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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.
Customer Reviews:
"Just the facts ma'am".......2007-09-12
This book is a difficult read. Most writers infuse something of a personality into their writing, even a textbook. I read a lot of books, mostly non-fiction (programming books, networking books) with some fiction thrown in here and there. The authors may know about the subject and clearly they do, but I found myself reading the text in a monitone voice and my eyes glazing over every couple of sentences. Thats because each sentence is just another fact, freeze dried and stuck next to another fact and eventually you get a very wordy paragraph. Add them all together and you get pages and pages of facts.
I felt like someone took a vacuum and sucked out all of the life out of the text. Seriously, I was tempted to look at the preface to see if the authors added the instructions to "just add water before reading". It really is that dry.
If that is your reading style, then this book is for you. I couldn't read more than a couple of pages before having to take a break.
Expect a textbook, not a real "how to" lesson.......2007-01-26
I used this book for an online course and I really felt like I was slogging through it. Obviously it's a textbook, but there are probably books out there that get to the point in fewer words. Most chapters are 30-50 pages long, and though some of the examples are helpful, overall the impact of the material is lost in paragraphs that never end. I would say if you aren't in a course that is using this text as a supplement, buy something else. The examples aren't good enough to give you a sense of database structure or systems diagrams without some real world comparison.
It's OK.......2006-03-03
The data itself is fine. It does explain the information in an understandable way.
Unfortunately, the font is tiny to make up for the large parts of information in the margins. Also, there is a slight shine to the paper itself which gives a glare when reading the text.
Extremely thorough treatment of Systems Analysis..........2005-07-13
This summer, I took a class in which we read this entire book. Yes, all 600+ pages of text (thankfully we weren't tested on the index). This HUGE book presents a very thorough treament of the Systems Development Life Cycle and the profession of Systems Analysis. From Project Planning to System Maintenance, hardly a detail gets shunned.
The book overall emphasizes the traditional SDLC, but weaves in some discussion of newer methodologies such as: Extreme Programming, Object Oriented design, CASE tools, and other agile methodologies. And if anyone wants to know what a Systems Analyst does day to day on the job, Appendix 1 spells it out pretty thoroughly. Anyone thinking of becoming a Systems Analyst should at least read this appendix, if not the entire book.
The book doesn't emphasize customer service to a great degree. As a working Systems Analyst, I find that customer service skills come in handy every single day. Appendix 1 does mention this skill, but not in an overly detailed manner. Information Systems in general deemphasizes the customer side of things ("User error!!!" still gets mockingly shouted across many help desks and support centers), which accounts for some of the problems that the industry as a whole faces (sometimes we're a little too easy to outsource). So a little more on the importance of customer service might have improved the book.
In the end, this book is a textbook. The going gets rough in many places as details pile upon details. But to understand some of the complexities of system development, a detailed approach probably represents the best way to go. So if you're looking for pleasure reading, look elsewhere. But if you want a detailed, granular, sometimes heady, complex treatment of the analysis side of Systems Development, this book offers more than you'll need for the traditional approach to the SDLC. Those looking for details on XP or OOP should look elsewhere.
Good S.A.D Book.......2005-05-13
I used this book to learn system analysis and design while taking graduate course. The book is well-written and the layout is pretty good. The authors broke down the information in such way you can understand easily. The book also has some exercises that help you practice what you learn. I kept the book and plan to use it a reference. I will recommend it if you are serious about learning System Analysis and Design.
Average customer rating:
- E-commerce & business
- Comprehensive but pricey
- Everything you ever wanted to know, and then some...
- Doesn't Teach Much
- Excellent book with more really illustrations and exercises
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Systems Analysis and Design (6th Edition)
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Dynamic, comprehensive coverage makes this the perfect book on systems analysis and design, with a reader-friendly presentation of development, methods, tools, and techniques.
A variety of review questions and problems, an ongoing case study, and an Internet-based case study offer learners an understandable and motivating look at the SAD field.
For production supervisors and other business personnel in similar positions who want a working knowledgeâwithout the in-depth commandâof information systems.
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E-commerce & business.......2004-06-25
Please,,,,,,display that book's pages no 23,& 84 .book name:management information system(5th edition).
writer:james A.
