Comparing System Design Methodologies

Systems Analysis and Design Methodologies have evolved over the past 40 years from product flow to information flow to partially structured to highly structured software engineering techniques. An examination of the characteristics desireable for a systems analysis and design methodologies that are currently in use today. A comparison of several methodologies are presented in terms of the degree to which they meet the categories of desireable characteristics. it is concluded that non of the methodologies examined include all the desireable characteristics and indicates those areas where further development is required