Kurbel The Making of Information Systems

Software Engineering and Management in a Globalized World
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-3-540-79261-1
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 591 Seiten

Information systems (IS) are the backbone of any organization today, supporting all major business processes. This book deals with the question: how do these systems come into existence? It gives a comprehensive coverage of managerial, methodological and technological aspects including: Management decisions before and during IS development, acquisition and implementation Project management Requirements engineering and design using UML Implementation, testing and customization Software architecture and platforms Tool support (CASE tools, IDEs, collaboration tools) The book takes into account that for most organizations today, inhouse development is only one of several options to obtain an IS. A good deal of IS development has moved to software vendors - be it domestic, offshore or multinational software firms. Since an increasing share of this work is done in Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and Africa, the making of information systems is discussed within a global context.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kurbel, Karl E.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Preface;5
2;Table of Contents;9
3;The Digital Firm;13
3.1;1.1 The Role of Information Systems;15
3.2;1.2 Information Systems in the Enterprise;18
3.3;1.3 The Role of Information Systems Development;32
4;Managing the Making of IS;39
4.1;2.1 Creating the Idea;40
4.2;2.2 Management Decisions;44
4.3;2.3 Global Options: Outsourcing and Offshoring;60
4.4;2.4 The Business Value of IS: Costs and Benefits;81
5;Information Systems Architecture;107
5.1;3.1 What is an Architecture?;107
5.2;3.2 Common Architectural Patterns;110
5.3;3.3 Service- oriented Architecture ( SOA);117
5.4;3.4 Enterprise Service- oriented Architecture;128
5.5; 3.5 Platforms;134
6;Developing Information Systems;167
6.1;4.1 Starting with a Problem Specification;168
6.2;4.2 Process Models and ISD Paradigms;170
6.3; 4.3 Rational Unified Process ( RUP);196
6.4;4.4 Non- conventional Approaches to Information Systems Development;217
6.5;4.5 Offshoring Process Models;235
7;Analysis and Design;247
7.1;5.1 Requirements Engineering ( RE);248
7.2;5.2 Design;287
7.3;5.3 Upper CASE;352
8;Implementation and Testing;365
8.1;6.1 Implementing the Design;366
8.2;6.2 Lower CASE;390
8.3;6.3 Testing;398
9;Implementing Standard Software;439
9.1;7.1 Standard vs. Individual Software;440
9.2; 7.2 Process Models for Standard Software Implementation;443
9.3;7.3 Customizing Standard Software;457
9.4;7.4 Integrating Standard Software into the Information Systems Landscape;469
9.5;7.5 Legacy Systems;478
10;Software Project Management;485
10.1;8.1 Project Management Overview;486
10.2;8.2 Project Planning;495
10.3;8.3 Project Execution and Control;522
10.4;8.4 Multi- project Management;530
10.5;8.5 Managing Globally Distributed Projects;536
11;Tooling Support for ISD;545
11.1;9.1 Fundamental Tools;546
11.2;9.2 Combining Fundamental Tools;555
11.3;9.3 Project- wide Tools;567
11.4;9.4 Summary and Outlook;577
12;References;579
13;Index;595