An Empirical Assessment of the Stages of DP Growth.

Author List: Drury, D. H.;

MIS Quarterly, 1983, Volume 7, Issue 2, Page 59-70.

This study attempts to validate the stages of growth hypothesis by analyzing data concerning the benchmarks that were prescribed by Nolan. Although the hypothesis was not validated using the entire set of benchmarks for each stage, individual benchmarks were related to various DP management issues. The joint relationship of user awareness and technology to various management issues was also assessed. In addition, the planning and control techniques that have been used in the stages of growth literature were factor analyzed. The factor groupings were compared with those groupings that the stages of growth idea associate respectively with early and late states of DP evolution.

Keywords: benchmarks; Information systems; life cycle; management; planning and control; systems development

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#252	0.302	management practices technology information organizations organizational steering role fashion effective survey companies firms set planning focus committees executives managing committee
#276	0.212	satisfaction information systems study characteristics data results using user related field survey empirical quality hypotheses important success various indicate tested
#90	0.152	development life cycle prototyping new stages routines stage design experiences traditional time sdlc suggested strategies rapid effort integrated needs techniques
#280	0.130	control controls formal systems mechanisms modes clan informal used internal literature outsourced outcome theory configuration attempts evolution authority complementary little