Integrating nominal group technique and joint application development for improved systems requirements determination

Information and Management

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 399-411

  Duggan, Evan W ^a   Thachenkary, Cherian S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication medium; Group support methodology; Human factors; Information systems development; JAD; Meeting facilitation; Nominal group technique; Systems requirements determination

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS (IS); JOINT APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT (JAD); SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS DETERMINATION (SRD);

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 0346781542     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7206(03)00080-6     Document Type: Article

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