Comprehensive but pricey.......2001-08-15
The text covers the topic with ample examples and diagrams, plus cases short and long. The level of detail is appropriate for a graduate level course. The book is too ... The authors could eliminate the chapter on the office environment. They should condense the chapters on questionnaires and system presentation. Another solution: put the lengthy end-of-chapter case material on a CD; it is doubtful that all of it is used in any course. Perhaps the authors have too much clout to be edited.
Everything you ever wanted to know, and then some..........2000-11-08
The Kendalls have definitely created a comprehensive book on systems analysis. Virtually every aspect is covered here, and in plenty of detail. There are plenty of review questions and problems, hypothetical consulting situations, an ongoing case-study, and even an associated web-based case study.
While being well written, I feel that this text may be a bit overdone. Most sections are longer than neccessary, over-explaining fairly obvious concepts. So although the reader can never complain about being short-changed, I would be amazed if any reader needed ALL of the explanations to understand what was being discussed.
I have also noticed a few cases of dated information creeping through from previous editions. One example is a discussion on groupware that talks about features of Windows for Workgroups and Windows NT, and mentions the 'upcoming' Chicago release. Chicago was the working name for Windows 95, which was hardly 'upcoming' for a text published in 1999.
It feels as if the Kendalls have been adding new information to their revised editions, but not revising thoroughly enough to remove old or out of date references. If a really good job of revision was done here, I think this text could be reduced by at least a hundred pages or so without any real loss of useful content.
Since it emphasises practice more than theory, it may not appeal to all types, but for anyone who needs to know HOW to be a systems analyst, this is probably the book to read.
Doesn't Teach Much.......2000-04-29
I used this book in my systems analysis and design course. First off, it is over priced. I understand that college books are expensive, but this one was too overpriced.
Second, it is not helpful. It spends chapters talking about how to get information from users. Did I really need several chapters to tell me to interview them, send out surveys, and observe them? That is kind of obvious information.
Following this course, I took a software development course. The two classes are in series. Techniques learned from this book did not help me. When it came time to write documents (project proposals, documents for external design and internal design phases, etc.) this book was no help. There were no examples of what should be in them.
Not helpful unless you are clueless as to where to begin. Even then it's not a tremendous help.
Excellent book with more really illustrations and exercises.......1999-11-11
I am Tran Ngoc Thuan An, student of Department of Information Technology, Hochiminh City University of Technology.
I read the book "System Analysis and Design" through my lecturer's instruction. His name is Nguyen Manh Tho, teaching the subject : System Analysis and Design.
I found in this book the full teachnique, examples, illustrations,demotrations and exercises with real applications.
I hope after finish the course, I could work as the System analysist or System Designer.
To me, this book just have 1 drawback. That's some chapter is still too theorical (e.g chapter 12,14,20,21). It's will better if the author give more exercise on these chapters.
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All New and Revised. Second Printing. Completely reformatted with updated contect (crisper and additional test questions, etc...). Photos and much more!!! Features Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 (SBS) Use the world's first book to profile Microsoft's new Small Business Specialist partner program to "get on the train" and improve your station in life as a small-medium business (SMB) consultant focused on Windows Small Business Server 2003 (SBS). This book tells you all you need to know to become a Small Business Specialist! All of the prerequisite certification exams and the sales assessment are covered in an "exam cram" format to help you "FAST PASS" your testing requirements. Special emphasis is placed on the 70-282 "Designing, Deploying, and Managing a Network Solution for a Small- and Medium-Sized Business." Dont delay use this SMB and SBS networking book to increase your financial net worth TODAY! This book is used by Microsoft in its' Small Business Specialist Hands On Lab, also used by Best Buy and other major Microsoft partners for internal training. SMB Nation uses this book for its' worldwide HP/Microsoft learning workshop tour.
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Might have been ok for exam before revision.......2007-06-16
I just passed the test today after studying this book. The exam is no longer based on SBS alone, and most questions 60% could not be answered by this book.
I did like the style though.
It was probably ok for the earlier test.
Less than I hoped.......2007-05-29
I purchased this book with the hope that it would help me prepare for the 70-282 exam. Actually, it appeared to be more of a topic over view for someone who has a great deal of experience with SBS 2003. I found that the author rambled a lot and left major gaps in the necessary information. There were a lot of references to material that was never explained, other than to plug two other books that he had written which supposedly had the answers. I didn't buy them because I felt the organization here was so poor. In addition, he provides case studies as quiz material, and the content involves questions on materials not covered in the text.
