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Title:
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LINKING SOFTWARE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT WITH THE SOCIO-TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENT OF STAKEHOLDERS |
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Author(s):
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Tony Richardson |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-79-9 |
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Editors:
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Miguel Baptista Nunes, Pedro Isaías and Philip Powell |
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Year:
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2009 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Methodology, Amethodical, Systems-Development |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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19 |
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Last Page:
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25 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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There is a seemingly interminable debate amongst academics and practitioners as to exactly how successful information
systems can be developed and whether that equates, in any way, with how they should be developed. One school of
thought prescribes a mechanistic approach with detailed methods and tools, while others opine that such an approach is in
no way grounded in real-world experience and recommend a partial or fully amethodical line of attack. The truth, of
course, is that there is almost certainly no silver bullet, no single right way to develop all information systems. Instead,
for each new project there is a unique conflagration of technology, personnel, time, budget, market, social attitude and
fashion to be faced by developers, who themselves are equipped with different levels of experience and ability. These
related elements all bounded by a legal contractual system which finds it difficult to reflect the rapidly evolving nature of
information systems development. This paper outlines a framework developed from case study observations and indicates
a potential direction for further research linking software development with the socio-technical environment of
stakeholders in the target organisation. |
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