Digital Systems Press Rolls Out Its First Amazon Best Seller
ITHACA, NY — Sep 23, 2011 / (http://www.myprgenie.com) — The first book published by Digital Systems Press — Developing Computer Systems Requirements — shot to the #11 spot on Amazon’s Computers & Internet category during the first week of September. During that same time period, the book reached #378 overall. The book, authored by J.A.K. Baker and K.J. Thurber, covers the importance of requirements to the process of developing computer systems. According to the authors, understanding the requirements is the critical but often overlooked aspect of a project. As the author’s state, “determination of requirements is extremely important, especially during initial concept development. Otherwise, you could end up developing a technology t hat is very interesting, but not useful to anyone” – the proverbial “hammer looking for a nail.”
The critical issue that each customer faces is a clear understanding of the project by the system’s design team. Baker and Thurber use proven real-world techniques and methods to help you map the way to success in both designing and implementing advanced computer systems.
Since each software development project is slightly different, it takes experience to know how to analyze a problem and develop a good set of requirements. This book contains a medley of case studies to give you a better understanding of the range of requirements that should be considered. Examples include successes as well as some failures, from which the reader can learn vicariously.
This is the co-author’s first foray together in publishing. Both Baker and Thurber have spent a number of years in the “digital” trenches building multiple systems for the private sector as well as government agencies such as the Department of Defense, Homeland Security and the FAA.
For anyone looking to study the art and science of building computer systems, requirements and tasks, this is a must-read. The Developing Computer Systems Requirements book is available at Amazon and further information is available at: