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本书是系统分析与设计的经典教材之一。本书由五个部分组成：第一部分给出系统开发的概貌，并简要介绍全书内容；第二部分讨论怎样评估项目可行性，建立基线项目；第三部分介绍系统需求的确定、过程建模、概念建模和最佳设计；第四部分介绍如何设计人机界面和数据库；第五部分介绍系统实现、操作和维护。此外书后还包括“面向对象分析与设计”和“敏捷方法”两个附录。全书按照系统开发生命周期进行组织，并且反应了SAD中的最新趋势，包括敏捷方法学、极限编程等新一代开发方法。此外，书中配有大量的习题和丰富的案例。.
本书适合作为信息管理、计算机科学、软件工程以及MBA等相关专业“系统分析与设计”课程的教材，同时也适合相关领域技术人员参考。
本书非常适合作为信息管理、计算机科学、软件工程以及MBA等相关专业“系统分析与设计”课程的教材。..
本书是美国信息系统教学改革的主要成果之一。全书按照现代信息系统最常用的SDLC模型进行组织，并反映了系统分析与设计的最新趋势，包括敏捷方法学、极限编程等新一代开发方法。此外，书中配有大量的习题和丰富的案例
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Contents
PART I　FOUNDATIONS FOR SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT　2
Chapter 1　The Systems Development Environment　2
What Is Information Systems Analysis and Design?　4
Systems Analysis and Design: Core Concepts　4
Systems　6
Definition of a System and Its Parts　6
Important System Concepts　7
A Modern Approach to Systems Analysis and Design　10
Your Role in Systems Development　11
Outsourcing　12
Sources of Software　13
Types of Information Systems and Systems Development　17
Transaction Processing Systems　18
Management Information Systems　18
Decision Support Systems　19
Information Systems: An Overview　19
Developing Information Systems and the Systems Development Life Cycle　20
Phase 1: Systems Planning and Selection　22
Phase 2: Systems Analysis　22
Phase 3: Systems Design　23
Phase 4: Systems Implementation and Operation　23
Approaches to Development　26
Prototyping　26
Computer-Assisted Software Engineering (CASE) Tools　26
Joint Application Design　27
Rapid Application Development　27
Participatory Design　29
Agile Methodologies　29
Key Points Review　30
Key Terms Checkpoint　31
Review Questions　32
Problems and Exercises　32
Discussion Questions　33
Case Problems　33
Chapter 2　Managing the Information Systems Project　36
Pine Valley Furniture Company Background　38
Managing the Information Systems Project　39
Initiating the Project　43
Planning the Project　46
Executing the Project　52
Closing Down the Project　54
Representing and Scheduling Project Plans　56
Representing Project Plans　57
Calculating Expected Time Durations Using PERT　58
Constructing a Gantt Chart and Network Diagram at Pine Valley Furniture　59
Using Project Management Software　62
Establishing a Project Starting Date　63
Entering Tasks and Assigning Task Relationships　63
Selecting a Scheduling Method to Review Project Reports　64
Key Points Review　65
Key Terms Checkpoint　66
Review Questions　67
Problems and Exercises　67
Discussion Questions　69
Case Problems　69
Case: Broadway Entertainment Company, Inc. Company Background　71
PART II　SYSTEMS PLANNING AND SELECTION　78
Chapter 3　Systems Planning and Selection　78
Identifying and Selecting Projects　80
The Process of Identifying and Selecting Information Systems Development Projects 80
Deliverables and Outcomes　83
Initiating and Planning Systems Development Projects　84
The Process of Initiating and Planning Systems Development Projects　84
Deliverables and Outcomes　85
Assessing Project Feasibility　86
Assessing Economic Feasibility　89
Assessing Other Feasibility Concerns　95
Building the Baseline Project Plan　96
Reviewing the Baseline Project Plan　100
PVF WebStore: Systems Planning and Selection　104
Internet Basics　104
Pine Valley Furniture WebStore　105
Key Points Review　108
Key Terms Checkpoint　109
Review Questions　110
Problems and Exercises　110
Discussion Questions　111
Case Problems　111
Case: Broadway Entertainment Company, Inc. Initiating and Planning a Web-Based Customer Relationship Management System　113
PART III　SYSTEMS ANALYSIS　118
Chapter 4　Determining System Requirements　118
Performing Requirements Determination　120
The Process of Determining Requirements　120
Deliverables and Outcomes　121
Requirements Structuring　122
Traditional Methods for Determining Requirements　122
Interviewing and Listening　122
Directly Observing Users　127
Analyzing Procedures and Other Documents　128
Modern Methods for Determining System Requirements　133
Joint Application Design　133
Using Prototyping during Requirements Determination　136
Radical Methods for Determining System Requirements　137
Identifying Processes t