Information Systems Development in Theory and Practice

During thirty years of history, planning, designing
and implementing the information systems have faced a
great deal of productivity problems. These
productivity problems include slipping schedules,
cost overruns and low systems quality with increased
maintenance costs.
In response to these productivity and quality
problems, researchers have developed different
methodical approaches.
Paradoxically, despite the efforts devoted to
methodical approaches, systems have continued to
fail. Only a few studies concentrate on empirical
research of the systems development process in the
organizational context.
This book therefore fills this gap by further
clarifying how systems development process is managed
in practice. This objective is reached by conducting
a series of empirical studies of two systems
development projects in an organization competing in
information technology business.
The studies should help shed some light on the
systems development and should be especially useful
to researchers and professionals in Information
Systems and Software Engineering fields, or anyone
else who may be considering to implement information
systems.

Autorentext

Dr. Päivi Ovaska is a researcher and lecturer specializing in thefields of information systems development, implementation andadoption in organisations. She has gained a long experience fromsoftware industry while workingin several software firms inFinland over 15 years. Now she is working in South KareliaUniversity of Applied Sciences.

Klappentext

During thirty years of history, planning, designingand implementing the information systems have faced agreat deal of productivity problems. Theseproductivity problems include slipping schedules,cost overruns and low systems quality with increasedmaintenance costs. In response to these productivity and qualityproblems, researchers have developed differentmethodical approaches.Paradoxically, despite the efforts devoted tomethodical approaches, systems have continued tofail. Only a few studies concentrate on empiricalresearch of the systems development process in theorganizational context. This book therefore fills this gap by furtherclarifying how systems development process is managedin practice. This objective is reached by conductinga series of empirical studies of two systemsdevelopment projects in an organization competing ininformation technology business.The studies should help shed some light on thesystems development and should be especially usefulto researchers and professionals in InformationSystems and Software Engineering fields, or anyoneelse who may be considering to implement informationsystems.