Metaphors and Methodologies: Living beyond the Systems Machine

Kendall, Julie E.; Kendall, Katherine A.

doi:10.2307/249799

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“…To get the participants in a workshop to identify with the activities related to the situation-specific group, we decided to use metaphors. Something similar has been done with very good results in systems development (Kendall & Kendall, 1993.…”

Section: The Four Innovation Types In the Idea Maturation Conceptmentioning

confidence: 69%

Innovative Project Idea Maturation: An Important Part of Governance

Pries‐Heje

Nielsen

2011

Governance and Sustainability in Information Systems. Managing the Transfer and Diffusion of IT

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Part 1: GovernanceInternational audienceProject Governance includes the elicitation of ideas for projects, choosing the best ideas, initiating projects, assigning resources, and nurturing the projects to success. In the third largest bank in Denmark – Jyske Bank – IT project managers often became uncertain when they were assigned new projects; their descriptions were either to vague or broad or sometimes even both. There was a need for better project scoping and improved idea descriptions. In this paper we describe how we committed ourselves to solve this problem. Based on a literature study on innovation and using an existing creative space (room) called the "land of opportunity", we used a design science approach to formulate a new idea maturation concept. Here two years later, we have developed and evaluated our concept on several project ideas. The uncertain project managers are now very enthusiastic; they really feel that they have a much clearer scope and idea description as well as an early prototype of the idea. After four design iterations, the concept stabilized. In this paper we present the idea maturation concept and the organizational design science research process we have used

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Section: The Four Innovation Types In the Idea Maturation Conceptmentioning

confidence: 69%

Innovative Project Idea Maturation: An Important Part of Governance

Pries‐Heje

Nielsen

2011

Governance and Sustainability in Information Systems. Managing the Transfer and Diffusion of IT

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“…In iii), we conducted a selective search for similar studies focused on SA design methods used in full SDMs but none was found. Although comparative studies among SDMs are abundant [31,32,33,34,35,57,58], we did not find any studies focused on comparing the Software Architecture design methods included in different SDMs. In iv), we selected Hofmeister et al's [18] general model of Software Architecture design as the theoretical lenses for comparing the Software Architecture design methods used in the four SDMs.…”

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The strengths and weaknesses of software architecture design in the RUP, MSF, MBASE and RUP-SOA methodologies: A conceptual review

Reyes-Delgado¹,

Mora

Durán-Limón

et al. 2016

Computer Standards & Interfaces

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The importance of Software Architecture design has been acknowledged as a very important factor for a high-quality software development. Different efforts in both industry and academia have produced multiple system development methodologies (SDMs) that include SA design activities. In addition, standardization bodies have defined different recommendations regarding Software Architecture design. However, in industry Software Architecture best practices are currently poorly employed. This fact constrains the benefits that industry can potentially obtain from Software Architecture design in software development. In this paper, we analyze the degree to which the four main recognized SDMs -RUP (Rational Unified Process), MSF (Microsoft Solutions Framework), MBASE (Model-Based System Architecting and Software Engineering), and RUP-SOA (Rational Unified Process for Service-oriented Architecture) -adhere to the best practices of Software Architecture design. Our analysis points out some of the most important strengths and weakness regarding Software Architecture design and highlights some of the most relevant issues of Software Architecture design that need to be incorporated into such methodologies.

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“…Kendall and Kendall [23] point out that IS development methods, such as lifecycle concept or work breakdown structure, can be traced back to GST as underlying principles. Structured IS development methodologies are built upon the principles of mechanistic systems.…”

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“…Structured IS development methodologies are built upon the principles of mechanistic systems. Machines are used as the metaphor of this methodology [23]. Multiview methodology defines an IS as a social process using the principles of colonial systems to some extent.…”

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confidence: 99%

Explaining History of eGovernment Implementation in Developing Countries: An Analytical Framework

Wahid

2011

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Abstract. The paper proposes an analytical framework to explain history of eGovernment implementation over a certain period of time in the context of developing countries. The framework is built upon General Systems Theory (GST) and Institutional Theory enriched with literature from organizational changes, and information systems/e-Government implementation. Three scenarios of implementation are proposed, each with its own departing worldview (i.e., mechanistic, organic, and colonial systems), isomorphic mechanism, implementation model, and possible impact.

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Metaphors and Methodologies: Living beyond the Systems Machine

Cited by 195 publications

References 32 publications

Innovative Project Idea Maturation: An Important Part of Governance

Innovative Project Idea Maturation: An Important Part of Governance

The strengths and weaknesses of software architecture design in the RUP, MSF, MBASE and RUP-SOA methodologies: A conceptual review

Explaining History of eGovernment Implementation in Developing Countries: An Analytical Framework

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