The Impact of Computer Supported Technologies on Information Systems Development
Proceedings of the IFIP WG 8.2 Working Conference, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 14-17 June 1992
Published in June 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
412 pages
978-0-444-89649-0 (ISBN)
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A major research stream in computing focuses on building computing technologies which ease the specification, design, implementation and management of information systems. Any computer solution that frees the developer to interact directly with users or the physical configuration of the computing technology, or improves any feature of the act of delivering a computing application, can be called a support technology. In this volume, the focus is on the impacts of computer assisted software engineering tools (CASE), tools for group cooperation and collaboration (also called group decision support system, or GDSS), and other computer supported technologies. The lead paper, by Lyytinen and Kendall, provides a framework for the volume, showing how the contributions fall into groups revealing the progress of research in each individual area. In addition to contributed papers, three authors were invited to send lively, controversial papers. These three articles were written by Bill Curtis, Matthias Jarke and Paul Gray.
A major research stream in computing focuses on building computing technologies which ease the specification, design, implementation and management of information systems. Any computer solution that frees the developer to interact directly with users or the physical configuration of the computing technology, or improves any feature of the act of delivering a computing application, can be called a support technology. In this volume, the focus is on the impacts of computer assisted software engineering tools (CASE), tools for group cooperation and collaboration (also called group decision support system, or GDSS), and other computer supported technologies. The lead paper, by Lyytinen and Kendall, provides a framework for the volume, showing how the contributions fall into groups revealing the progress of research in each individual area. In addition to contributed papers, three authors were invited to send lively, controversial papers. These three articles were written by Bill Curtis, Matthias Jarke and Paul Gray.
A major research stream in computing focuses on building computing technologies which ease the specification, design, implementation and management of information systems. Any computer solution that frees the developer to interact directly with users or the physical configuration of the computing technology, or improves any feature of the act of delivering a computing application, can be called a support technology. In this volume, the focus is on the impacts of computer assisted software engineering tools (CASE), tools for group cooperation and collaboration (also called group decision support system, or GDSS), and other computer supported technologies. The lead paper, by Lyytinen and Kendall, provides a framework for the volume, showing how the contributions fall into groups revealing the progress of research in each individual area. In addition to contributed papers, three authors were invited to send lively, controversial papers. These three articles were written by Bill Curtis, Matthias Jarke and Paul Gray.
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Language
English
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Oxford
United Kingdom
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Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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Height: 230 mm
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978-0-444-89649-0 (9780444896490)
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Content
Foreword. Research Themes Encompassing Computer Supported Technologies for Information Systems Development (K. Lyytinen, K.E. Kendall). Production Technology. The Implementation of Case Tools: An Innovation Diffusion Approach (J.L. Wynekoop, J.A. Senn, S.A. Conger). The Impact of Computer-Assisted Software Engineering on Systems Development (M. Sumner). A Tale of Two Countries: Case Experiences and Expectations (I. Aaen, A. Siltanen, C. Sorensen, V.-P. Tahvanainen). Coordination Technology. A Preliminary Study on the Group Dynamics of the Cleanroom Systems Development Process (S.A. Becker, E.G. McGuire, F. Niederman). Leadership Processes in Computer Mediated Work Groups: Implications of Information Systems Development and Leadership Studies (K. Klenke). Phased System Design, Development, and Implementation: Process and Technology (L.A. Wanninger Jr., G.W. Dickson). Using Group Technologies to Support the Design of "Lights Out" Computing Systems: A Case Study (C. Vician, G. DeSanctis, M.S. Poole, B.M. Jackson). An Ethnographic Study of Configuration Management and Documentation Practices (L. Davies, S. Nielsen). Organisational Technology. The Limits of the Knowable: Organisational and Design Knowledge in Systems Development (M. Jones, G. Walsham). A Reference Model for Information Systems Development (M. Heym, H. Osterle). Systems Without Method: The Impact of New Technologies on Information Systems Development Projects (R. Baskerville, J. Travis, D. Truex). Improvements to Support Technology. A Tool Kit for Soft Systems Methodology (D.E. Avison, P.A. Golder, H.U. Shah). Hypertext System as an Intermediary Agent in Case Environments (P. Kerola, H. Oinas-Kukkonen). Customer Orientation as a Basis for Computer Supported Technologies in Software Production (J.J.M. Trienekens, R.J. Kusters). Keynote and Invited Presentations. The CASE for Process (B. Curtis). Information Systems Quality and Quality Information Systems (M. Jarke, K. Pohl). New Directions for Group Decision Support Systems (P. Gray). Panels.