Barbara Haley Wixom

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Systems Analysis and Design With Uml Version 2.0: An Object-Oriented Approach

Barbara Haley Wixom; Alan Dennis; David Tegarden

A modern, hands-on approach to doing SAD--in UML!
Get the core skills you need to actually do systems analysis and design with this highly practical, hands-on approach to SAD using UML! Authors Alan Dennis, Barbara Haley Wixom, and David Tegarden guide you through each part of the SAD process, with clear explanations of what it is and how to implement it, along with detailed examples and exercises that allow you to practice what you've learned.
Now updated to include UML Version 2.0 and revised, this Second Edition features a new chapter on the Unified Process, increased coverage of project management, and more examples.
Highlights
* Written in UML: The text takes a contemporary, object-oriented approach using UML.
* Focus on doing SAD: After presenting the how and what of each major technique, the text guides you through practice problems and then invites you to use the technique in a project.
* Rich examples of both success and failure: Concepts in Action boxes describe how real companies succeeded and failed in performing the activities in the chapters.
* Project approach: Each chapter focuses on a different step in the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process. Topics are presented in the order in which they are encountered in a typical project.
* A running case: This case threaded throughout the text allows you to apply each concept you have learned.

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Systems Analysis and Design

Barbara Haley Wixom; Alan Dennis

Wanted: Intelligent, Motivated Individuals for High-Paying Systems Analyst and Design Positions! This practical, no-nonsense textbook provides you with the rich foundation you need to enter the exciting field of systems analysis and design, and helps you gain the core skills that will ensure a successful and rewarding career! Each chapter in the text describes one part of the SAD process, provides clear explanations on how to do it, gives a detailed example, and then includes exercises that allow you to practice what you’ve learned. The focus is on the specific tasks that analysts need to accomplish over the course of a project, and the deliverables that will be produced from the tasks. As you complete the book, tasks are checked off and deliverables completed and filed in a Project Binder. Along the way, you are reminded of your progress using roadmaps that indicate where the current task fits into the larger context of SAD. The result is that you come to understand how to use this process in a real situation, and acquire key skills that you’ll use throughout your career. Other Features of the Text

• A running case integrated throughout gives you the chance to apply each new skill they learn.
• Object-oriented techniques currently used in practice are introduced.
• Stories, feedback, and advice from a diverse group of IS professionals and consultants provide real-world insight.
• Topics are presented in the order in which an analyst encounters them in a typical project.
• Each chapter has several mini-cases that give an example of a real-life situation to illustrate key concepts in action.

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Other editions: Hardcover - 2002

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Systems Analysis and Design: An Object-Oriented Approach With Uml

Barbara Haley Wixom; Alan Dennis; David Tegarden

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Systems Analysis and Design: An Applied Approach

Barbara Haley Wixom; Alan Dennis

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