Case* Method: Tasks And Deliverables

About Case Method: Tasks and Deliverables Analysts, project leaders and system developers can now build integrated business systems by using this complete guide to ORACLE's CASE Method. This highly practical book identifies the key tasks and defines the major deliverables required at every stage of the development life cycle. Highlights of the book include: *clear checklists, estimating factors and quality controls for application system development *helpful guidelines for reviewing user specifications, and choosing how and when to use prototyping *comprehensive documentation forms for strategic planning through implementation. It is designed to be equally valuable as a training aid and as a 'hot- line' reference to ensure high-quality deliverables that meet the requirements of users.

Table of Contents:
Foreword Preface 1. Introduction What is a System? * System Development * Building Systems * A Staged Approach * Ease of Estimation * Top-down Approach * Cross-checking * Standard Deliverables * No Substitution for Thinking * Generic Models * Independence from Technical Change * How to Use This Book 2. Carrying Out Projects with CASE Method Overview * Target Readership * Role, Possible Job Type, Description * Use of Computer-Aided Systems Engineering (CASE) Tools * Understanding Your Project * Quality Assurance * Ready to Go 3. Strategy Stage Aims and Objectives * Description * Key Deliverables * Critical Success Factors * Approach * List of Tasks * Tasks and Deliverables * Strategy Stage Summary 4. Analysis Stage Aims and Objectives * Description * Key Deliverables * Critical Success Factors * Approach * List of Tasks * Tasks and Deliverables * Analysis Stage Summary 5. Design Stage Aims and Objectives * Description * Key Deliverables * Critical Success Factors * Approach * List of Tasks * Tasks and Deliverables * Design Stage Summary 6. Build Stage Aims and Objectives * Description * Key Deliverables * Critical Success Factors * Approach * List of Tasks * Tasks and Deliverables * Build Stage Summary 7. User Documentation Stage Aims and Objectives * Description * Key Deliverables * Critical Success Factors * Approach * List of Tasks * Tasks and Deliverables * User Documentation Stage Summary 8. Transition Stage Aims and Objectives * Description * Key Deliverables * Critical Success Factors * Approach * List of Tasks * Tasks and Deliverables * Transition Stage Summary 9. Production Stage Aims and Objectives * Description * Key Deliverables * Critical Success Factors * Approach * List of Tasks * Tasks and Deliverables * Production Stage Summary 10. Project Management and Control Introduction * Setting Up Any Project * Work Breakdown * Risk Containment * Categorization * Interviewing * Role Playing * Brainstorm Session * Cluster Analysis * Matrix Planning * Presentation * Different- sized Projects * Different Starting Points * Software Package Integration * Key Resource Management * Likely Problems * Summary 11. Quality Assurance Quality * Quality Assurance * Quality Approaches * Quality Plan * The Audit * Summary Appendix A. Summary of Tasks Appendix B. Standard Strategy Report Contents List Purpose * Standard Strategy Report Contents List Appendix C. Set of Standard Forms Appendix D. Use of Oracle CASE Tools CASE Dictionary * CASE Designer * CASE Generator * CASE Project * CASE Bridge * Overviews * Screenshots of Diagrammers * Workstation Use * Team Orientation Appendix E. Prototyping in the Business System Life Cycle Use of Prototyping Techniques * A Word of Warning Appendix F. Feedback Structure Appendix G. Checklists The System as a Whole * Strategy Study Checklist * Analysis Checklist * Design Checklist * Build Checklist Glossary Index Quotes of Note "Case Method: Tasks and Deliverables is certainly very comprehensive. There seemed to be a realistic emphasis on investing a short time up front in the Strategy stage - the lack of which often becomes the Achilles' heel for many projects. I liked the Deliverables orientation and the emphasis on quality control; and the people-sided commentary." -Ed Acly, Independent Analyst with International Data Corporation "...this book (Case Method: Tasks and Deliverables ) will be of great value when putting together a work plan; in particular, the checklist format is excellent in giving me something to work against. Such checklists... consistently enforce methodology across a wide group of people." -Rik Williams, Cogent Systems, Denver

Review :
"It was a pleasure to write the Foreword for such a well-written, informative book (Case Method: Entity Relationship Modelling ), I learned some new guidelines for entity relationship modelling when I read it over." - Dr Carma McClure, Vice President of Research, Extended Intelligence Inc. "Richard Barker has managed to encapsulate in book form (Case Method: Entity Relationship Modelling ) his many years of data modelling theory and practice. His new book comfortably achieves the seemingly impossible task of being both introductory and definitive at one and the same time." - Russell Jones, Editor, Software Development Monitor