Abstract
Attempts to develop new information systems, or to redesign legacy systems, have been dominated by the need to provide a technical solution. The problem with such technique-oriented approaches is their failure to consider the subjective nature of human decision making. The result is often an inflexible and unwanted information system. In a turbulent environment, the role of the information system is crucial if the enterprise is to survive. The ‘Unified Mechanism for Information Systems Definition’ project is concerned with overcoming the problems of implemented information systems failing to satisfy the clients’ (users’) requirements. The research focus is on developing interpretivist modelling methods to enable the client to participate in the whole design process. The aim is to retain a systemic sense of the whole information system from the description of requirements through to the technical definition.
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Stowell, F.A., Champion, D. (2000). Interpretivist Modelling for Information System Definition. In: Henderson, P. (eds) Systems Engineering for Business Process Change. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0457-5_9
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