The other major problem is that this book is outdated. It doesn't cover SBS 2003 R2, nor does it handle Vista. As a result, some of the guidance is simply wrong now.
I finally purchased another book which has been very helpful in learning SBS 2003. I will go back through this book later before taking the exam, and hopefully it will be helpful then.
Worst book ever.......2007-04-30
This book is useless for the exam and useless for learning SBS 2003.
Could have put the whole book in less than 25 pages.
I would give negative star if I could.
It is what it is... which is not very good.......2007-03-11
The book does what it says... sort of. It is a prep guide. So there is some content that preps you... sort of.
The first chapter is probably the gayest first chapter I have ever read in any book... ever. It the "lets get excited!" chapter. The writer speaks down to you as if this simple exam is going to be the biggest accomplishment of your life and you will magically make "tons of money" once you get finished. If I was 16 years old, I would have loved it.
The worse part about the book is that none of the chapters have anything to do with preparing you for the test. The end of chapter quiz's, however, do.
They give you good questions and then good explanations as why the correct answer is correct. However, let me reiterate, It is a complete waste of time reading anything outside of the end of chapter quiz's. They are full of stupid jibber-jabber and contain absolutely NO useful information... I mean NONE. I challenge you to find one answer to any of the end of chapter quiz's that was even remotely discussed in the chapter that the quiz is for.
Warning! This is not an exam primer!.......2006-09-14
I was very disappointed with this book. Unfortunately, at the time, it was the only book out there that claimed to be geard toward the SBS exam.
Specific issues I came across were:
* They are very loose with terminology to the point of being vague, or ambiguous.
* They give detailed information (like telling us what the text mode of server installation does as opposed to GUI mode) but fail to mention if this knowledge is necessary for the exam.
* Many of the "sample" questions have no basis in what was covered in the previous chapters.
* The sample questions aren't even samples, as they were (by their own admission) written by someone who didn't take the exam and then edited by someone who did take it so as to remove any questions that were too much like the real thing!
* The phrase "We can't emphasize enough the importance of exact terminology" appears two pages after they give the definition of "MMC" as "Multimedia Command Set"! (It's "Microsoft Management Console".)
* In chapter 10 we are told that "top students. . . Selectively pick which topics are important and which are not [and] Have an innate sense to anticipate what content will be tested and what content will be ignored". Funny. I thought that's the kind of information I expected to find in this book.
The book was useful to me to get quickly familiar with SBS 2003, but it was certainly not the determining factor in my passing the exam. Microsoft's own online, free training was more informative.
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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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- Lots of concepts and theory. Very little hands-on guidance.
- Great Overview of SAP BW/NetWeaver Architecture
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"This book is insightful and thought-provoking for even the most seasoned SAP BW individual."
—Richard M. Dunning, Chair, American SAP Users Group
Written by the leading experts in the field, this comprehensive guide shows you how to implement the SAP Business Information Warehouse (BW) and create useful applications for business analysis of company-wide data. You'll quickly learn how to design, build, analyze, and administer the data and information in the SAP BW component. The authors present the material in a way that reflects the process an organization goes through during a software implementation.
They begin with an introduction to the fundamentals of data warehousing and business intelligence, helping you determine if SAP BW is right for your organization. The book then focuses on the business content and options available when trying to deliver value from the data stored in the SAP BW. And it includes a methodology for implementing the BW, such as data modeling and techniques for capturing and transforming data.
With this book, you'll discover the options available in SAP BW 3.0 and explore a new way to drive business performance. It will show you how to:
- Tackle such challenges as eliminating poor data quality
- Develop an information model in order to properly deploy SAP BW
- Utilize ETL, data storage, information access, analysis, and presentation services
- Schedule, monitor, archive, and troubleshoot data loads
- Effectively plan and manage the performance of a data warehouse
The companion Web site provides useful guides and templates for configuring your system, industry case studies, and additional updates.
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Lots of concepts and theory. Very little hands-on guidance........2007-08-15
This book does a good job of explaining BW concepts and theory. But there is no hands on guidance or step by step walkthroughs. After I understand the general workflow and overview of what is supposed to happen, I needed other books and guidance to figure out the specifics of what needs to get done.
