Yourdon Systems Method: Model-Driven Systems Development

Yourdon Systems Method: Model-Driven Systems Development, 1/e

Yourdon, Inc., Raliegh, NC

Published March, 1993 by Prentice Hall PTR (ECS Professional)

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Summary

A classic statement on structured methodology, this reference provides the definitive description of the Yourdon Systems Method (YSM) and how it can be used for software systems development and support. Describes the models, tools, and methods of YSM, and covers enterprise activity and resource management as well as system modelling.

Features

describes the graphic and textual modelling tools used to build system or enterprise models.
shows how enterprise requirements are modelled.
explains how system projects make use of enterprise resources; how enterprise resources are put in place to support systems.
considers how an Essential Model is built to capture system requirements and takes account of the relationship between the system and the rest of the enterprise.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction.
2. Modeling Tools.
3. The Enterprise Essential Model.
4. The Relationship between Systems and the Enterprise.
5. The System Essential Model.
Appendices.
Bibliography.
Index.