Journal of Systems Management articles from August 1991

Journal of Systems Management archives from August 1991

User training is necessary throughout the SDLC. (system development life cycle) (includes related article on executive summary)
August 1, 1991... The implementation phase of a new computer system is where "the tire meets the road." As systems become more complex, implementation becomes more complicated; risk of failure increases. But, implementation is the culmination of many prior...

Designing an evolving information system. (how Boston University strategically applied new technology to design a mainframe-based data base system) (includes related article on executive summary)
August 1, 1991... Although most information technology organizations view themselves as opportunistic, few routinely look for ways to strategically apply new technoogy to business opportunities. The more common scenario is problem resolution. In this scenario,...

Object-oriented systems design: a progressive expansion of OOA. (object-oriented systems analysis) (includes related article on executive summary)
August 1, 1991... Traditional information systems development is decomposed into two primary activities: analysis and design. Analysis focuses on feasibility, problem and requirements definition and attempts to answer the question "What must the system do for...

Job preparation of IS graduates: are they ready for the real world? (information systems) (IS Trends)
August 1, 1991... During the past year, a survey was conducted under the sponsorship of ASM involving more than 5,000 recent IS graduates from a variety of schools throughout the country. The survey questionnaires solicited extensive data about the individuals,...

Systems simplification: the buzzword of the 1990s. (First Person) (column)
August 1, 1991... Once again we have found it necessary to fight the battle of the super systems tech. This time we were trying to install a maintenance and custodial management system in a small school district on a reservation in Montana. As usual, there are...

The question and the answer are both "quality." (the importance of quality in information systems) (column)
August 1, 1991... Information systems professionals may be approaching the end of an era. It began in the mid-q960s when the explosive growth in the use of computing technology started. for most of these years, IS professionals have been able to ignore the...

Models of communication. (communication used in information systems management) (System Notes) (column)
August 1, 1991... Dear Mike: I don't know if anyone has done a scientific study on this, but I'm quite sure that, if done, a study would prove that programmers are in the 99th percentile of the population in ability to do abstract thinking. Further, I...

Techniques in illustrating systems profits. (making business presentations) (Looking Back) (column)
August 1, 1991... Industry can enhance profits, with a few exceptions, only by raising prices, increasing sales or reducing costs. Systems analysts are involved in the reducing costs aspects on a day-to-day basis by improving systems and operating procedures....

Relational database design at a construction company: a problem or a solution? (includes related article on executive summary)
August 1, 1991... Is current relational database software too easy to use? The question is not frivolous; most business professionals can learn the software basics in an afternoon. Many of those professionals then decide to implement an application or two....

Designing feedback mechanisms into systems to enhance user performance. (includes related article on executive summary)
August 1, 1991... This article was stimulated by a longitudinal study of one organization's migration to a computer-based system. The system was a computer-based state tax collection system similar to those used by financial organizations to collect deliqnuent...

Using application redesign to maintain continuity and profitability. (includes related article on executive summary)
August 1, 1991... With the increased use of more advanced application development approaches and CASE technology, it has become easier and more cost effective to develop and modify applications. Structured query languages allow fast and effective development of...