In this book, the author describes new more powerful technology of systems analysis and how it can be used in the environment of structured analysis. This book is useful for beginners and veterans alike because of its unique presentation. Much of the introductory material has been placed in appendices so that beginners can refer to them when necessary, but veterans can bypass them in favor of more advanced material.
Do not let the published date of this book fool you. The principles are sound and held for today. This is a structured analysis book, not a programming book.
This book goes way beyond flow charts. Besides, take you into the realm of entity-relationship diagrams, tools of structured analysis, state-transition diagrams, behavioral models, automated tools, and various charts such as Gant.
This book is just the beginning and has references for further applications.