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| Title: | CONSTRUCTIVE IMAGES AND DIAGRAMS: THEIR ROLE IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT |
| Authors: | Sasso, William C. |
| Issue Date: | 23-Jun-1988 |
| Publisher: | Stern School of Business, New York University |
| Series/Report no.: | IS-88-51 |
| Abstract: | In order to promote more creative solutions to Information Systems (IS)
design problems, this paper identifies four roles that images or
diagrams can play in the IS development process. These roles are
characteristics of the interaction between the image and its creator or
viewer, rather than of the diagram itself. One of these roles in
particular, the constructive role, can do much to support the generation
of creative designs, to the benefit of both systems developers and their
clients. The goal of constructive systems thinking is to enhance the
creative solution of IS development problems, and it cannot be reduced
to a specific, highly structured technique. We can, however, outline a
general approach to building constructive images: 1. Create a set of
candidate analogies, elaborate them, and evaluate the degree to which
each guides design of the target system. 2. Evaluate how completely this
working set of analogies in forms the important aspects of the target
system, and create additional analogies to fill any major gaps. 3. Over
the relevant scope of each analogy, research its structure and dynamic
interactions. Use these as templates within which to model the target
system. 4. Validate this design and its functional implications with the
system client, adjusting it as required. 5. Complete the design by
removing details specific to the analogous system and adding those
relevant to the target system. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2451/14463 |
| Appears in Collections: | IOMS: Information Systems Working Papers
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