Systems Analysis & Design Methods

This text for practical graduate and undergraduate courses in information systems development discusses systems analysis and development methodology, and describes activities, tools, and techniques for analyzing business requirements for an improved system in the front-end, middle life, and back-end cycles. The authors also provide modules on phases of systems development that span life cycles, such as project management, information gathering, cost- benefit analysis, and joint application development. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR