On transferring a method into a usage situation

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

Volumn 143, Issue , 2004, Pages 535-554

  Lings, Brian ^a   Lundell, Björn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Experience of transfer; Framework; Infological equation; Method transfer

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; EXPERIENCE OF TRANSFER; FRAMEWORK; INFOLOGICAL EQUATION; METHOD TRANSFERS;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84902519866     PISSN: 18684238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (66)

1. Avgerou, C, and Cornford, T. "A Review of the Methodologies Movement," Journal of Information Technology. 8: 5, 1993, pp. 277-286.
2. Avison, D., and Fitzgerald, G. Information Systems Development: Methodologies, Techniques and Tools. 3rd ed., Maidenhead, England: McGraw-Hill, 2003.
3. Avison, D. E.; Wood-Harper, A. T.; Vidgen, R. T.; and Wood, J.R.G. "A Further Exploration into Information Systems Development: The Evolution of Multiview2," Information Technology and People. 11: 2, 1998, pp. 124-139.
4. Bansler, J. P., and Bødker, K. "A Reappraisal of Structured Analysis: Design in an Organizational Context," ACM Transactions on Information Systems. 11: 2, 1993, pp. 165-193.
5. Baskerville, R.; Travis, J.; and Truex, D. "Systems Without Method: The Impact of New Technologies on Information Systems Development Projects," in K. E. Kendall, K. Lyytinen, and J. I. DeGross. Eds., The Impact of Computer Supported Technologies on Information Systems Development, Amsterdam: North-Holland, 1992, pp. 241-269.
6. Bennetts, P. D. C.; Wood-Harper, A. T.; and Mills, S. "An Holistic Approach to the Management of Information Systems Development: A View Using a Soft Systems Approach and Multiple Viewpoints," Systemic Practice and Action Research. 13: 2, 2000, pp. 189-205.
7. Beynon-Davies, P., and Williams, M. D. "The Diffusion of Information Systems Development Methods," The Journal of Strategic Information Systems. 12: 1, 2003, pp. 29-46.
8. Bubenko Jr., J. A. "Information System Methodologies: A Research View," in T. W. Olle, H. G. Sol, and A. A. Verrijn-Stuart. Eds., Information Systems Design Methodologies: Improving the Practice, Amsterdam: North-Holland, 1986, pp. 289-318.
9. Carroll, J. "The Process of ISD Methodology Selection and Use: A Case Study," in Proceedings of the //'* European Conference on Information Systems, Naples, June 16-21, 2003.
10. Etzerodt, P., and Madsen, K. H. "Information Systems Assessment as a Learning Process," in N. Bjørn-Andersen and G. B. Davis. Eds., Information Systems Assessment: Issues and Challenges, Amsterdam: North-Holland, 1988, pp. 333-345.
11. Fitzgerald, B. "An Empirical Investigation into the Adoption of Systems Development Methodologies," Information & Management. 34: 6, 1998, pp. 317-328.
12. Fitzgerald, B. "Formalized Systems Development Methodologies: A Critical Perspective," Information Systems Journal. 6: 1, 1996, pp. 3-23.
13. Fitzgerald, B. "The Use of Systems Development Methodologies in Practice: A Field Study," Information Systems Journal. 7: 3, 1997, pp. 201-212.
14. Fitzgerald, B.; Russo, N. L.; and Stolterman, E. Information Systems Development: Methods in Action, London: McGraw-Hill, 2002.
15. Fitzgerald, B.; Russo, N. L.; and O'Kane, T. "Software Development Method Tailoring at Motorola," Communications of the ACM(46: 4, 2003, pp. 65-70.
16. Floyd, C. "A Comparative Evaluation of System Development Methods," in T. W. Olle, H. G. Sol, and A. A. Verrijn-Stuart. Eds., Information Systems Design Methodologies: Improving the Practice, Amsterdam: North-Holland, 1986, pp. 19-54.
17. Grant, D., and Ngwenyama, O. "A Report on the Use of Action Research to Evaluate a Manufacturing information Systems Development Methodology in a Company," Information Systems Journal. 13: 1, 2003, pp. 21-35.
18. Goldkuhl, G. "Välgrundad Metodutveckling," Research Report LiTH-IDA-R-94-04, Department of Computer and Information Science, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden, January, 1994. in Swedish).
19. Henderson-Sellers, B.; Collins, G.; Due, R.; and Graham, I. "A Qualitative Comparison of Two Processes for Object-Oriented Software Development," Information and Software Technology. 43: 12, 2001, pp. 705-724.
20. Hesse, W. "Dinosaur Meets Archaeopteryx? Seven Thesis on Rational's Unified Process (RUP," in J. Krogstie, K. Siau, and T. Halpin. Eds., Proceedings of the Sixth CAiSE/IFIP8.1 International Workshop on Evaluation of Modeling Methods in Systems Analysis and Design. EMMSAD'01, Interlaken, Switzerland, 2001, pp. VII-l-VII-8.
