SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT

Systems Development Methodology Enactment



Systems Development Methodology Enactment

Introduction

The article under consideration (Rowlands B.H., 2006) deals with the system development methods, which is a hot research topic for Organizational Information Systems development. The article mainly focuses on the role of a user during system development methods. In addition, the article deeply explains the concept of system development method enactment, by considering the IT worker as a social actor. In this paper, we analyze the significance of Rowlands articles for researchers who wish to continue research on the same line.

How the Article is Helpful for Subsequent Research

It is a common practice of the research that they refer to some published articles or research papers in their area of interest, before they could begin their own research. In this regard, the examples and case studies, unquestionably supports the research process by providing data and guidelines about the subject. The researcher searching for some ground on the basis of which, he can continue the research, finds the examples more useful in comparison to the theoretical articles and research papers. The importance of examples is essential for research, as most of the time, theoretical knowledge does not apply perfectly to the realistic scenarios. The Rowlands' article fulfills these criteria as it bases on the example of an Australian firm to demonstrate the concept of system development methodology enactment, and role of IT workers as social actors.

The article helps the researcher in understanding the development and implementation of the information system framework in the individual organization. The researchers who have interest n finding out the role of information technology for the success of banks and financial organizations will find the article extremely useful.

For describing the organizational environment in depth and developing the research framework, Rowlands used Lamb and Kling model (Lamb, R. and Kling, R., 2003). As this model conceptualizes the user as a social actor, it will prove to be helpful for the researcher to understand the methodology and constructs, which the Systems Development Methods use. The concept of user as a social actor is further illustrated with the help of figure.

In addition to the demonstration of the research framework, the article also highlights the research procedures. The description of research procedures further supports research to continue the same topic. The author describes that he used qualitative data for research. He also describes the units, used for analysis such as project managers and system developers. In addition to data type and analysis units, the used research techniques indicate as data collection, data management and coding.

The final sections of the article include the analysis and findings about the case. These sections will help the researcher to develop strategies for analyzing his organization, and data collection. For example, the researcher may use the same parameters as Rowland used in his article.

The article fully defines in terms of the structure and organization. The author organized the article in a logical layout, including the relevant literature review, the research framework, the research procedures used, and deep analysis of the ...