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Title:
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CRISIS OR WONDERLAND: AN APPRAISAL OF HYPERMEDIA SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE |
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Author(s):
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Michael Lang |
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ISBN:
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ISSN: 1645-7641 |
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Editors:
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Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2004 |
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Edition:
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V II, 1 |
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Keywords:
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Hypermedia; Web development; systems development methods; software crisis. |
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Type:
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Journal Paper |
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First Page:
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63 |
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Last Page:
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78 |
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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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With the advent and growth of the Web, hypermedia information systems have propagated within and
beyond organisations. Much concern has been expressed about the quality of hypermedia systems being
developed and the apparent absence of disciplined development practices. There has been talk that the
infamous software crisis is afflicting hypermedia systems development, allegedly characterised by
shoddy project management, inadequate requirements analysis and planning, and ad hoc quick and
dirty development approaches. This paper reports on the findings of a survey of 438 organisations in
Ireland, the objectives of which were to test the validity of assertions of a hypermedia crisis, and to
explore what mechanisms if any are being used to guide and control hypermedia systems development.
The preliminary conclusions are that hypermedia development is much more disciplined than popularly
believed, and the state of practice is much healthier than depicted by many academic researchers. |
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