Reconstructing the Systems Development Organization.

Author List: Swanson, E. Burton; Beath, Cynthia M.;

MIS Quarterly, 1989, Volume 13, Issue 3, Page 293-307.

Today's typical information systems (IS) organization clings to the belief that it is primarily in the new system development business, a notion based increasingly on substantial self-deception. In reality, many IS development staffs now devote the majority of their efforts to the repair and enhancement of currently installed systems. This "maintenance" task, as it is commonly termed, is widely misunderstood, misrepresented, and undervalued. A reconstructed view of the systems development organization is necessary, one in which the repair and ongoing development of installed systems is given proper emphasis and strategic recognition.

Keywords: application software maintenance; Information systems organization; systems development

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#159	0.542	systems information objectives organization organizational development variety needs need efforts technical organizations developing suggest given effective designing lack help recent
#261	0.188	software development maintenance case productivity application tools systems function tool engineering projects effort code developed applications analysis estimation methodology methods
#294	0.101	development systems methodology methodologies information framework approach approaches paper analysis use presented applied assumptions based proposed described examines basis proposes
#229	0.073	alignment strategic business strategy performance technology value organizational orientation relationship information misalignment matched goals perspective fit firms executives argue need