"This important book fills the need for a textbook on economic systems analysis and assessment, providing extensive coverage on various topics including microeconomic systems and assessment, cost effectiveness, cost estimation for software and systems, strategic investments, and valuation...

Process and organization -- Role and task of the systems architect -- From customer understanding to requirements -- Systems architect methods and means -- Strategy -- Harvesting synergy, product families -- Supporting processes -- Systems and software -- Boardroom presentation -- Human side --...