For an SAP expert new to cubes and associated concepts, this would probably be very helpful. For someone like myself, who has used a few other BI/cube products, but is new to SAP, this book is a poor choice.
Great Overview of SAP BW/NetWeaver Architecture.......2007-07-17
This book does an excellent job of decoding the architecture of SAP BW/NetWeaver BI. I use the term "decoding" because SAP naming conventions are arcane to say the least. After reading this book you will have a much better understanding of how all SAP's data warehouse components work together, as well as to be able map SAP terms to industry standard terms. I found Chapter 7, "Data Access, Analysis and Information Distribution," to be particularly helpful in learning how third-party BI tools connect to SAP BW. The authors demonstrate a high degree of technical expertise, along with a very clear and succinct writing style. This is the best book I've read about SAP BW/NetWeaver.
Good to have overview of BW of SAP.......2007-02-23
This gives you good functional overview but not details for developers.
Um livro decepcionante.......2007-02-04
Comprei o livro baseado nos comentários, e nas informações divulgadas pela editora. Na contracapa a editora escreve: "the most updated information on how to use SAP BW to design, build, deploy, populate, access, analyze, present, and administer data." Na verdade, em vez de "how to use" deveriam escrever "theoretical guide". Eu fiz um dos cursos de BW da SAP, aquele que ensina a trabalhar com as queries de BW e ferramentas relacionadas. No curso aprendemos a trabalhar com os infocubos, mas não a criá-los. Como o livro recomendava a si mesmo para os leitores que querem informações sobre como fazer o design achei que seria interessante. Vou no índice procurar por "infocubes, design": sabem quantas páginas tem? Uma (1), apenas descrevendo teoricamente o que é um infocubo. O livro mais decepcionante que comprei nos últimos anos.
Good Book.......2006-05-02
I have been managing large BW environments for over 6 years. My people and I agree that this book is informative and worthwhile reading.
It's too bad that SAP hasn't created a desktop version of BW so we all could play with it offline and practice what we learn from books like this. But, I understand why they might not want to do so.
Enjoy the read.
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- Good explanations, some product bias
- More on the relationship between security issues and HA
- Even better than the first edition!
- Great book on system/data availability
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"Rely on this book for information on the technologies and methods you'll need to design and implement high-availability systems...It will help you transform the vision of always-on networks into a reality."-Dr. Eric Schmidt, Chairman and CEO, Novell Corporation
Your system will crash! The reason could be something as complex as network congestion or something as mundane as an operating system fault. The good news is that there are steps you can take to maximize your system availability and prevent serious downtime. This authoritative book will provide you with the tools to deploy a system with confidence. The authors guide you through the building of a network that runs with high availability, resiliency, and predictability. They clearly show you how to assess the elements of a system that can fail, select the appropriate level of reliability, and provide steps for designing, implementing, and testing your solution to reduce downtime to a minimum. All the while, they help you determine how much you can afford to spend by balancing costs and benefits. This book of practical, hands-on blueprints:
* Examines what can go wrong with the various components of your system
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* Provides techniques for improving network reliability and redundancy
* Reviews techniques for replicating data and applications to other systems across a network
* Offers guidance on application recovery
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Good explanations, some product bias.......2007-03-09
I knew very little about High Availability (HA) before I read this book. Now I feel I can hold my own with the propeller-heads in the data center.
The book gives a thorough treatment of the subject. The explanations were good; the graphics add value but are a little basic; also there is some favorable bias towards Veritas who originally published the book. (Veritas has some high availability software and services you can buy.) But overall a definite keeper. I recommend it if you're interested in High Availability design and concepts.
More on the relationship between security issues and HA.......2004-04-13
as I was reading this otherwise excellent book, I noticed that there was a very important theme (to my understanding), which wasn't honored enough attention; namely, issues relating to the `Secure Socket Layer' protocol and availability, which directly translates to money coming your or someone else's way.
How does it affect the HA and your web applications architecture? SSL Certificates in a HA setting? . . . etc. All diagrams would present the web farm directly facing the internet!?
I even stopped reading and went to the index looking for it and found that there were indeed two -very basic- blurbs on it on pages 301 and 352.
I know security is a theme by itself, but the relationship between security issues and HA is way too fundamental to simply skim over them. As a matter of fact I would say that number one issue affecting HA is security.
