Includes bibliographical references and index.

. FOUNDATIONS FOR SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT. 1. The Systems Development Environment. 2. Succeeding as a Systems Analyst. 3. Managing the Information Systems Project. 4. Automated Tools for Systems Development. II. MAKING THE BUSINESS CASE. 5. Identifying and Selecting Systems Development Projects. 6. Initiating and Planning Systems Development Projects. III. ANALYSIS. 7. Determining System Requirements. 8. Structuring System Requirements: Process Making. 9. Structuring System Requirements: Logic Modeling. 10. Structuring System Requirements: Conceptual Data Modeling. 11. Selecting the Best Alternative Design Strategy. IV. BLENDING ANALYSIS AND DESIGN. 12. Object-Oriented Analysis and Design. 13. Rapid Application Development. V. LOGICAL AND PHYSICAL DESIGN. 14. Designing Forms and Reports. 15. Designing Interfaces and Dialogues. 16. Designing Databases: Logical Data Modeling. 17. Designing Physical Files and Databases. 18. Designing the Internals: Program and Process Design. 19. Designing Distributed Systems. VI. IMPLEMENTATION AND MAINTENANCE. 20. System Implementation: Documenting, Testing, and Installation. 21. Maintaining Information Systems.

The second edition of Modern Systems Analysis and Design emphasizes the business perspective and focuses on emerging human, organizational, and technical skills needed by information systems professionals.