Linkping University Electronic Press

Title:	On the Concept of Method in Information Systems Development
Authors:	Stefan Cronholm and Pär J. Ågerfalk
Series:	Linkping Electronic Articles in Computer and Information Science ISSN 1401-9841
Issue:	Vol. 4 (1999), No. 019
URL:	http://www.ep.liu.se/ea/cis/1999/019/

Abstract:	System development methods are often used as aids during the development of information systems. This paper examines the concept of method and other related notions in order to achieve a better understanding of their meaning and structure. The motivation for this paper is the emerging flora of different and related concepts and thus a need to sort things out. The main contribution of the paper is a conceptual model describing how the method concept and other related notions relate.

Abstract:

System development methods are often used as aids during the development of information systems. This paper examines the concept of method and other related notions in order to achieve a better understanding of their meaning and structure. The motivation for this paper is the emerging flora of different and related concepts and thus a need to sort things out. The main contribution of the paper is a conceptual model describing how the method concept and other related notions relate.

Original publication 1999-12-15	Postscript Checksum