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Assuming the Role of the Systems Analyst
Major Topics
Information
Categories
New Technologies
Advantages of Using the Web
Nature of Analysis and Design
Systems Analyst
Systems Development Life Cycle
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 2 (Continued)
Phase 3
Phase 3 (Continued)
Phase 4
Phase 4 (Continued)
Phase 5
Phase 5 (Continued)
Phase 6
Phase 6 (Continued)
Phase 7
Phase 7 (Continued)
Rapid Application Development
System Maintenance
System Enhancements
CASE Tools
CASE Tool Categories
Upper CASE
Lower CASE
Advantages of Generating Code
Reverse Engineering
Reverse Engineering (Continued)
Advantages of Reverse Engineering
Object-Oriented Analysis and Design
The Unified Modeling Language
Extreme Programming (XP)
Extreme Programming (XP) (Continued)
Alternate Methodologies
Understanding Organizational Style and Its Impact on Information Systems
Organizations
Organizational Environment
Open and Closed Systems
Virtual Organizations
Virtual Organization Advantages
Enterprise Resource Planning
Context-Level Data Flow Diagram (DFD)
Context-Level DFD Symbols
Data Flow Example
Entity-Relationship Diagrams (E-R Diagrams)
Entities
Fundamental Entity
Associative Entity
Attributive Entity
Relationships
Relationship Notation
Entity Relationship Example
Attributes
Creating Entity-Relationship Diagrams
Managerial Control
Operations Management
Middle Management
Strategic Management
Managerial Levels
Organizational Culture
Verbal Symbolism
Nonverbal Symbolism
Determining Feasibility and Managing Analysis and Design Activities
Project Initiation
Organizational Problems
Project Selection
Possibilities for Improvement
Feasibility Impact Grid (FIG)
Feasibility Impact Grid (FIG) (Continued)
Feasibility
Technical Feasibility
Economic Feasibility
Operational Feasibility
Activity Planning
Estimating Time
Gantt Charts
Gantt Chart Example
PERT Diagram
PERT Diagram Example
PERT Diagram Advantages
Timeboxing
Personal Information Manager Software
Team Management
Goal Setting
Ecommerce Project Management
Project Failures
The Planning Game
Information Gathering: Interactive Methods
Interviewing
Planning the Interview
Question Types
Open-Ended Questions
Disadvantages of Open-Ended Questions
Closed Interview Questions
Benefits of Closed Interview Questions
Disadvantages of Closed Interview Questions
Bipolar Questions and Probes
Probing Questions
Question Sequencing
Pyramid Structure
Funnel Structure
Diamond Structure
Closing the Interview
Interview Report
Joint Application Design (JAD)
When to Use JAD
JAD Personnel
Benefits of JAD
Drawbacks of Using JAD
Questionnaires
When to Use Questionnaires
Open-Ended and Closed Questions
Questionnaire Language
Measurement Scales
Nominal Scales
Interval Scales
Validity and Reliability
Problems with Scales
Leniency
Central Tendency
Halo Effect
Designing the Questionnaire
Order of Questions
Web Form Questionnaires
Methods of Administering the Questionnaire
Electronically Submitting Questionnaires
Prototyping, RAD, and Extreme Programming
Prototyping
Four Kinds of Prototypes
Patched-up Prototype
Nonoperational Scale Models
First-of-a-Series Prototype
Selected Features Prototype
Prototyping As an Alternative to the Systems Life Cycle
Prototype Development Guidelines
Prototype Disadvantages
Prototype Advantages
Rapid Application Development (RAD)
Requirements Planning Phase
RAD Design Workshop
Implementation Phase
RAD and the SDLC
When to Use RAD
Disadvantages of RAD
Four Basic Activities of XP
Four XP Core Practices
XP Relationships
XP Development Process
XP Stories
Agile Modeling
Agile Modeling (Continued)
Scrum
Using Data Flow Diagrams
Data Flow Diagrams
Advantages of the Data Flow Diagram Approach
External Entities
External Entities (Continued)
Processes
Data Stores
Data Flow
Developing Data Flow Diagrams
Data Flow Diagram Levels
Context-Level Data Flow Diagram
DFD Levels
Diagram 0
Child Diagrams
Child Diagrams (Continued)
Data Flow Diagram Errors
Logical Data Flow Diagrams
Data Flow Diagram Progression
Logical Data Flow Diagrams Advantages
CRUD
Transaction Files
Triggers and Events
Event Tables
Use Case and Data Flow Diagrams
Use Case
Partitioning
Reasons for Partitioning
Reasons for Partitioning (Continued)
Partitioning Web Sites
Analyzing Systems Using Data Dictionaries
Data Dictionary
Reasons for Using a Data Dictionary
The Repository
Data Dictionary Contents
Defining Data Flow
Defining Data Structures
Algebraic Notation
Repeating Groups
Repeating Groups (Continued)
Physical and Logical Data Structures
Physical Data Structures
Data Structure Example
Structural Records
General Structural Records
Structural Record Example
Defining Elements
Determining Element Length (Continued)
Data Truncation
Data Format
Personal Computer Formats
Defining Elements - Format
Defining Elements - Validation
Defining Elements (Continued)
Data Element Example
Defining Data Stores
Defining Data Stores (Continued)
Data Store Definition
Data Store Definition - Key Fields
Data Store Example - Part 1
Data Store Example - Part 2
Data Dictionary and Data Flow Diagram Levels
Data Dictionary and Data Flow Diagram Levels (Continued)
Creating Data Dictionaries
Determining Data Store Contents
Maintaining the Data Dictionary
Using the Data Dictionary
Creating Reports, Screens, Forms
Data Dictionary Analysis

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