21. Hidding, G. J. "Reinventing Methodology: Who Reads It and Why?," Communications of the ACM. 40: 11, 1997, pp. 102-109.
22. Hirschheim, R.; Klein, H. K.; and Lyytinen, K. Information Systems Development and Data Modeling: Conceptual and Philosophical Foundations, Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1995.
23. Hirschheim, R., and Smithson, S. "A Critical Analysis of Information Systems," in N. Bjørn-Andersen and G. B. Davis. Eds., Information Systems Assessment: Issues and Challenges, Amsterdam: North-Holland, 1988, pp. 17-37.
24. Hughes, J., and Wood-Harper, A. T. "An Empirical Model of the Information Systems Development Process: A Case Study of an Automotive Manufacturer," Accounting Forum 24: 4, 2000, pp. 391-406.
25. Introna, L. D., and Whitley, E. A. "Against Method-ism: Exploring the Limits of Method," Information Technology & People. 10: 1, 1997, pp. 31-45.
26. Jayaratna, N. "Choice of a Methodology for Information Systems Development!," in N. Jayaratna and B. Fitzgerald. Eds., Lessons Learned from the Use of Methodologies: Information Systems Methodologies-Fourth Conference on Information Systems Methodologies, British Computer Society: Information Systems Methodologies Specialist Group, 1996, pp. 23-28.
27. Jayaratna, N. Understanding and Evaluating Methodologies-NIMSAD: A Systemic Framework, London: McGraw-Hill, 1994.
28. Jayaratna, N.; Holt, P.; and Wood-Harper, A. T. "Criteria for Methodology Choice in Information Systems Development," The Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business and Government. 5: 2, 1999, pp. 30-34.
29. Kitchenham, B.; Linkman, S.; and Law, D. "DESMET: A Methodology for Evaluating Software Engineering Methods and Tools," Computing & Control Engineering Journal. 8: 3, 1997, pp. 120-126.
30. Kozar, K. A. "Adopting Systems Development Methods: An Exploratory Study," Journal of Management Information Systems. 5: 4, 1989, pp. 73-86.
31. Kruchten, P. The Rational Unified Process, Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1999.
32. Laitinen, M.; Fayad, M. E.; and Ward, R. P. "Thinking Objectively: The Problem with Scalability," Communications of the ACM. 43: 9, 2000, pp. 105-107.
33. Langefors, B. "Distinction between Data and Information/Knowledge," Information Age. 9: 2, 1987, pp. 89-91.
34. Langefors, B. Essays on Infology: Summing Up and Planning for the Future, Lund, Sweden: Studentlitteratur, 1995.
35. Langefors, B. Theoretical Analysis of Information Systems. 4,h ed., Lund, Sweden: Studentlitteratur, 1973.
36. Lundell, B., and Lings, B. "Method in Action and Method in Tool: A Stakeholder Perspective," Journal of Information Technology, 2004. forthcoming).
37. Lundell, B., and Lings, B. "The 2G Method for Doubly Grounding Evaluation Frameworks," Information Systems Journal. 13: 4, 2003, pp. 375-398.
38. Lundell, B., and Lings, B. "Validating Transfer of a Method for the Development of Evaluation Frameworks," in A. Brown, and D. Remenyi. Eds., Proceedings of the Sixth European Conference on the Evaluation of Information Technology, Brunel University, Uxbridge, U.K., November 4-5, 1999, pp. 255-263.
39. Lyytinen, K. "A Taxonomic Perspective of Information Systems Development: Theoretical Constructs and Recommendations," in R. J. Boland Jr. and R. A. Hirschheim. Eds., Critical Issues in Information Systems Research, Chichester, England: John Wiley & Sons, 1987, pp. 3-41.
40. Marshall, C, and Rossman, G. B. Designing Qualitative Research. 3rd ed., Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1999.
41. Mathiassen, L, and Purao, S. "Educating Reflective Systems Developers, Information Systems Journal. 12: 2, 2002, pp. 81-102.
42. Maxwell, J. A. Qualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, California, 1996.
43. McMaster, T.; Vidgen, R. T.; and Wastell, D G. "Technology Transfer: Diffusion or Translation?," in T. McMaster, E. Mumford, E. B. Swanson, B. Warboys, and D. Wastell (Eds., Facilitating Technology Transfer Through Partnership: Learning from Practice and Research, London: Chapman & Hall, 1997, pp. 64-75.
44. Moody, D. "Building Links between IS Research and Professional Practice: Improving the Relevance and Impact of IS Research," in W. J. Orlikowski, S. Ang, P. Weill, H. C. Krcmar, and J. I. DeGross. Eds., Proceedings of the 21 international conference on Information systems, Brisbane, Australia, 2000, pp. 351-360.
