Today's students want to practice the application of concepts. As with the previous editions of this book, the authors write to balance the coverage of concepts, tools, techniques, and their applications, and to provide the most examples of system analysis and design deliverables available in any book. The textbook also serves the reader as a professional reference for best current practices.Chapter 10: Enhanced and expanded coverage of the Object-Oriented approach.Chapters 7, 10, 18: New material on the UML 2.0 updates.Expanded discussion on feasibility, including environmental and political considerations.Chapter 5: Expanded coverage of Context diagrams.New updated coverage VB.NET and C-Sharp throughout the book.Recent reference to the Oracle acquisition of PeopleSoft.