CONTENTS Preface xxiii PART 1 Foundations for Systems Development 1 1 The Systems Development Environment 3 2 The Origins of Software 31 3 Managing the Information Systems Project 47 PART 2 Planning 91 4 Identifying and Selecting Systems Development Projects 94 5 Initiating and Planning Systems Development Projects 124 PART 3 Analysis 161 6 Determining System Requirements 164 7 Structuring System Process Requirements 200 8 Structuring System Logic RequiremefcJ37 9 Structuring System Data RequiremeritTTsB PART 4 Design 297 10 Designing Databases 300 11 Designing Forms and Reports 340 12 Designing Interfaces and Dialogues 369 13 Finalizing Design Specifications 407 14 Designing Distributed and Internet Systems 430 PART 5 Implementation and Maintenance 469 15 System Implementation 472 16 Maintaining Information Systems 512 Glossary of Terms 535 Acronym Glossary 545 Index 547