Computer Systems Development: History, Organization and Implementation (John Wiley Series in Information Systems)

BACKGROUND AND THEORY. Approaching the History of Computer Systems Development. Building a Model of the Phases of Computerization Growth. PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO: HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE CONSTRAINTS DOMINATE. Phase One: Hardware Constraints. Phase Two: Software Problems Dominate. Phase Two: Strategies for Dealing with the Software Bottleneck. PHASE THREE: USER NEEDS DOMINATE. Successful Systems Development, the System Life Cycle and Identifying Users. The Literature on User Relations Problem. Agents of Change: Generating User Relations Problems. Early Reactions to User Relations Problems. Phase Three Strategies for Dealing with User Relations Problems. The Information Systems Function in Phase Three. PROSPECTS AND IMPLICATIONS. The Future: Whither Computer Systems Developers? Conclusions and Generalizations. Data Appendix. Bibliography. Index.Dominic S. Cornford is the author of 'Computer Systems Development: History, Organization and Implementation (John Wiley Series in Information Systems)' with ISBN 9780471931850 and ISBN 0471931853.