The Nature of Systems -- Players in the Systems Game -- Tools of Structured Analysis -- The Project Life Cycle -- Major Issues in Systems Analysis Development -- Changes in Systems Analysis -- Modeling Tools -- Characteristics of Modeling Tools -- Dataflow Diagrams -- The Data Dictionary -- Process Specifications -- Entity-Relationship Diagrams -- State-Transition Diagrams -- Balancing the Models -- Additional Modeling Tools -- Modeling Tools for Project Management -- The Analysis Process -- The Essential Model -- The Environmental Model -- Building a Preliminary Behavioral Model -- Finishing the Behavioral Model -- The User Implementation Model -- Follow-On Issues -- Moving into Design -- Programming and Testing -- Maintaining the Specification -- The Future of Structured Analysis -- Automated Tools -- Estimating Guidelines -- Cost-Benefit Calculations -- Walkthroughs and Inspections -- Interviewing and Data-Gathering Techniques -- The Yourdon Press Case Study -- Case Study: The Elevator System
