MCSD Analyzing Requirements: Exam 70-100 (MCSD Study Guides) (Includes CD Rom) Book

MCSD: Analyzing Requirements came out before Microsoft released its Analyzing Requirements and Defining Solution Architectures exam (70-100). As a result, this book does not adequately cover the material that is on the test, which is one of the elective exams you can take on your way to earning a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) rating. The approaches covered here include analysing business needs and processes and designing component-based solutions so as to minimise programming time and errors. There's also some "softer" material, including information on assembling and managing teams, setting project milestones, tracking progress and analysing the opportunity and risk involved in a project. In point of fact, the final Analyzing Requirements exam places more emphasis upon specific business situations and the specific capabilities of Microsoft products than on the general software engineering principles thatMCSD: Analyzing Requirements covers. The material the authors include is good, taken on its own. The prose is easy to read and comprehend, and is supplemented with plenty of tables, sidebars and exercises (mostly for pencil and paper) that drive key points home. Each chapter concludes with a quick summary of key points and 20multiple-choice questions, the answers to which appear in an appendix with some commentary. There's quiz software on the companion CD-ROM, too. --David Wall, amazon.comRead More