The paradox of "Structured" methods for software requirements management: A case study of an e-government development project

Kieran Conboy; Michael Lang

doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-7355-9_19

The paradox of "Structured" methods for software requirements management: A case study of an e-government development project

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National University of Ireland, Galway

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Abstract

This chapter outlines the alternative perspectives of " rationalism" and "improvisation" within information systems development and describes the major shortcomings of each. It then discusses how these shortcomings manifested themselves within an e-government case study where a "structured" requirements management method was employed. Although this method was very prescriptive and firmly rooted in the "rational" paradigm, it was observed that users often resorted to improvised behaviour, such as privately making decisions on how certain aspects of the method should or should not be implemented.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Information Systems Development
Subtitle of host publication	Asian Experiences
Pages	223-232
Number of pages	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7355-9_19
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	18th International Conference on Information Systems Development, ISD 2009 - Nanchang, China Duration: 16 Sept 2009 → 19 Sept 2009

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Name	Information Systems Development: Asian Experiences

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Conference	18th International Conference on Information Systems Development, ISD 2009
Country/Territory	China
City	Nanchang
Period	16/09/09 → 19/09/09

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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

E-government systems development
Method enactment
Requirements management
Requirements prioritisation
Situated action

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Conboy, K & Lang, M 2011, The paradox of "Structured" methods for software requirements management: A case study of an e-government development project. in Information Systems Development: Asian Experiences. Information Systems Development: Asian Experiences, pp. 223-232, 18th International Conference on Information Systems Development, ISD 2009, Nanchang, China, 16/09/09. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7355-9_19

The paradox of "Structured" methods for software requirements management: A case study of an e-government development project. / Conboy, Kieran ; Lang, Michael.
Information Systems Development: Asian Experiences. 2011. p. 223-232 (Information Systems Development: Asian Experiences).

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The paradox of "Structured" methods for software requirements management: A case study of an e-government development project

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