Office Technology and People: Volume 5 Issue 2

Reflections on Development Methods for Information Systems: A Set of Distinctions Between Models

Peter Axel Nielsen

Argues that a set of distinctions between methods for informationsystems development is useful for learning about the methods and theirrelation to practice. Examines three…

Rapid Prototyping With Fourth Generation Systems – An Empirical Study

Kaj Grønbæk

Discusses experiences on the development and use of horizontal andvertical prototypes. Explains the difference. Resolves that horizontalprototypes can be developed with ′little…

Portables in the Field

Robert Howard, Leslie Schneider

Recounts the use of portable computers in a banking environment byglobally peripatetic workers. Illustrates by anecdotes.

Usage and Outcomes of Electronic Messaging at an R&D Organization: Situational Constraints, Job Level, and Media Awareness

Ronald E. Rice, Douglas Hughes, Gail Love

Analyses the adoption and use of an electronic messaging system(EMS) by members of a large R&D organisation. Develops and testshypotheses about relationships among job categories…