Information Technology & People: Volume 6 Issue 2/3

Editorial

ELEANOR WYNN

The guest editor's editorial speaks for itself in introducing the scope of this special issue on prototyping. As a general overview of the contribution, from a farther perspective…

Guest editor's introduction:Prototyping concepts and practice

Heinz Züllighoven

Why are we publishing this special issue on prototyping? Hasn't the subject received enough attention already, prototyping having become little more than a hackneyed buzzword? I…

What is prototyping?

Reinhard Budde, Karlheinz Kautz, Karin Kuhlenkamp, Heinz Züllighoven

Explains and defines prototyping in terms of its character, actorsand types. Examines four aspects: its use in the software developmentprocess, its goals, horizontal and vertical…

Prototyping revisited

Reinhard Budde, Heinz Züllighoven

Overviews the history of prototyping. Illustrates trends which havesupported the emergence of it. Comments on methods which are in linewith prototyping. Suggests future areas of…

Prototyping in industrial software projects:: Experiences and assessment

Antoinette Kieback, Horst Lichter, Matthias Schneider‐Hufschmidt, Heinz Züllighoven

Presents five case studies of industrial software projectsspecifically involving prototyping. Designates projects ranging from 240person‐years to two person‐years involving large…

Evolutionary prototyping in a change perspective:: A tale of three municipalities

Tom Chr. Pape, Kari Thoresen

Presents three case studies involving a collaboration between theNorwegian Computing Centre, three local authorities (municipalities) anda nationwide software manufacturer. Seeks…

The principle of limited reduction in software design

Lars Mathiassen, Jan Stage

Compares experimental (eg. prototyping) and analytical (eg.specifying) approaches in systems design. Derives ′The Principle ofLimited Reduction′. Defines this as: “Relying on an…