45. Moody, D. L. "Validation of a Method for Representing Large Entity Relationship Models: An Action Research Study," in S. Wryzca. Ed., Proceedings of the 101 European Conference on Information Systems, 6-8 June, Gdansk, Poland, 2002, pp. 391-405.
46. Myers, M. D., and Young, L. W. "Hidden Agendas, Power and Managerial Assumptions in Information Systems Development: An Ethnographic Study," Information Technology & People. 10: 3, 1997, pp. 224-240.
47. Nandhakumar, J., and Avison, D. E. "The Fiction of Methodological Development: A Field Study of Information Systems Development," Information Technology & People. 12: 2, 1999, pp. 176-191.
48. Nandhakumar, J., and Avison, D. "Information Systems Development Methodologies in Use: An Empirical Study," in N. Jayaratna and B. Fitzgerald. Eds., Lessons Learned from the Use of Methodologies: Information Systems Methodologies-Fourth Conference on Information Systems Methodologies, British Computer Society: Information Systems Methodologies Specialist Group, 1996, pp. 205-214.
49. Nissen, H.-E. "The Infological Equation Opening Two Perspectives on Information Systems," in B. Dahlbom. Ed., The Infological Equation: Essays in Honor of Börje Langefors, Gothenburg Studies in Information Systems, Report 6, 1995, pp. 11-46.
50. Pflegger, S. L. "Understanding and Improving Technology Transfer in Software Engineering," Journal of Systems and Software. 47: 2-3, 1999, pp. 111-124.
51. Ramesh, B.; Pries-Heije, J.; and Baskerville, J. "Internet Software Engineering: A Different Class of Processes," Annals of Software Engineering. 14, 2002, pp. 169-195.
52. Rehbinder, A.; Lings, B.; Lundell, B.; Burman, R.; and Nilsson, A. Observations from a Field Study on Developing a Framework for Pre-Usage Evaluation of CASE Tools," in N. L. Russo, B. Fitzgerald and J. I. DeGross. Eds., Realigning Research and Practice in Information Systems Development, Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001, pp. 211-220.
53. Rumbaugh, J.; Blaha, M.; Premerlani, W.; Eddy, W.; and Lorensen, W. Object-Oriented Modeling and Design, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall International, 1991.
54. Russo, N. L., and Stolterman, E. "Exploring the Assumptions Underlying Systems Development Methodologies: Their Impact on Past, Present and Future Research," Information Technology & People. 13: 4) 2000, pp. 313-327.
55. Russo, N. L., Wynekoop, J. L., and Walz, D. B. "The Use and Adaptation of System Development Methodologies," in M. Khosrowpour. Ed., Proceedings of the 1995 International Resources Management Association International Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, May 21-24, 1995, p. 162.
56. Sawyer, S., and Guinan, P. J. "Software Development: Processes and Performance," IBM Systems Journal. 37: 4, 1998, pp. 552-569.
57. Shanks, G. Building and Using Corporate Data Models, Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis, Monash University, Melbourne, 1996.
58. Stolterman, E. "About Design and Methods: Some Reflections Based on an Interview Study," Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems. 4, 1992, pp. 137-150.
59. Truex, D.; Baskerville, R.; and Travis, J. "A Methodical Systems Development: The Deferred Meaning of Systems Development Methods," Accounting, Management & Information Technology. 10, 2000, pp. 53-79.
60. Veryard, R., and Macdonald, I. G. "EMM/ODP: A Methodology for Federated and Distributed Systems," in A. A. Verrijn-Stuart and T. W. Olle. Eds., Methods and Associated Tools for the Information Systems Life Cycle, Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1994, pp. 241-273.
61. Viller, S., and Sommerville, I. "Ethnographicaly Informed Analysis for Software Engineers," International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. 53, 2000, pp. 169-196.
62. Ward, P. T. "The Evolution of Structured Analysis, Part II: Maturity and its Problems," American Programmer. 5: 4, 1992, pp. 18-29.
63. Wastell, D. G. "The Fetish of Technique: Methodology as a Social Defense," Information Systems Journal. 6: 1, 1996, pp. 25-40.
64. Webster, J., and Watson, R. T. "Guest Editorial: Analyzing the Past to Prepare for the Future: Writing a Literature Review," MIS Quarterly. 26: 2, June 2002, pp. xiii-xxiii.
65. Wynekoop, J. L., and Russo, N. L. "Studying System Development Methodologies: An Examination of Research Methods," Information Systems Journal. 7: 1, 1997, pp. 47-65.
66. Wynekoop, J. L., and Russo, N. L. "Systems Development Methodologies: Unanswered Questions," Journal of Information Technology. 10: 2, 1995, 65-73.