Journal of Systems Management articles from September 1995

Journal of Systems Management archives from September 1995

Harvesting information technology.(Cover Story)
September 1, 1995... As we move firmly into the "information age" it seems daring to suggest to a large American firm that it postpone acquiring yet another new type of information technology (computers, networks, software and so on, hereafter known as IT). At least...

Flames from the front: expectations & disappointments.
September 1, 1995... I read one of the many annual salary surveys the other day. What a distinctly unpleasant experience. I picked up this thing expecting to see that I was keeping up with my peers. What a shock it was to find out that fresh out college,"...

Using groupware tools to automate Joint Application Development. (includes related article on JAD basics)
September 1, 1995... The use of groupware tools to support the Joint Application Development (JAD) technique increases the value of this technique dramatically. When groupware tools are used in an automated, or "AJAD" workshop, they greatly facilitate the generation,...

Groupware.
September 1, 1995... High on the agenda for many organizations these days is the creation of an environment that will provide multiple individuals with common work goals with a means to coordinate their tasks and share information effectively. Groupware is the...

So what is SGML? (Standardized Generalized Markup Language)
September 1, 1995... Information, the long forgotten asset of a company, has received major attention lately. In this era of cost cutting, staff reductions and productivity improvements, the management of documents has become the center of re-engineering projects....

End-user training & empowerment: lessons from a client/server environment.
September 1, 1995... The wide-spread proliferation of end-user computing and client/server architectures presents today's information systems professionals with the difficult task of managing assets they do not control. This requires a "partnership" relationship...

Implementation of EDI systems: a case study of benefits for a small manufacturing company. (electronic data interchange)
September 1, 1995... Large firms, buying in large quantities from multiple suppliers, have seen substantial benefits from using electronic data interchange (EDI) technology. A high volume of transactions and large number of suppliers have made EDI technology...

How to select application software.
September 1, 1995... The three main alternatives for acquiring application software are developing a custom application, installing an existing package, and modifying a package to meet the users' specific needs. Three case studies illustrate the strengths and...

The user acceptance testing process: a case study.
September 1, 1995... According to a recent Toronto Globe & Mail Canadian Report on Business article, "the new, overwhelming reliance on software by business, among other sectors, demands that a set of rigorous quality standards must be developed, and that a much...