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In general, the primary task of object-oriented analysis is identifying objects and defining their structure and behavior and their relationships. The primary tasks of object-oriented design are modeling the details of the objects’ behavior and communication with other objects so that system requirements are met, and reexamining and redefining objects to better take advantage of inheritance and other benefits of object orientation. The object-oriented approach to systems development shares the iterative development approach of the Agile Methodologies.
The enormous amount of effort and time necessary to implement a specific design meant that it would be very expensive to make changes in a system once it was developed. The traditional waterfall life cycle, then, had the property of locking users into requirements that had been previously determined, even though those requirements might have changed. Yet another criticism of the traditional waterfall SDLC is that the role of system users or customers was narrowly defined (Kay, 2002). User roles were often relegated to the requirements determination or analysis phases of the project, where it was assumed that all of the requirements could be specified in advance.
ChaPter 1 the systems development environment 5 FIgure 1-1 An organizational approach to systems analysis and design is driven by methodologies, techniques, and tools Sources: Top: Mitarart/Fotolia; Left: Lev/Fotolia; Right: PaulPaladin/Fotolia Techniques Methodologies Tools In the rest of this chapter, we will examine the systems approach to analysis and design. You will learn how systems analysis and design has changed over the decades as computing has become more central to business. You will learn about the systems development life cycle, which provides the basic overall structure of the systems development process and of this book.
