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A decision table approach to system analysis

Published: 01 April 1970 Publication History

Abstract

Before the programming step, which is meant to define a solution to a problem, the problem itself must be defined. The total problem must be separated from other related, or unrelated, problems and broken down into manageable units. Often, problems must be combined rather than divided, or the viewpoint taken of the problem must be completely altered.

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cover image ACM SIGMIS Database: the DATABASE for Advances in Information Systems
ACM SIGMIS Database: the DATABASE for Advances in Information Systems  Volume 2, Issue 1
Spring 1970
7 pages
ISSN:0095-0033
EISSN:1532-0936
DOI:10.1145/1040700
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Association for Computing Machinery

New York, NY, United States

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Published: 01 April 1970
Published in SIGMIS Volume 2, Issue 1

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