Also the book has a very SA oriented (am I talking about another book already? ;-)) style. I would like to read a little more about `the Physics' of it. For example, cosmic rays' (I am not joking), like neutrinos, influence on the proper/stable functioning of computers is greater than the, comparatively speaking, very anomalous `split brain' types of errors and more on, electric accidents, the effective use of ECC memory. Should it go in the Web servers, too, in addition to the data centers? Why?
Cabling and electromagnetic inductance issues are mentioned in the `Tales from the Field', but I could see some people expecting a more rounding explanation/solution to the `tales'. In the case in which they talk about a java web server people might have the impression that `Java' or its use in a web server was wrong, which
I could tell was most probably not the case, but the use of JSP without specifying the sessions shouldn't be automatically created, which is the default many developers forget.
Even better than the first edition!.......2004-04-06
I bought the first edition of this book, and it became so dog-eared from everyone borrowing it that I was about to order another, when I saw there was a secodn edition. This one is even better that the first. If you need action items and you need set-up help for providing the kind of network your boss wants and needs, this is the book for you.
Great book on system/data availability.......2004-02-29
Very good coverage of HA issues. Many people get a warm fuzzy having one piece of kit that is "reliable" or "redundant". To get substantial gains in availability requires a more complete systems view. This book reviews many aspects, and paths that can be taken towards increasing availability. I heartily recommended this book.
Broad coverage for a broad audience.......2003-12-31
Hal and Evan have produced an excellent overview of the field of reliable computer systems which is useful to system administrators, system architects and to non-technical people who need a general understanding of the field.
As a system architect with a programming background facing the task of designing a simple highly reliable system this provided an excellent perspective on the different issues and technologies. It left me well prepared to then delve into the product literature of specific products that addressed the issues relevant to the project.
I believe this would also be an excellent book for IT managers who are looking at commissioning a "high availability" system, whether from an external software integrator or an internal company IT department. In particular, it describes what is easily achievable, what is achievable only at great expense, and what is simply not doable. It also emphasises the roles and responsibilities of people involved in ongoing support of HA systems; this book clearly describes how creating such a system is not the end but the start of providing reliable services.
The reading will be challenging for those of non-technical background, but the book keeps its focus on why you would use each technology rather than simply how each is applied, which makes it relevant to a wide range of readers. It should also ensure that this book remains useful even as technologies change.
What this book does not do is provide a formula for setting up a system. It's a great first step, though.
In addition the writing is clear, structure and flow are good and mistakes are few. Not the lightest of reads, but then again this is a serious topic about systems worth serious money. And at 550-odd pages of dense reading material, this book is well worth investing in.
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RECORDS MANAGEMENT is a comprehensive introduction to the complex field of records management. Alphabetic filing rules are included, along with methods of storing and retrieving alphabetic, subject, numeric, and geographic records. Thorough coverage is provided for filing and maintenance of paper, automated, micro image, and electronic imaging records. For additional Student and Instructor Resources, visit the product companion site at http://read.swlearning.com.
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For those interested........2007-04-28
Well, needless to say, it's a dry topic, but the book does a good job of trying to lower the dullness by speaking in very plain English and making it a colorful, picture filled text.
The primary shortcoming of this book isn't so much the book itself, but the activity kit that corresponds with it. The shortcoming of it being that it does not tell you when things can be disposed of, so by the end of the semester, you are using "records" you used at the beginning of the semester with a thousand pieces of paper cluttering your way. I can give them some points for effort regarding efficiency, but they really need to include information that lets you declutter your space.
Additionally, as a word of caution, for those of you purchasing this book, make sure you are getting everything you need. This book can come individually, but often, at least for the class I took, you were required to get the above-stated activity package as well as a Blackboard Access Card (For those of us who do online courses.)
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Written primarily for undergraduates Systems Analysis & Design courses in CIS and MIS programs. It is designed for courses seeking a streamlined approach to the course due to course duration, lab assignments, or special projects. The text reflects current changes in systems analysis and design. The move to structured analysis and design in the late 1970s was considered to be a revolution in how systems development was conducted. We are undergoing another revolution in systems development now, as we move away from complex, plan-driven development to new approaches called "Agile Methodologies." Although the best known Agile Methodology is eXtreme Programming, there are many other approaches. More and more systems development involves the use of packages in combination with legacy applications and new modules. Coverage of the make versus buy decision and of the multiple sources of software and software components has been moved forward in the book to highlight the salience of these topics.
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Excellent textbook.......2006-06-21
As my headline suggests, this book is more suitable for the classroom environment than for the professional systems analyst or systems developer.
What the author did was to basically take the Zachman Framwork with all the columns and rows and explain every possible combination by using the usual modelling techniques (UML, DFDs, IDEF0, ERMs, CRUD matrix etc.). You therefore get a very - and I really mean VERY - broad overview over many of the current, state-of-the-art methods available to systems analysts (from data normalization to analyzing objectivied relationships).
I recommend you to read this book if you are someone from the academic world who wants to get a very good overview of the Zachman Framework. Especially if you are specifically interested in data analysis you will find this book to be very helpful.
aggreed there is no OOA.......2005-08-28
OOA is some "super magic" that uml people found it for commercial reasons.As Mr.Hay mentions there is no OOA.there is only "analysis" of the bussiness.
I am a bussiness owner and a coder for a long long time.The concept that david hay is talking about will take developers life time period to understand.
The most simple explanation is for the reviewer to look at his/heer database tables and see the replication places as they had no abstraction in mind when they were coding the "thing"(prefered design over analysis).
David Hay's,Len Silverstone's and Martin Fowlers(analysis patterns) should be read over and over again.it is like swimming u do not pick it up in the first try.
PS:These books are for an analists who can understand the meaning of polymorfism
PS2:By the way OO people even could not agree about compostion over aggregation ,method over operation.Keep in mind UML is a design tool should not be used like a "golden hammer"
It will broaden your horizons, but it is not a cookbook........2003-11-15
_Requirements Analysis_ is just the opposite of a book like Craig Larman's _Applying UML and Patterns_ or Ed Yourdon's _Modern Structured Analysis_. Both of those books--in fact, most books on analysis--present a single methodology and a single set of tools and notations, then walk you through the steps of the analysis process according to DeMarco or according to Jacobson or whatever.
David Hay is after larger fish in this book, or at least more fish: in these 400 pages, you will find a survey of more techniques and models than you probably could have dreamed of, from the very old to the very new, from the flashy to the obscure: data flow diagrams, UML, Object-Role Modeling, cybernetics, business rules, IDEF0, and on and on. This book will teach you a little bit about a whole lot of analysis techniques and what they can accomplish.
The material is all organized and discussed from the point of view of the Zachman Framework, a beautiful and expansive system that shows us how various techniques fit in to the "total picture" of the who, what, when, where, why and how of enterprises and information systems. It gives us a broader perspective, and often shows us where we are focusing too much on one or two aspects of a system, to the detriment of the others.
But this book is not a cookbook or a procedural guide to performing analysis. There is very little prescriptive advice, and relatively little on the nuts and bolts of what you should do and when. I don't want to suggest that is a shortcoming: it is intrinsic in the very nature of a survey-type book. If you have done some analysis work or studied one or more particular methodologies, this book will give you context and perspective and introduce you to new possibilities you probably weren't even aware of before.
But if you are approaching analysis for the first time, you need guidance more than you need options, and you may find this book more confusing than useful. You might, instead, want to look at _Applying UML and Patterns_(Larman) if you are approaching analysis from an object-oriented programming perspective; _Modern Structured Analysis_ (Yourdon) if you are coming from a more traditional Data-Flow and Entity-Relationship shop; or _Mastering the Requirements Process_ (Robertson)for a more generalized, but still procedural, perspective on requirements definition. Then, in six months or a year, open Mr. Hay's book and feel the horizons rushing back from your eyes. This is basically what I have done, and I'm very happy I did. David Hay has given me a larger context at a time when I can start to appreciate it, and new options at a time that they can be useful to me.
I should point out that I feel the book is not without its shortcomings.
--Mr. Hay gives pretty short shrift to Use Cases, which are emerging as a really useful technique for discovering and capturing functional requirements. This book talks about use cases, but clearly considers them of secondary value, burying them in a fairly obscure corner of the Framework. Craig Larman, Alistair Cockburn, Ivar Jacobson and Doug Rosenberg all have good titles out that place Use Cases in a more central role.
