The acquisition and implementation of standard software packages carries with it a need for compromise between the software's capabilities and user information needs. The likelihood for successfully meeting the user's needs, as evidenced by this case study, can be greatly increased by employing a co
Prototyping as a system development methodology: Opportunities and pitfalls
β Scribed by Jane E Tozer
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 431 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0950-5849
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β¦ Synopsis
It is common these days to build protoO,pe systems befi~re delivering an expensive system. However, there can be much conflict between developer and user about timescales, adjustments and a deliverable end result. One UK st~[tware house shows how conflicts can be avoided through clearly dΒ’fined project roles and adoption ~ff a workable methodology.
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