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This paper discusses the nature and the support needs for the evaluation of information systems based on current and future demands. It describes an environment to support evaluation on two levels. At the conceptual level, a conceptual framework and a set of methodological guidelines are proposed. At the operational level, we propose a groupware solution complemented by a case-based reasoning component.
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Serafeimidis, V., Smithson, S. (1996). An Environment to Support the Evaluation of the Business Value of Information Systems. In: Terashima, N., Altman, E. (eds) Advanced IT Tools. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-34979-4_36
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