A Prototyping Method for Applications Development by End Users and Information Systems Specialists.

Author List: Kraushaar, James M.; Shirland, Larry E.;
MIS Quarterly, 1985, Volume 9, Issue 3, Page 189-197.
A prototyping development method is presented here which has the potential to reduce the growing application development backlog. Prior research and our findings indicate that a prototyping process can assist in the efficient development of application systems by breaking a complex problem into several comprehensive parts. A state-transition model of the IS development process is presented and discussed. A two-prototype method is explained in the context of this model. Two projects are described which are typical of development efforts made by end users in a microcomputer environment and IS specialists in a mainframe environment.
Keywords: application development.; Information systems; methodology; systems analysis; systems design
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#139 0.078 project projects failure software commitment escalation cost factors study problem resources continue prior escalate overruns taken failing troubled sunk fail
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