Effective Information Systems: What's the Secret?

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Main Author: Kirkham, Sandi
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1994
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contents Effective Information Systems: What's the Secret? Kirkham, Sandi Communication Audits Context Effect Cultural Context Informal Organization Information Systems Models Organizational Communication Organizations (Groups) Problems Systems Analysis Systems Development User Needs (Information) Argues that false assumptions about user needs implicit in methodologies for building information systems have resulted in inadequate and inflexible systems. Checkland's Soft Systems Methodology is examined as a useful alternative. Its fundamental features are described, and examples of models demonstrate how the methodology can facilitate analysis of communication requirements. (Contains three references.) (KRN)
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spellingShingle Effective Information Systems: What's the Secret?
Kirkham, Sandi
Communication Audits
Context Effect
Cultural Context
Informal Organization
Information Systems
Models
Organizational Communication
Organizations (Groups)
Problems
Systems Analysis
Systems Development
User Needs (Information)
Effective Information Systems: What's the Secret? Kirkham, Sandi Communication Audits Context Effect Cultural Context Informal Organization Information Systems Models Organizational Communication Organizations (Groups) Problems Systems Analysis Systems Development User Needs (Information) Argues that false assumptions about user needs implicit in methodologies for building information systems have resulted in inadequate and inflexible systems. Checkland's Soft Systems Methodology is examined as a useful alternative. Its fundamental features are described, and examples of models demonstrate how the methodology can facilitate analysis of communication requirements. (Contains three references.) (KRN)
title Effective Information Systems: What's the Secret?
topic Communication Audits
Context Effect
Cultural Context
Informal Organization
Information Systems
Models
Organizational Communication
Organizations (Groups)
Problems
Systems Analysis
Systems Development
User Needs (Information)
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ486832