Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #448259 in Books
• Published on: 2004-08-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 544 pages

From the Back Cover
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.

About the Author
Dr. Alan R. Dennis is a professor of internet systems at Indiana  University.  He has written over 60 journal articles and has published 4 books.  He is the senior editor for the MIS Quarterly and also serves on the editorial board for the Journal of MIS, Association for MIS, Computer Mediated Communication and the International Journal of e-Collaboration.

Customer Reviews

Outstanding Reference on UML 2.0 & System Design
I have looked at over twenty books on UML and its updates over the past few years, and this book is a gem.

It is concise, and provides a clear picture of the entire systems design process

It shows how UML 2.0 can be used to support system requirements capture, specification, analysis, and design.

It clearly says what is important and what is not, and what is not covered in the book.

Very pleasing to look at visually, with nice pictures and colors, and very good use of footnotes.

I would recommend this highly to all university faculty considering creating or teaching a course in system design using UML. Excellent job by the authors in exceeding the goals and expectations set by this book.

The above views are my personal views, and don't reflect those of any other institution.

I am using parts of it at a graduate course I teach at Georgia Tech.

Pragmatic and consise!
The book offers a very pragmatic approach to the subject of system analysis and design. It also has the advantage of not being dispersive, so the reader does never loose the focus. Repetition occurs only occasionally, for concepts that may be more hostile to digest.

The only thing that I reckon is missing is a support with some templates that is possible to use (e.g. a CD-ROM with examples of analysis and design).

Overall, I would say is a very good deal! Definitely worth having it!

Not so hot
After reading a couple of 'classic' system analysis texts I felt I needed to read about system analysis and UML. This title had some good reviews so I purchased a copy.

This book did cover both system analysis and UML, but I felt that it did not cover either well. I had a hard time engaging with the content and linking it with my existing knowledge of UML and systems analysis.

If you are interested in UML and systems analysis I would recommend reading "Modern Structured Analysis" (Yourdon Press Computing Series) by Edward Yourdon, and finding a good UML 2 text (I'm lookging for one now).

For the price, I was expecting a much better book.