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BSD Reading List
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Contents The following list may be of interest to candidates taking courses and examinations in the ISEB BSD qualifications. Note that some of the books listed here may be currently out of print. However, these might be obtainable through libraries or second hand via, for example, http://www.amazon.co.uk
Benefits Management and Business Acceptance............................................................1 Business Analysis (Foundation Certificate)......................................................................1 Business Analysis Essentials...........................................................................................2 Data Management Essentials ..........................................................................................3 Systems Development (Foundation Certificate)...............................................................4 Integrating Off-the-Shelf Software Solutions....................................................................5 Enterprise and Solution Architecture ...............................................................................5 IT-Enabled Business Change (Foundation Certificate) ....................................................5 Modelling Business Processes ........................................................................................5 Organisational Context ....................................................................................................6 Requirements Engineering ..............................................................................................7 Systems Development Essentials....................................................................................8 Systems Design and Implementation Techniques ...........................................................9 Systems Modelling Techniques (Structured techniques version)...................................10 Systems Modelling Techniques (UML version)..............................................................11
Benefits Management and Business Acceptance Title: Benefits Management: Delivering Value from IS and IT Investments Author: John Ward and Elizabeth Daniel Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Publication Date: 2005 ISBN: 978-0470094631
Title: Benefits Realisation Management Author: Gerald Bradley Publisher: Gower Publishing Publication Date: 2005 ISBN: 978-0566086878
Title: The Business Case Guide (2nd Edition) Author: Marty J. Schmidt Publisher: Solution Matrix Publication Date: 2002 ISBN: 9781929500017 www.solutionmatrix.com
Title: Software Testing: An ISEB Foundation (Revised) Author: Brian Hambling (Ed), Peter Morgan, Angelina Samaroo, Geoff Thompson, Peter Williams Publisher: BCS Publication Date: 2008 ISBN: 9789072194657 URL: http://shop.bcs.org
Business Analysis (Foundation Certificate) Title: Business Analysis (2nd Edition) Author: Debra Paul, Donald Yeates and James Cadle Publisher: BCS Publication Date: 2010 ISBN: 9781906124618 URL: http://shop.bcs.org
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Business Analysis Essentials Title: Business Analysis (2nd Edition) Author: Debra Paul, Donald Yeates and James Cadle Publisher: BCS Publication Date: 2010 ISBN: 9781906124618 URL: http://shop.bcs.org
Title: Systems Thinking, Systems Practice Author: Peter Checkland Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 1999 ISBN: 0-4719-8606-2
Title: Systems: Concepts, Methodologies and Applications Author: Brian Wilson Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 1990 ISBN: 0471927163
Title: Practical Soft Systems Analysis Author: David C Patching Publisher: FT Prentice Hall Publication Date: 1990 ISBN: 0273032372
Title: Re-engineering the Corporation: A Manifesto for Business Revolution Author: Michael Hammer, James Champy and Nicholas Brealey Publisher: Harper Business Publication Date: 1994 ISBN: 088730687X
Title: The Business Context volume of Business Systems Development with SSADM Author: OGC Publisher: TSO Publication Date: 1994 ISBN: 9780113308729 URL: http://www.tsoshop.co.uk/bookstore.asp?Action=Book&ProductId=9780113308729
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Title: Systems: Concepts, Methodologies and Applications (2nd Edition) Author: Brian Wilson Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 1990 ISBN: 0471927163
