Information Systems Development Methodologies, Techniques and Tools

Key features include: comprehensive coverage in one book of all major methodologies, techniques and tools; each element is treated separately and in depth; avoids confusing fundamental aspects of methodology with techniques and tools; provides reader with flexibility to read the book in a way which suits that individual's needs; extensively updated; widely used throughout the world for second and final year first degree courses and masters level students in computer science, information science and business courses at universities and colleges; and new sections in the methodology chapter on strategic information systems, business process re-engineering, object-oriented systems development and expert systems. Rich pictures, root definitions, conceptual models, object-orientation, structure diagrams and matrices have been added to the techniques chapter. New and important methodologies have also been included.