Ch. 64. HIPO (hierarchy plus input-process-output) / William S. Davis. Ch. 65. Action diagrams / David C. Yen and William S. Davis. Ch. 66. Object-oriented software design / T. M. Rajkumar. Ch. 67. Knowledge representation / David C. Yen and William S. Davis. Ch. 68. Natural language processing / David C. Yen and William S. Davis. Ch. 69. Customizing commercial software / Dan Terrio and Maria Scott. Ch. 70. Documentation design / David C. Yen and William S. Davis. Ch. 71. Security / David C. Yen and William S. Davis. Ch. 72. General systems design principles / David C. Yen and William S. Davis. Ch. 73. Real-time system design / David C. Yen and William S. Davis -- Pt. VII. Testing and implementation. Ch. 74. The test plan / David C. Yen and William S. Davis. Ch. 75. Test data / David C. Yen and William S. Davis. Ch. 76. Implementation / David C. Yen and William S. Davis -- Pt. VIII. Operation and maintenance. Ch. 77. System controls / William S. Davis and David C. Yen. Ch. 78. Performance analysis / David C. Yen and William S. Davis. Ch. 79. Queuing Theory / Neil B. Marks. Ch. 80. Configuration management / David C. Yen and William S. Davis. Ch. 81. Maintenance / William S. Davis and David C. Yen. Ch. 82. Database administration / John "Skip" Benamati |
| Summary |
"The Information System Consultant's Handbook familiarizes systems analysts, systems designers, and information systems consultants with underlying principles, specific documentation, and methodologies."--BOOK JACKET. "Eighty-two chapters comprise the book, and each chapter covers a single tool, technique, set of principles, or methodology. The clear, concise narrative, supplemented with numerous illustrations and diagrams, makes the material accessible for readers - effectively outlining new and unfamiliar analysis and design topics."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web, by subscription to ENGnetBASE via CRC Press |
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System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader |
| Subject |
Management information systems -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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System analysis -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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System design -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Yen, David C.
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| LC no. |
98028765 |
| ISBN |
0849370019 (alk. paper) |
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