Software Selection for Surveyors: A Guide and Directory for surveyors in general practice

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-5
Stages in the software acquisition process....Pages 6-9
Managing the software acquisition process....Pages 10-14
Getting advice....Pages 15-16
Hardware considerations....Pages 17-20
Categories of software....Pages 21-26
The feasibility analysis....Pages 27-30
Standalone software....Pages 31-44
Application-specific software....Pages 45-51
Making the selection decision....Pages 52-54
Further reading....Pages 55-60
Glossary of terms....Pages 61-78
Front Matter....Pages 79-83
Word processing packages....Pages 84-85
Database management systems....Pages 86-87
Spreadsheets....Pages 88-89
Graphics packages....Pages 90-91
Communications....Pages 92-92
Integrated packages....Pages 92-93
Lotus add-ins....Pages 94-95
Valuation and appraisal....Pages 96-104
Front Matter....Pages 79-83
Estate agency....Pages 104-109
Property management....Pages 110-113
Accounting (integrated systems)....Pages 114-115
Non-IBM packages. Estate agency: marketing and matching....Pages 116-116
Non-IBM packages. Property management....Pages 116-117
Back Matter....Pages 118-118