scholarly journals The Role of International Standards to Corroborate Artefact Development and Evaluation: Experiences from a Design Science Research Project in Process Assessment

2017 ◽  
pp. 438-451
Author(s):  
Anup Shrestha ◽  
Aileen Cater-Steel ◽  
Mark Toleman ◽  
Terry Rout
Keyword(s):  
Design Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Design Science Research ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Process Assessment ◽  
Research Project

Validation and Design Science Research in Information Systems

2012 ◽  
pp. 403-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael A. Gonzalez ◽  
Henk G. Sol
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Design Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Design Science Research ◽  
Theoretical Contribution ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Validation Strategy

Validation within design science research in Information Systems (DSRIS) is much debated. The relationship of validation to artifact evaluation is still not clear. This chapter aims at elucidating several components of DSRIS in relation to validation. The role of theory and theorizing are an important starting point, because there is no agreement as to what types of theory should be produced. Moreover, if there is a theoretical contribution, then there needs to be clear guidance as to how the designed artifact and its evaluation are related to the theory and its validation. The epistemological underpinnings of DSRIS are also open to different alternatives, including positivism, interpretivism, and pragmatism, which affect the way that the validation strategy is conceived, and later on, accepted or rejected. The type of reasoning guiding a DSRIS endeavor, whether deductive, inductive, or abductive, should also be considered as it determines the fundamental logic behind any research validation. Once those choices are in place, artifact evaluation may be carried out, depending on the type of artifact and the type of technique available. Finally, the theoretical contribution may be validated from a formative (process-oriented) or summative (product-oriented) perspective.

Improving Enterprise Architecture Evaluation Based on Concepts from the Normalized Systems Theory

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-50
Author(s):  
Philip Huysmans ◽  
Jan Verelst
Keyword(s):  
Systems Theory ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Design Science ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Design Science Research ◽  
Problem Statement ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Architecture Evaluation

In this paper, the authors present the results of a design science research project to develop a method for the evaluation of enterprise architecture projects. The methodology is based on the SAAM methodology, and applies concepts from the Normalized Systems theory to provide a more systematic way of performing architectural evaluations. They first discuss the problem statement, the objectives of our solution and the design of the method. The authors then demonstrate how the method has been applied in a real-life organization. Finally, they evaluate the proposed method using the criteria formulated in our problem statement.

scholarly journals Just Finished a Cycle of a Design Science Research Project: What’s Next?

2020 ◽  
pp. 60-86
Author(s):  
Ilia Bider ◽  
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Erik Perjons ◽  
Paul Johannesson ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Design Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Design Science Research ◽  
Research Project
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