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BL
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592324
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b421543
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Ahmed, Tahir.
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Developing Information Systems : : Practical guidance for IT professionals.
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1 online resource (322 pages)
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9781780172460
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: 178017246X
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: 9781780172477
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: 1780172478
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9781780172453
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| Notes
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Enterprise architecture
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Cover; Copyright; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES; AUTHORS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; 1 INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT; CONTENTS OF THIS CHAPTER; WHAT IS SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT?; SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER DISCIPLINES; OFFSHORING AND OUTSOURCING OF SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT; IN THE REST OF THIS BOOK; FURTHER READING; 2 LIFECYCLE TYPES AND THEIR RATIONALES; CONTENTS OF THIS CHAPTER; INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT LIFECYCLES; WHAT WE MEAN BY 'SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT LIFECYCLE'; LIFECYCLES BASED ON THE LINEAR APPROACH; LIFECYCLES BASED ON THE EVOLUTIONARY APPROACH; THE IMPACT OF AGILE
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Hybrid approachesdevelopment approaches and methods; how to choose an approach; references; further reading; 3 analysing the business need; contents of this chapter; introduction; business analysis; the place of business analysis in the development lifecycle; outcomes from business analysis; conclusion; references; further reading; 4 making a business case; contents of this chapter; the purpose of a business case; the business case and the development lifecycle; feasibility checking; elements of a business case; identifying, evaluating and selecting options; cost-benefit analysis
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Risk analysisimpact analysis; investment appraisal techniques; further reading; 5 requirements engineering; contents of this chapter; requirements engineering defined; a framework for requirements engineering; roles in requirements engineering; requirements elicitation; business analysis techniques; requirements analysis; requirements validation; requirements documentation; requirements management; requirements engineering and agile development; requirements engineering and off-the-shelf solutions; references; further reading; 6 programming and development approaches; contents of this chapter
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Approaches to developmentbuild or buy?; component-based development; development methodologies; software engineering paradigms; the influence of technological advances; references; further reading; 7 system modelling techniques; contents of this chapter; what is modelling?; rationale for modelling; multiple models and views; pre-uml modelling techniques; the unified modelling language (uml); abstraction, levelling and scope; opaqueness of model elements; levels of models and model elements; cross-referencing models, facets, perspectives and traceability
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Documentation and specification with modelsconclusion; references; 8 systems design -- 1; contents of this chapter; objective of systems design; constraints upon systems design; systems design in the development lifecycle; the scope of design; process design; references and further reading; 9 systems design -- 2; contents of this chapter; data design; security and control design; logical and physical design; design patterns; references; further reading; 10 solution-related architectures; contents of this chapter; introduction; architecture patterns; communication and interoperation patterns
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Systems development is the process of creating and maintaining information systems. This practical book provides a comprehensive introduction to the topic and can also be used as a handy reference guide by those already working in the field. It is the only textbook that supports the BCS Certificate in Systems Development
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Computer science-- Congresses.
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Database management, Congresses.
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Information storage and retrieval systems-- Congresses.
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System design.
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| Dewey Classification
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005.74
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QA75.5
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Cox, Julian.
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Girvan, Lynda.
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Paul, Alan.
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Paul, Debra.
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Thompson, Pete.
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Cadle, James.
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