--Certain object-oriented techniques seem to have a pretty low opinion of Analysis work, or call things "analysis" that are more properly considered design. Mr. Hay makes some good points in response, but I can't help feeling he's going a little too far when he says things like "there is no such thing as object-oriented analysis." No less a figure in the world of methodology than Ed Yourdon would seem to disagree, unless the title of his book, "Object-Oriented Analysis," is some kind of very subtle joke. You may want to pick up an OO title or two, and see what conclusions you come to.
--Last of all, I found the treatment of some of the areas of the Framework to be esoteric and difficult to follow. Most notable here is the discussion of business rules that makes up the book's treatment of the Motivation, or "why," column. I realize that business rules thinking is still in its infancy, but the presentation in the book is too nebulous, academic and abstract to come to any kind of grips with--it was like trying to learn the UML by looking at the "meta-model" documents. Another example is in the People, or "who," column, which consists of a very academic treatment of the science of "cybernetics." Intriguing, but darned if I got much of practical use out of it. Shouldn't the People column have something to do with characterizing and categorizing users, their preferences, environments, levels of experience? Perhaps all the stuff on cybernetics _does_ that, but it was all a little too rarefied for me to follow.
In summary, this was a very valuable book for me. I'm a better analyst for having read it, and I have a whole list of new things to think about and learn about (including the above-mentioned business rules and cybernetics). I can't recommend this as a _first_ book on analysis, but I can heartily recommend it to anyone who wants to learn _more_ about analysis.
Giving the Zachman framework a new lease on life.......2003-04-16
'Rather than reviewing requirement analysis from the perspective of a particular implementation of technology, this book views it as fundamentally an architecture process. This books premise is that requirements analysis is the translation of a set of business owners' view of the enterprise to a single, comprehensive architectural view of that enterprise'
David inspired by the Zachman framework shows how various methodologies and techniques can be organised for a omprehensive requirements analysis approach leading to an architecture solution. This book really brings forward the briliance of the Zachman framework. It gives a new perspective on Zachman and brings the framework back into the contempory enterprise strategies framework.
David shows not only how to avoid the common mistake of building an architecture from a single business view but also how to integrate various views into a common architectural view.
The book keeps to it focus on "Requirement analysis" and the reader is not really helped to go beyond the requirement analysis phase into the design and implementation phases. A good reference to have for people with an appetite for enterprise architecture strategies
Good on data modeling, but little else.......2003-03-20
I had a good book on OO analysis and the UML, but though it weak on data modeling and business rules. So I went looking...
I read the 4 reviews on this page and purchased the book. Given the reviews and the fact that it was just published, I thought I would be getting a book that unifies a broad sweep of modern analysis techniques (OO, UML, Data Modeling, Design Patterns, Business Rules, Requirements Gathering Techniques, Iterative Development, etc.).
On the contrary, I received a book that is 90% data modeling biased and steeped-in analysis techniques of the pre-OO era, such as data flow diagrams (people still use these?). This looks like a book I had in school 10 years ago.
There are passing and, at best, cursory references to UML modeling approaches, but that is all that is in this book with respect to modern OO approaches.
There is absolutely nothing said with regards to Design Patterns nor an iterative approach to building systems and mitigating risk. I find this lack of coverage absolutely incredible in a software requirements analysis book published in 2003. Unbelievable!
Ten years ago, this book might have been considered a good benchmark. Not today. This author's sole idea of architecture is the data model and functional decomposition. Ugh.
If you are weak on relational data modeling, this book has redeeming value. Otherwise, if you are trying to figure-out how to elaborate requirements and transform them into a working OO system using UML, Design Patterns, and an iterative approach, I highly recommend Craig Larman's top-notch "Applying UML and Patterns: ...". It really sets the standard.
The Larman book is weak on data modeling and business rules - which I thought Hay's book would address better (and is why I bought it sight unseen). It does, but at the expense of everything else.
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In Document Management for the Enterprise, Michael Sutton clearly defines and simplifies the principles of document engineering and management. He arms you with a set of proven techniques and methods for planning, building, and maintaining automated systems for fast and efficient storage and retrieval of documents and forms. And, with the help of numerous case studies, he shows you how to avoid common pitfalls and how to overcome frequently encountered obstacles. The most up-to-date, comprehensive, hands-on guide to the engineering and management of enterprise document management systems, Document Management for the Enterprise:
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Hard stuff worth reading undoubtedly.......1999-06-18
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