REVOLUTION OR EVOLUTION? A COMPARISON OF OBJECT-ORIENTED AND STRUCTURED SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT METHODS.

Author List: Sircar, Sumit; Nerur, Sridhar P.; Mahapatra, Radhakanta;
MIS Quarterly, 2001, Volume 25, Issue 4, Page 457-471.
This paper examines the changes engendered when moving from a structured to an object-oriented systems development approach and reconciles the differing views concerning whether this represents an evolutionary or revolutionary change. Author co-citation analysis is used to elucidate the ideational and conceptual relationships between the two approaches. The difference in conceptual distance at the analysis and design level compared to that at the programming level is explained using Henderson's framework for organizational change. The conceptual shift during analysis and design is considered architectural, whereas for programming it is deemed merely incremental. The managerial implications of these findings are discussed and suggestions for improving the likelihood of success in the adoption of object-oriented systems development methods are provided.
Keywords: author co-citation analysis.; IS development; object-oriented approach; software development methodologies; structured development approach
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#60 0.209 analysis techniques structured categories protocol used evolution support methods protocols verbal improve object-oriented difficulties analyses category benchmark comparison provided recognition
#216 0.154 conceptual model modeling object-oriented domain models entities representation understanding diagrams schema semantic attributes represented representing object relationships concepts classes entity-relationship
#185 0.119 change organizational implementation case study changes management organizations technology organization analysis successful success equilibrium radical efforts initiatives managing resistance individuals
#287 0.088 design systems support development information proposed approach tools using engineering current described developing prototype flexible built architecture environment integrated designing