Requirements Analysis: From Business Views to Architecture

ISBN: 0132762005
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2001
Pages: 129

Authors: David C. Hay

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Requirements Analysis: From Business Views to Architecture
Table of Contents
Copyright
Foreword
Preface
The Inspiration for This Book: Object-Oriented Analysis
About the Book
The Important Stuff
Acknowledgments
Introduction
About Requirements Analysis
From Analysis to Design
About This Book
Chapter 1. A Framework for Architecture
The Zachman Framework
The Architecture Framework
The Analysis Process
Implications
Chapter 2. Managing Projects
Introduction
Summary of Development Phases
About Strategy
About Requirements Analysis
Process One: Define Scope
Process Two: Plan the Process
Process Three: Gather Information
Process Four: Describe the Enterprise
Process Five: Define What Is Required of a New System
Process Six: Determine the Existing Systems Environment
Process Seven: Plan for Transition
Summary
Chapter 3. Column One: Data
Views of Data
A Brief History of Data Architecture
Advanced Data ManagementMeta-data
GraphicsData Modeling
Using EntityRelationship and Object Models
Normalization
Data Modeling Conventions
EntityRelationship Model Validation
The Requirements Analysis DeliverableColumn One
Data and the Other Columns
Conclusion
Chapter 4. Column Two: Activities
From the Business Owners View to the Architect s View
Approach
Function Hierarchies
Dependency Diagrams
Data Flow Diagrams
IDEF0
The UML Activity Diagram
Interaction Diagrams
Use Cases
A Word About Business Process Re-engineering
Detailed Function and Process Documentation
Implications of Analyzing Activities
The Requirements Analysis DeliverableColumn Two
Activities and the Other Columns
Chapter 5. Column Four: People and Organizations
How to Organize the Enterprise (Row One)
Row Two: The Business Owner s View
Row Three: The Nature of a (Human) System
Implications of This Model
System Use
Requirements Analysis DeliverableColumn Four
People, Organizations, and the Other Columns
Chapter 6. Column Three: Locations
Row TwoGeography
Row ThreeNetwork (and the Other Columns)
The Requirements Analysis DeliverableColumn Three
Chapter 7. Column Five: Timing
Introduction
Row One: Scope
Row Two: The Business Owner s View
Row Three: The Architect s View
The Requirements Analysis DeliverableColumn Five
Timing and the Other Columns
Conclusion
Chapter 8. Column Six: Motivation
Introduction
Row One: Scope
Row Two: Business Owners Views
Row Three: Architect s View
Requirements Analysis DeliverableColumn Six
Motivation and the Other Columns
Conclusion
Appendix A. The Zachman Framework
Appendix B. A Comparison of Data Modeling Techniquesbr(Syntactic Conventions)
Peter Chen
Information Engineering
Richard Barker s Notation (as Used by Oracle Corporation)
IDEF1X
Object-Role Modeling (ORM)
The Unified Modeling Language (UML)
Extensible Markup Language (XML)
Recommendations
Appendix C. The Business Rules Group Motivation Model
Appendix D. The Business Rules Group and David C. Hay Modified Motivation Model
Glossary
Bibliography
INDEX
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