The Role of Expectations in Information Systems Development

2009 ◽  
pp. 298-312
Author(s):  
Dorit Nevo ◽  
Brent Furneaux
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Systems Development ◽  
Emerging Technology ◽  
Requirements Analysis ◽  
Information Systems Development ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Technology Solution

This chapter reviews the significance of expectations to information systems development with particular emphasis on the process of requirements analysis. In accordance with a socio-technical perspective, it argues that the expectations of key stakeholders involved in this process impact the emerging technology solution while the emergent technology simultaneously impacts stakeholder expectations for the solution that is ultimately developed. The primary aim of the chapter is to synthesize the relevant literature to provide insights to those seeking to improve their requirements analysis capabilities and to highlight potential avenues for future research that stem from a consideration of the role of expectations in the information systems development process.

Examining the Quality of Evolution Frameworks and Metamodeling Paradigms of Information Systems Development Methodologies

2011 ◽  
pp. 265-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleni Berki
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Software Quality ◽  
Systems Development ◽  
Information Systems Development ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Quality Outcomes ◽  
Quality Properties ◽  
Quality Perceptions ◽  
Formal Quality

Information systems development methodologies and associated CASE tools have been considered cornerstones for building quality into an information system. The construction and evaluation of methodologies are usually carried out by evaluation frameworks and metamodels, both considered as meta-methodologies. This chapter investigates and reviews representative metamodels and evaluation frameworks for assessing the capability of methodologies to contribute to high-quality outcomes. It presents a summary of their quality features, strengths, and weaknesses. The chapter ultimately leads to a comparison and discussion of the functional and formal quality properties that traditional meta-methodologies and method evaluation paradigms offer. The discussion emphasizes the limitations of methods and metamethods used to model and evaluate software quality properties, such as computability and implementability, testing, dynamic semantics capture, and people’s involvement. This analysis, along with the comparison of the philosophy, assumptions, and quality perceptions of different process methods used in information systems development, provides the basis for recommendations about the need for future research in this area.

Information Systems, Software Engineering, and Systems Thinking

2011 ◽  
pp. 315-332
Author(s):  
Doncho Petkov ◽  
Denis Edgar-Nevill ◽  
Raymond Madachy ◽  
Rory O’Connor
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Software Engineering ◽  
Systems Thinking ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Systems Development ◽  
Information Systems Development ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Systems Software ◽  
Potential Improvement

This article traces past research on the application of the systems approach to information systems development within the disciplines of information systems and software engineering. Their origins historically are related to a number of areas, including general systems theory. While potential improvement of software development practices is linked by some leading experts to the application of more systemic methods, the current state of the practice in software engineering and information systems development shows this is some way from being achieved. The authors propose possible directions for future research and practical work on bringing together both fields with systems thinking.

Mobile Applications Development Methodology

2009 ◽  
pp. 160-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rok Rupnik
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Systems Development ◽  
Information Systems Development ◽  
Development Methodology ◽  
Application Model ◽  
Development Phases ◽  
Core Part

The chapter introduces mobile applications development methodology. Mobile applications represent a new application model being introduced to information systems in the recent time. For that reason it represents a good challenge to expand research area of information systems development methodologies with research on mobile applications development methodology. The first part of the chapter introduces classical and a context-aware mobile application model. Based on that, the second part explores the role of mobile applications in information systems with the emphasis on showing the semantic contribution of the use of mobile applications in information systems. The core part of the chapter introduces mobile applications development methodology. The methodology is introduced through development phases and tasks which have to be performed within phases. The emphasis of methodology introduction is on phases of strategy and analysis.

Individual Improvisation in Information Systems Development

2009 ◽  
pp. 105-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Massimo Magni ◽  
Bernardino Provera ◽  
Luigi Prosperpio
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Product Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Systems Development ◽  
Information Systems Development ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Turbulent Environments ◽  
Group Outcomes ◽  
Individual Attitude

Improvisation is rapidly becoming an important issue for both scholars and practitioners. Organizations that operate in turbulent environments must learn to swiftly adapt and respond to such nstability, especially in areas as innovation and new product development. In such contexts, traditional top-down, carefully-planned approaches to innovative projects may represent an obstacle to effectively dealing with environment uncertainty. Prior research on improvisation has focused considerable attention on the centrality of improvisation in individual and group outcomes, while less emphasis has been placed on how individual attitude toward improvisation is formed. In an attempt to fill this gap, we will theoretically analyze the antecedents of individual attitude toward improvisation, by looking at the information systems development (ISD) domain. In particular, the outcome of this chapter is the development of theoretical propositions which could be empirically tested in future research.

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