Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1.From Beginning to End: An Overview of Systems Analysis and Design -- Software Development and Systems Analysis and Design -- The System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) -- Iterative Development -- Introduction to Ridgeline Mountain Outfitters (RMO) -- Developing RMO's Tradeshow System -- Where You Are Headed-The Rest of This Book -- Chapter Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Problem and Exercises -- Chapter case -- 2.Investigating System Requirements -- Overview -- The RMO Consolidated Sales and Marketing System Project -- Systems Analysis Activities -- What Are Requirements? -- Stakeholders -- Information-Gathering Techniques -- Models and Modeling -- Documenting Workflows with Activity Diagrams -- Chapter Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Problems and Exercises -- Case Study -- Running Case Studies -- Further Resources -- 3.Identifying User Stories and Use Cases -- Overview -- User Stories and Use Cases -- Use Cases and the User Goal Technique -- Use Cases and Event Decomposition -- Use Cases in the Ridgeline Mountain -- Outfitters Case -- Chapter Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Problems and Exercises -- Case Study -- Running Case Studies -- Further Resources -- 4.Domain Modeling -- Overview -- "Things" in the Problem Domain -- The Entity-Relationship Diagram -- The Domain Model Class Diagram -- The State Machine Diagram-Identifying Object Behavior -- Chapter Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Problems and Exercises -- Case Study -- Running Case Studies -- Further Resources -- 5.Use Case Modeling -- Overview -- Use Case Descriptions -- Activity Diagrams for Use Cases -- The System Sequence Diagram-Identifying Inputs and Outputs -- SSD Notation -- Use Cases and CRUD -- Integrating Requirements Models -- Chapter Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Problems and Exercises -- Case Study -- Running Case Studies -- Further Resources -- 6.Foundations for Systems Design -- Overview -- What Is Systems Design? -- Design Activities -- System Controls and Security -- Chapter Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Problems and Exercises -- Case Study -- Running Case Studies -- Further Resources -- 7.Defining the System Architecture -- Overview -- Anatomy of a Modern System -- Architectural Concepts -- Interoperability -- Architectural Diagrams -- Describing the Environment -- Designing Application Components -- Chapter Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Problems and Exercises -- Case Study -- Running Case Studies -- Further Resources -- 8.Designing the User Interface -- Overview -- Understanding the User Experience and the User Interface -- Fundamental Principles of User-Interface Design -- Transitioning from Analysis to User-Interface Design -- User-Interface Design -- Designing Reports, Statements, and Turnaround Documents -- Chapter Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Problems and Exercises -- Case Study -- Running Case Studies -- Further Resources -- 9.Designing the Database -- Overview -- Databases and Database Management Systems -- Database Design and Administration -- Relational Databases -- Distributed Database Architectures -- Protecting the Database -- Chapter Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Problems and Exercises -- Case Study -- Running Case Studies -- Further Resources -- 10.Approaches to System Development -- Overview -- The System Development Life Cycle -- Methodologies, Models, Tools, and Techniques -- Agile Development -- The Unified Process, Extreme Programming, and Scrum -- Chapter Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Problems and Exercises -- Case Study -- Running Case Studies -- Further Resources -- 11.Project Planning and Project Management -- Overview -- Principles of Project Management -- Activities of Core Process 1: Identify the Problem and Obtain Approval -- Activities of Core Process 2: Plan and Monitor the Project -- Chapter Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Problems and Exercises -- Case Study -- Running Case Studies -- Further Resources -- 12.Object-Oriented Design: Fundamentals -- Overview -- Object-Oriented Design: Bridging from Analysis to Implementation -- Steps of Object-Oriented Design -- Design Classes and the Design Class Diagram -- Designing with CRC Cards -- Fundamental Principles for Good Design -- Chapter Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Problems and Exercises -- Case Study -- Running Case Studies -- Further Resources -- 13.Object-Oriented Design: Use Case Realization -- Overview -- Object-Oriented Design with Interaction Diagrams -- Use Case Realization with Communication Diagrams -- Use Case Realization with Sequence Diagrams -- Developing a Multilayer Design -- Updating and Packaging the Design Classes -- Design Patterns -- Chapter Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Problems and Exercises -- Case Study -- Running Case Studies -- Further Resources -- 14.Deploying the New System -- Overview -- Testing -- Deployment Activities -- Managing Implementation, Testing, and Deployment -- Putting It All Together-RMO Revisited -- Chapter Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Problems and Exercises -- Case Study -- Running Case Studies -- Further Resources.