Next Steps

If you've found this briefing study helpful, some of the other areas you might consider googling for and learning / brushing up on, are:

• CASE (computer aided software engineering) tools that support SSADM
• Product descriptions used in real projects
• What to expect of your project manager and vice versa
• The softer skills of business analysis - building relationships with the business and acting as the bridge to IS / Supplier

Books I recommend from Amazon

SSADM Version 4

The content is carefully structured, beginning with an introduction to the basic concepts and the three different views of information taken by SSADM. Part 2 of the book works systematically through each stage of SSADM, from requirements analysis to physical design, clearly demonstrating the practical development of a project using the methodology.

Practical Business Systems Development using SSADM: A complete tutorial guide

Through the application of SSADM to a comprehensive central case study the student is shown the practical techniques necessary for a systems analyst to analyse and design effective information systems from Requirements Analysis to Physical Design. SSADM is the vehicle for the tutorials, but emphasis in on systems analysis skills and techniques which can be used in a variety of contexts, including e-commerce.