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Published: 27th September 2012This book focuses on several issues in the essence of information systems and their development as well as advanced utilization of new information technology. This book includes both theoretical foundations and practical approaches for each topic and should prove useful both to scientists in the field of information system science and to practitioners in information systems development and use. Many of the topics treated here have not appeared in the literature, although they are becoming increasingly important in the development of information systems. Topics covered include: contingencies in IT decision making; intelligent executive information systems; dynamic performance evaluation of information systems; exception handling in information systems, metamethodology of information system development and mobile computing. The outstanding feature of the book is its specific mixture of subjects under one framework of thinking about information systems. The book offers new perspectives on topics which are important today and in the future due to the rapidly changing nature of information systems and information technology. A useful book to researchers and systems developers, the book can also form the basis of an advanced course in information systems development.
| Preface | p. vii |
| Credits | p. xiii |
| Methodologies and Metamodels for Information System Development and Their Evaluation | p. 1 |
| Framework for Information Activities | p. 3 |
| Motivation | p. 3 |
| Foundations of the Framework | p. 4 |
| IST, the Fundamental Conceptual Component of Information Systems | p. 7 |
| Levels of Information Activity | p. 9 |
| Evaluation | p. 15 |
| Conclusions | p. 19 |
| Analysis of Three IS and ISD Reference Frameworks | p. 23 |
| Related Works | p. 23 |
| Definitions and Concepts | p. 25 |
| A Short Description of Three Reference Frameworks | p. 25 |
| Scheme for Evaluating Metamethodologies | p. 33 |
| Comparison Results | p. 39 |
| Conclusions | p. 47 |
| Contingency Factors and Uncertainty in Decision Making in Information System Development | p. 51 |
| Favorable Atmosphere for Effective Information Technology Decisions | p. 53 |
| Basic Assumptions | p. 53 |
| MISD Contingency Factors | p. 54 |
| Main Information Technology Decisions | p. 56 |
| Priority Setting and Other Strategic Decisions | p. 56 |
| Feasibility Study, Contingency Analysis, and Methodology Selection | p. 58 |
| MIS Implementation Decisions | p. 60 |
| Introduction of the New MIS and Maintenance Decisions | p. 60 |
| Conclusions | p. 61 |
| Development of Holistic ISD Methodologies and Selection of ISD Methods and Tools | p. 65 |
| Overview of the OSSAD Methodology | p. 67 |
| Principles, Functions, and Approach | p. 67 |
| Main Principles | p. 67 |
| Approach | p. 69 |
| Management Issues | p. 75 |
| Modeling | p. 76 |
| Language | p. 79 |
| Conclusions | p. 87 |
| Refinement of the OSSAD Methodology by Multiclient Field Testing | p. 91 |
| Overview | p. 91 |
| Framework for Research Work | p. 92 |
| Research Methods | p. 94 |
| Field Test Practice in the Development of OSSAD Methodology | p. 99 |
| Some Results of Other OSSAD Field Testings | p. 105 |
| Conclusions | p. 106 |
| Technical Specification of an Information System | p. 111 |
| Technical Information System Specification | p. 111 |
| Information System Structure and User Interface Specification | p. 114 |
| Software Specification | p. 116 |
| Specification of Files, Databases, and Knowledge Bases | p. 117 |
| Specification of Data Media, Hardware, and Other Facilities | p. 118 |
| Specification of Systems Interconnections | p. 119 |
| Specification of Information System Quality and Control Features | p. 120 |
| Framework for Technical Specification Process | p. 121 |
| Conclusions | p. 122 |
| Decision Criteria for Information System Development Tool Selection | p. 127 |
| Types of Tools for Supporting ISD Processes | p. 127 |
| Reasons for Acquiring a Tool | p. 128 |
| Issues in Selection Processes | p. 130 |
| Rating Selection Criteria | p. 130 |
| Computerized Support of the Selection Process | p. 133 |
| Conclusions | p. 134 |
| Toward Intelligent Executive Information Systems | p. 139 |
| Strategic Decision Making | p. 141 |
| Motivation for Classifying Decision Problems | p. 141 |
| Classification of Strategic Decision-Making Problems | p. 142 |
| Analysis of Information Requirements | p. 143 |
| Decisions Supported by Knowledge-Based Technology | p. 145 |
| Conclusions | p. 148 |
| Evaluation of Executive Information Systems | p. 151 |
| Acquiring an EIS Product to Match the Managerial Requirements | p. 151 |
| Development of Mangerial Support Systems | p. 152 |
| Framework for Evaluating EIS Products | p. 157 |
| Functional Capabilities of EIS Products | p. 159 |
| Qualitative Properties of EIS Products | p. 161 |
| Technical Properties of EIS | p. 163 |
| Cost Issues | p. 164 |
| User's Experiences | p. 164 |
| Issues in Construction, Introduction, and Use of EIS | p. 168 |
| Conclusions | p. 169 |
| Application of Knowledge-Based Technology in Executive Information Systems | p. 173 |
| The Diversity of Decision Support Systems | p. 173 |
| DSS, EIS, and ESS | p. 175 |
| IESS as an Integration of ES/KBS Technology to EIS and DSS | p. 180 |
| Structure of Intelligent Executive Support Systems | p. 186 |
| Conclusions | p. 192 |
| Mobile Information Systems | p. 195 |
| Executives' Views of Mobile Information Services | p. 197 |
| Concepts, Research Objectives, and Research Methods | p. 197 |
| Executives' Work | p. 199 |
| Information Technology Support for Executives' Tasks | p. 202 |
| Trends in Information Technology Support for Executives | p. 206 |
| Conclusions | p. 211 |
| Exception Handling in Information Systems | p. 215 |
| Basic Concepts of Exception Handling in Office Information Systems | p. 217 |
| Event Handling | p. 217 |
| Dynamic Nature of Office Information Systems | p. 220 |
| Characteristics of Exceptionality | p. 222 |
| Exception Handling Principles | p. 225 |
| Exception Handling in Organizations | p. 229 |
| Conclusions | p. 233 |
| Quality Assurance and Performance Evaluation of Information Systems | p. 237 |
| Concepts and Practices in Performance Evaluation of Office Information Systems | p. 239 |
| System Performance and Changing User Preferences | p. 239 |
| Concepts and Criteria | p. 241 |
| Framework for Dynamic OIS Evaluation | p. 246 |
| Evaluation Practices and User Participation | p. 249 |
| Conclusions | p. 250 |
| Analysis of the Dynamic Nature of Information Systems Performance Evaluation | p. 253 |
| Theoretical Background and Research Issues | p. 253 |
| Evaluation from the Systems Developers' Viewpoints | p. 255 |
| Changing Interest in Systems Evaluation Through the ISLC | p. 255 |
| Changing Evaluation Criteria Throughout the ISLC | p. 258 |
| Conclusions | p. 259 |
| Performance Evaluation of an Information System: An Experiment | p. 263 |
| Background for Our Case Studies | p. 263 |
| Performance Evaluation Process | p. 264 |
| Performance Evaluation Criteria and Measurement | p. 264 |
| Performance Evaluation over the ISLC | p. 269 |
| Some Evaluation Experiments | p. 269 |
| Conclusions | p. 270 |
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ISBN: 9780387987125
ISBN-10: 0387987126
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 271
Published: 24th June 1999
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 23.5 x 15.5
x 1.96
Weight (kg): 1.32
