INFORMATION ENGINEERING: STRATEGIC SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT

Part one: Introduction. Chapter 1: Introduction to strategic systems development. 1.1 Strategic planning. 1.2 Information engineering. 1.3 Analysis and design methods. 1.4 How to use this book. 1.5 Summary. Part two: Information engineering concepts. Chapter 2: Introduction to data modeling. 2.1 Data modeling. 2.2 Data entities. 2.3 Data attributes. 2.4 Entity list documentation conventions. 2.5 Summary. Chapter 3: Data mapping conventions. 3.1 Data associations. 3.2 Policies and strategies. 3.3 Entity dependency. 3.4 Entity cycle. 3.5 Developing a data map. 3.6 Summary. Chapter 4: Business normalization. 4.1 The rules of business normalization. 4.2 Summary. Chapter 5: Process modeling. 5.1 Traditional program development. 5.2 Process modeling concepts. 5.3 Logic normalization. 5.4 Summary. Chapter 6: Implementing process models. 6.1 Data flow diagrams and data models. 6.2 Benefits of process modeling. 6.3 Summary. Chapter 7: Information engineering projects. 7.1 The analysis phase. 7.2 Strategic planning. 7.3 Summary. Part three-Strategic planning. Chapter 8: Introduction to strategic planning. 8.1 Strategic planning methods. 8.2 Strategic management planning stages. 8.3 Stage 1-Identifying the current plan. 8.4 Summary. Chapter 9: Evaluation of current strategy. 9.1 Strategic thinking and strategic analysis. 9.2 Stage 2-Evaluation of current strategy. 9.3 Summary. Chapter 10: Internal appraisal. 10.1 Stage 3: Setting strategic direction. 10.2 Summary. Chapter 11: External appraisal. 11.1 Step 2: External appraisal. 11.2 External appraisal of XYZ. 11.3 Summary. Chapter 12: Strategic evaluation 12.1 Strategic management. 12.2 Strategic alternatives. 12.3 Step-3: Strategic evaluation. 12.4 Summary. Chapter 13: Developing a strategic model. 13.1 Inttroduction. 13.2 Strategic modeling. Chapter 4: Defining organization structure. 14.1 Dynamic modeling. 14.2 Defining organization structure. 14.3 Preparing for strategic implementation. 14.4 Summary. Part four: Systems development. Chapter 15: Strategic modeling of a priority area. 15.1 The selected priority area. 15.2 Summary. Chapter 16: Tactical modeling. 16.1 Case investigation functional area. 16.2 Summary. Chapter 17: Data model analysis. 17.1 Data modeling case products. 17.2 Data model documentation. 17.3 Data model analysis. 17.4Management review. 17.5 Summary. Chapter 18: Operational modeling. 18.1 Operational modeling strategies. 18.2 Operational modeling example. 18.3 Physical attributes definition. 18.4 Summary. Chapter 19: Process modeling. 19.1 Developing process models. 19.2 Benefits of process modeling. 19.3 Summary. Chapter 20: Software tools for implementation. 20.1 DBMS products and development tools. 20.2 Relational data base concepts. 20.3 Using ORACLE SQL* forms. 20.4 summary. Chapter 21: Development of data entry screens. 21.1 Systems development responsibilities. 21.2 Primary and foreign keys. 21.3 Defining SQL indexes. 21.4 Data entry and application forms. 21.5 Using default data entry screens. 21.6 Refining default data entry screens. 21.7 Typical triggers for data entry. 21.8 Copying and referencing objects. 21.9 Testing a modified block. 21.10 Summary. Chapter 22: Development of application systems. 22.1 Priority application screens. 22.2 Other application screens. 22.3 Developing application systems 22.4 Developing complex systems. 22.5 Linking applications with SQL* menu. 22.6 Capacity planning and performance. 22.7 Summary. Chapter 23: Information engineering in context. 23.1 Information engineering review. 23.2 Systems development issues. 23.3 Strategic planning issues. 23.4 The criteria for success. 23.5 Concluding remarks.

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