The Paradox of Structured Methods for Software Requirements Management: A Case Study of an e-Government Development Project

Michael Lang

The Paradox of Structured Methods for Software Requirements Management: A Case Study of an e-Government Development Project

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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 (Ireland)
Title of host publication	INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT: ASIAN EXPERIENCES
Publisher	Springer
Number of pages	9
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2011

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Conboy, K;Lang, M

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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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