Developing Information Systems

Practical guidance for IT professionals

By (author) Tahir Ahmed, Julian Cox, Lynda Girvan, Alan Paul, Debra Paul, Peter Thompson Edited by James Cadle

Publication date:

01 September 2014

Length of book:

320 pages

Publisher

BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT

Dimensions:

244x170mm
7x10"

ISBN-13: 9781780172453

Systems development is the process of creating and maintaining information systems, including hardware, software, data, procedures and people. It combines technical expertise with business knowledge and management skill. This practical book provides a comprehensive introduction to the topic and can also be used as a handy reference guide. It discusses key elements of systems development and is the only textbook that supports the BCS Certificate in Systems Development.

Preface

1 Introduction to systems development

2 Lifecycle types and their rationales

3 Analysing the business need

4 Making a business case

5 Requirements engineering

6 Programming and development approaches

7 System modelling techniques

8 System design - 1

9 System design - 2

10 Solution-related architectures

11 Quality and testing

12 Implementation and changeover

13 Maintenance and evaluation

14 Solution development tools

This book is a timely update to the corpus on systems development. It is comprehensive, but consumable and good for reference thanks to its clear and well-signposted layout. Copious and clear diagrams are another excellent feature.