Web-Based Systems Development: Process and Methodology

2001 ◽  
pp. 33-35
Keyword(s):  
Development Process ◽  
Systems Development ◽  
Web Based

Human Factors and the Systems Development Process

2003 ◽  
pp. 203-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Systems Development ◽  
User Needs ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Development Team ◽  
Development Teams

Internet systems have the potential to reach a huge and unknown audience. How easy a system is to use will usually determine its success or failure and consequently the business and yet the human factors elements of systems are rarely considered. Usability describes the ease with which people can use a system to complete a task. It is often the case however that development teams focus more on the technology and less on the users when designing systems resulting in software that is not useable and therefore does not satisfy users’ need. This chapter presents recent research, which examines one approach to developing a web-based information system and demonstrates how the composition of the development team through the inclusion of people with an understanding of user needs is important to the quality of the final product and ultimately the success of the system.

Bringing the Social and Organisational Issues into Information Systems Development

2003 ◽  
pp. 5-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Avison ◽  
Trevor Wood-Harper
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Systems Development ◽  
Information Systems Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of ◽  
Oriented Approach ◽  
Contingency Approach

Multiview is a framework to support the information systems development process. It was formulated originally in 1985, but has been developed and changed since that time. It was originally defined to take into account the human and organisational aspects of information systems development, as the alternative methodologies of the time–and most since that time–took a very technology-oriented approach. Furthermore, it is a contingency approach, and again this compares with the alternative bureaucratic and prescriptive methodologies. In this chapter, we describe the history of Multiview, and we reflect on the experiences of using it in action in many organisations.

Accommodating End-Users' Online Activities with a Campus Portal

2008 ◽  
pp. 611-622
Author(s):  
Tharitpong Fuangvut ◽  
Helen Hasan
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systems Development ◽  
End Users ◽  
Information Systems Development ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Development Methodology ◽  
Online Activities ◽  
Campus Portal ◽  
The University

A major objective of this article is to propose a framework for development of a campus portal accommodating the end-users’ online activities, especially students who are normally considered as a major group of users for the campus portal. By summarising between the literature review in the domain of traditional information systems development methodology and Web-based information systems development methodology and the findings of the research, an appropriate model can finally be concluded and recommended, and is presented in this article. Although this article can be considered as a standalone article, it is recommended that the reader read the article entitled “The Need for a Comprehensive Methodology for Campus Portal Development.” Additionally, the complete version of this research can also be obtained from the digital thesis section of the University of Wollongong Library (http://www. library.uow.edu.au).

Understanding Agile Software, Extreme Programming, and Agile Modeling

2011 ◽  
pp. 33-53
Author(s):  
John Erickson ◽  
Kalle Lyytinen ◽  
Keng Siau
Keyword(s):  
Development Process ◽  
Applied Research ◽  
Systems Development ◽  
Extreme Programming ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Failure Rates ◽  
Agile Methodologies ◽  
The Many ◽  
Agile Software

Failure rates for systems development projects are estimated to approach 50% (Hirsch, 2002). In such an environment, a growing number of developers propose the use of so-called agile methodologies as one means of improving the systems developed while simultaneously decreasing failure rates. Agile proponents insist that adherence to The Agile Manifesto will improve the entire systems development process. This chapter begins by describing some of the agile methodologies, follows that with an overview of current research in the area, and closes with thoughts on possibilities for future applied research into the agile methodologies that could provide evidence supporting or disputing the many claims for success emerging from the field.

Web-Based Systems Development

2010 ◽  
pp. 161-179
Author(s):  
Michael Lang
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Systems Development ◽  
Web Development ◽  
Situated Action ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Development Data ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
Elementary Statistics

This chapter encapsulates the main findings of an in-depth study of Web development practices in Ireland. The essential research objective was to build a richer understanding of the modern context of Web development and of how that context influences design practices. At the outset, a conceptual framework was derived through a synthesis of issues in the literature and an analysis of existing models of IS development. Data was then gathered through a dual-mode (Web and postal) quantitative survey which yielded 165 usable responses, and later through a series of 14 semi-structured qualitative interviews in a follow-up field study. Following an interpretive approach, elementary statistics and grounded theory were used to iteratively analyze the data until a reasonably comprehensive and stable explanation emerged. This is presented in the form of an elaborated conceptual framework of Web-based systems development as “situated action.”

A Multi-Methodological Approach to Study Systems Development in a Software Organization

2009 ◽  
pp. 2285-2306
Author(s):  
Paivi Ovaska
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Systems Development ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Software Organization

Large-scale systems development is a complex activity involving number of dependencies that people working together face. Only a few studies concentrate on the coordination of development activities in their organizational context. This research study tries to fill at least part of this gap by studying how systems development process is coordinated in practice. The study uses a multimethodological approach to interpret coordination of systems development process in a contemporary software organization in Finland. The methodology is based on the empirical casestudy approach in which the actions, conceptions, and artefacts of practitioners are analyzed using within-case and cross-case principles. In all the three phases of the study, namely multi-\site coordination, requirement understanding, and working with systems development methods, both the qualitative and quantitative methods were used to an understanding of coordination in systems development. The main contribution of this study is to demonstrate that contemporary systems development is much more complex and more driven by opportunity than is currently acknowledged by researchers. The most challenging part of the research process was the combination of qualitative and quantitative methods, because of the lack of multimethodological work done in IS discipline.

A Multi-Methodological Approach to Study Systems Development in a Software Organization

2009 ◽  
pp. 162-182
Author(s):  
Paivi Ovaska
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Systems Development ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Software Organization

Large-scale systems development is a complex activity involving number of dependencies that people working together face. Only a few studies concentrate on the coordination of development activities in their organizational context. This research study tries to fill at least part of this gap by studying how systems development process is coordinated in practice. The study uses a multimethodological approach to interpret coordination of systems development process in a contemporary software organization in Finland. The methodology is based on the empirical case-study approach in which the actions, conceptions, and artefacts of practitioners are analyzed using within-case and cross-case principles. In all the three phases of the study, namely multi-\site coordination, requirement understanding, and working with systems development methods, both the qualitative and quantitative methods were used to an understanding of coordination in systems development. The main contribution of this study is to demonstrate that contemporary systems development is much more complex and more driven by opportunity than is currently acknowledged by researchers. The most challenging part of the research process was the combination of qualitative and quantitative methods, because of the lack of multimethodological work done in IS discipline.

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