Title: Finance for IT Decision Makers Author: Michael Blackstaff Publisher: BCS Publication Date: 2006 ISBN: 978 1 902 505 73 2 URL: http://shop.bcs.org
Data Management Essentials
Title: Principles of Data Management: Facilitating Information Sharing Author: Keith Gordon Publisher: BCS Publication Date: 2007 ISBN: 978-1902505848
Title: Practical Data Migration Author: John Morris Publisher: BCS Publication Date: 2006 ISBN: 978-1902505718 URL: http://shop.bcs.org
Title: Business Analysis (2nd Edition) Author: Debra Paul, Donald Yeates and James Cadle Publisher: BCS Publication Date: 2010 ISBN: 9781906124618 URL: http://shop.bcs.org
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Systems Development (Foundation Certificate) Title: Business Analysis (2nd Edition) Author: Debra Paul, Donald Yeates and James Cadle Publisher: BCS Publication Date: 2010 ISBN: 9781906124618 URL: http://shop.bcs.org
Title: The Business Case Guide (2nd Edition) Author: Marty J. Schmidt Publisher: Solution Matrix Publication Date: 2002 ISBN: 9781929500017 www.solutionmatrix.com
Title: Software Testing: An ISEB Foundation (Revised) Author: Brian Hambling (Ed), Peter Morgan, Angelina Samaroo, Geoff Thompson, Peter Williams Publisher: BCS Publication Date: 2008 ISBN: 9789072194657 URL: http://shop.bcs.org
Title: Introducing Systems Development Author: Steve Skidmore and Malcolm Eva Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Publication Date: 2003 ISBN: 0333973690
Title: Systems Analysis and Design (2nd Edition) Author: Donald Yeates and Tony Wakefield Publisher: FT Prentice Hall Publication Date: 2003 ISBN: 0273655361
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Integrating Off-the-Shelf Software Solutions Title: A Guide to Software Package Evaluation and Selection: The R2ISC Method Author: Nathan Hollander Publisher: Amacom Publication Date: 2000 ISBN: 978-0814473375
Enterprise and Solution Architecture
There is an independent Reading List for this qualification.
IT-Enabled Business Change (Foundation Certificate)
There is an independent Reading List for this qualification.
Modelling Business Processes
Title: Business Process Change Author: Paul Harmon Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann Publication Date: 2003 ISBN: 9781558607583
Title: Improving Performance (2nd Edition) Author: Geary A Rummler and Alan P Brache Publisher: Jossey Bass Publication Date: 1995 ISBN: 978-0787900908
Title: Process Mapping Author: V Daniel Hunt Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Publication Date: 1996 ISBN: 978-0471132813
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Organisational Context
Title: Professional Issues in Information Technology Author: Frank Bott Publisher: BCS Publication Date: 2005 ISBN: 1902505654 URL: http://shop.bcs.org
Title: A Manager’s Guide to IT Law Author: Jeremy Holt and Jeremy Newton Publisher: BCS Publication Date: 2004 ISBN: 1902505557 URL: http://shop.bcs.org
Title: Finance for IT Decision Makers Author: Michael Blackstaff Publisher: BCS Publication Date: 2006 ISBN: 978 1 902 505 73 2 URL: http://shop.bcs.org
Title: Business Analysis (2nd Edition) Author: Debra Paul, Donald Yeates and James Cadle Publisher: BCS Publication Date: 2010 ISBN: 9781906124618 URL: http://shop.bcs.org
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Requirements Engineering
Title: Requirements Engineering Author: Gerald Kotonya and Ian Somerville Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Publication Date: 1998 ISBN: 978-0471972082
Title: Requirements Engineering (2nd Edition) Author: Elizabeth Hull, Ken Jackson and Jeremy Dick Publisher: Springer Publication Date: 2004 ISBN: 978-1852338794
Title: Mastering the Requirements Process Author: Suzanne Robertson and James Robertson Publisher: Addison Wesley Publication Date: 1999 ISBN: 978-0201360462
Title: Requirements Analysis Author: David Hay Publisher: FT Prentice Hall Publication Date: 2002 ISBN: 0130282286
Title: Writing Better Requirements Author: Ian F Alexander and Richard Stevens Publisher: Addison-Wesley Publication Date: 2002 ISBN: 0321131630
Title: Scenarios, Stories and Use Cases Author: Ian Alexander and Neil Maiden Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Publication Date: 2004 ISBN: 0470861940
