Advanced Topics in Global Information Management is a series of books on advance topics in global information management (GIM). GIM research continues to progress, with some scholars pushing the boundaries of thinking and others challenging the status quo. Advanced Topics in Global Information Management, Volume 4 is a part of this series. In order to sustain any competitive advantage gained through the application of information technology, companies must continually seek improvement. They must employ environmental scanning techniques to determine what technology is available, be willing to adopt new information technology, and know what the competition is planning or doing. Advanced Topics in Global Information Management, Volume 4 addresses these important issues.

This title is intended to support a basic text in (System Analysis and Design) SA not a stand-alone text; Business school courses, attended by non-MIS majors; and half of the students will not go on to be MIS majors, but need to understand the SDLC in a business context. This collection illustrates the various stages of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC); and each stage is supported by several different case studies from a wide variety of organizations. This casebook will be independent of any specific textbook, but the author will include links to Irwin/McGraw-Hill "SA&D" texts in the IM.