Journal of Systems Management articles from September 1991

Journal of Systems Management archives from September 1991

Using analyst workstations to automate software development: are we there yet? (includes executive summary)
September 1, 1991... Computers are now so much a part of our lives that it is startling to remember that these machines have been a presence in the business world for only a short 35 years. To understand where we are today in the process of building computer...

Achieving better systems development through usability testing. (includes executive summary)
September 1, 1991... Not too long ago, there was only one company that made PCs. They said their PCs were very powerful and that everybody would soon be using them to do just about everything. However, a funny thing happened: People didn't use tham as much as the...

A CASE perspective of systems development: Woodmen Accident and Centel. (computer-aided software engineering)(Woodmen Accident and Life Co.) (includes executive summary)
September 1, 1991... In the recent past the last division in any organization to be automated was information systems (IS). That, however, was before IS won its CASE! With the evolution of CASE we can imagine a time when the entire development process (from...

IS staffs are changing the corporation but are having trouble changing themselves. (information systems)
September 1, 1991... The top issues facing information systems development organizations today indicate that systems development initiatives have evolved to support overall corporate goals--a far cry from the back office projects of the past, according to a survey...

Is using computer-based questionnaires better than using paper?
September 1, 1991... A few years ago I co-authored an article on the factors that affect the user-friendliness of computer programs, e.g., the friendliness of the program-user-interface. After selecting and describing 20 factors, my co-author and I deemed it vital...

The good old days. (Association for Systems Management)
September 1, 1991... A few weeks ago, my wife and I had lunch with Charles Shafer and his wife down in Crystal River, Florida. Although we had kept in touch with annual Christmas cards, it was the first time I had seen Charlie since he retired 12 years ago and...

Using a bottom-up approach to creativity improvement in IS development. (information systems) (includes executive summary)
September 1, 1991... A number of publications in the computer field contain articles that conclude with something to the effect of "for this important approach to be successful, top management support is essential." Top-down has become a buzzword for modern IS...

Establishing the software development environment. (includes executive summary)
September 1, 1991... You're the leader and you're ready to get started. Your customer has identified the need for a new system, or a major change to an existing one. The analysts are poised to begin the interviews and get the requirements defined. Perhaps...