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Title: Exploring Requirements, Quality before Design Author: Donald Gause and Gerald Weinberg Publisher: Dorset House Publishing Publication Date: 1989 ISBN: 0932633137
Title: Requirements Engineering, A Good Practice Guide Author: Ian Sommerville and Pete Sawyer Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Publication Date: 1997 ISBN: 0471974447
Systems Development Essentials
Title: Introducing Systems Development Author: Steve Skidmore and Malcolm Eva Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Publication Date: 2003 ISBN: 0333973690
Title: Systems Analysis and Design Author: Donald Yeates and Tony Wakefield Publisher: FT Prentice Hall Publication Date: 2003 ISBN: 0273655361
Title: Systems Analysis and Design: A comparison of Structured Methods Author: Dot J Tudor and Ian J Tudor Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Publication Date: 1997 ISBN: 033372139X
Title: Inside RAD: How to build fully functional computer systems in 90 days or less Author: James Kerr and Richard Hunter Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publication Date: 1994 ISBN: 0070342237
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Title: Rapid Application Development Author: J Martin Publisher: Macmillan USA Publication Date: 1991 ISBN: 0023767758
Title: DSDM: Business Focuses Development (2nd Edition) Author: DSDM Consortium with Jennifer Stapleton Publisher: Addison Wesley Publication Date: 2002 ISBN: 9780321112248
Title: Agile Software Development with Scrum Author: Ken Schwaber and Mike Beedle Publisher: FT Prentice Hall Publication Date: 2001 ISBN: 978-0130676344
Title: Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software Schedules Author: Steve C McConnell Publisher: Microsoft Press Publication Date: 1996 ISBN: 1556159005
Systems Design and Implementation Techniques
Title: Introducing Systems Development Author: Steve Skidmore and Malcolm Eva Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Publication Date: 2003 ISBN: 978-0333973690
Title: Systems Analysis and Design Author: Donald Yeates and Tony Wakefield Publisher: FT Prentice Hall Publication Date: 2003 ISBN: 0273655361
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Title: Database and Physical Process Design volume of Business Systems Development with SSADM Author: CCTA (now OGC) Publisher: Stationery Office Books (now: The Stationery Office TSO) Publication Date: 2000 ISBN: 978-0113308760
Title: User Centred Design volume of Business Systems Development with SSADM Author: CCTA (now OGC) Publisher: Stationery Office Books (now: The Stationery Office TSO) Publication Date: 2000 ISBN: 978-0113308736
Title: Data Modelling volume of Business Systems Development with SSADM Author: CCTA (now OGC) Publisher: Stationery Office Books (now: The Stationery Office TSO) Publication Date: 2000 ISBN: 011330871X
Systems Modelling Techniques (Structured techniques version) Title: Systems Analysis and Design (2nd Edition) Author: Donald Yeates and Tony Wakefield Publisher: FT Prentice Hall Publication Date: 2003 ISBN: 978-0273655361
Title: Practical SSADM Version 4+ A Complete Tutorial Guide (2nd Edition) Author: Philip Weaver, Nick Lanbrou and Matthew Walkley Publisher: FT Pitman Publication Date: 1998 ISBN: 978-0273626756
Title: An Introduction to SSADM Version 4 Author: Caroline Ashworth and Laurence Slater Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publication Date: 1993 ISBN: 0077077253
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Title: SSADM Version 4: A User’s Guide (limited availability) Author: Malcolm Eva Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publication Date: 1994 ISBN: 0077079590
Title: SSADM Version 4: A Practical Approach Author: Mike Goodland and Caroline Slater Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publication Date: 1995 ISBN: 007709073X
Systems Modelling Techniques (UML version)
Title: Introducing Systems Development Author: Steve Skidmore and Malcolm Eva Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Publication Date: 2003 ISBN: 0333973690
Title: UML2 and the Unified Process Author: Jim Arlow and Ila Neustadt Publisher: Addison Wesley Publication Date: 2005 ISBN: 978-0321321275
Title: Object – Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML Author: Simon Bennett, Steve McRobb and Ray Farmer Publisher: McGraw Hill Publication Date: 2005 ISBN: 0077092444
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