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Summary: Fosters fresh thinking
Review: This is one of the few books I purchased in both paperback and ebook formats. I was motivated to do this because I wanted to carry a copy with me on my laptop when on travel, especially to new projects. I use selected chapters, applicable to whatever task area facing me, to gain fresh perspectives and to get creative juices flowing. The author puts me in that state of mind because he is a born teacher who uses anecdotes, past experiences, analogies and other devices to impart knowledge about the most important topics in systems analysis - analysis, design, consulting, business, economics, corporate culture and models. Each topic area contains a mixture of experience from jobs he has worked, his reflections on the key issues, published works and comments by others with whom he has worked, and clear advice. There is a thread of humor that runs through this book, but the messages he give are serious and well thought out. As you read this book you will be drawn in by the conversational style - it's as though he is talking to and mentoring you, and much of what he says may be something you already know on a conscious or subconscious level. However, it's the presentation and the personal voice that make much of this material sound like fresh ideas. That is where the Zen comes in. A read through this book will open your eyes to subtleties of ideas that on the surface seem obvious. Certainly you will approach analysis with a fresh perspective. Regardless of whether you opt for the hard copy version (ISBN 0595256791), or this ebook format, I am betting you will look at analysis through a different set of eyes. If for no other reason, read this book for the pleasure of reading - you'll still come away with insights that will stay with you.
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Summary: Fosters fresh thinking
Review: This is one of the few books I purchased in both paperback and ebook formats. I was motivated to do this because I wanted to carry a copy with me on my laptop when on travel, especially to new projects. I use selected chapters, applicable to whatever task area facing me, to gain fresh perspectives and to get creative juices flowing. The author puts me in that state of mind because he is a born teacher who uses anecdotes, past experiences, analogies and other devices to impart knowledge about the most important topics in systems analysis - analysis, design, consulting, business, economics, corporate culture and models. Each topic area contains a mixture of experience from jobs he has worked, his reflections on the key issues, published works and comments by others with whom he has worked, and clear advice. There is a thread of humor that runs through this book, but the messages he give are serious and well thought out. As you read this book you will be drawn in by the conversational style - it's as though he is talking to and mentoring you, and much of what he says may be something you already know on a conscious or subconscious level. However, it's the presentation and the personal voice that make much of this material sound like fresh ideas. That is where the Zen comes in. A read through this book will open your eyes to subtleties of ideas that on the surface seem obvious. Certainly you will approach analysis with a fresh perspective. Regardless of whether you opt for the hard copy version (ISBN 0595256791), or this ebook format, I am betting you will look at analysis through a different set of eyes. If for no other reason, read this book for the pleasure of reading - you'll still come away with insights that will stay with you.
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