Abstract
The aspects of the development process described in the previous chapters are intended to arrive at a clear understanding of what system, if any, is to be built. This understanding is established in terms of the requirements for a new system, and the ‘business case’ for going ahead with development. The next set of tasks is to undertake detailed analysis and design, to establish the revised organizational arrangements required, and to build the technical systems needed. A number of different approaches may be taken to the construction of the various parts of information systems. However, it is usually possible to distinguish the basic tasks of analysis, design, and programming. In this chapter we discuss these tasks, and present some of the most commonly used methods.
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Avgerou, C., Cornford, T. (1998). Construction of an information system. In: Developing Information Systems. Information Systems Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14813-4_4
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