Abstract
Systems development methodologies (SDMs) are categorised into the plan-driven SDM and the agile SDM classes. Research has demonstrated that no single SDM is suitable for every systems development project situation. The aim of the paper is to present aspects of a study that developed a contingent use of SDMs model to investigate the contingent use of SDMs, and tests the model empirically. The developed hybrid model is tested using survey data collected from 155 systems development organisations. The results demonstrate that SDMs are adopted and continuously tailored during the systems development project life cycle. This has theoretical and practical implications in the design of SDMs and the deployment of SDMs. The empirical findings and the model presented in this study can assist researchers to investigate the contingent use of SDMs and improve their implementation in systems development projects. The findings provide insights on how practice and theory co-evolve and inform one another.
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Towards The Development of a Contingent Use of Systems Development Methodologies Model
Systems development methodologies (SDMs) are categorised into the plan-driven SDM and the agile SDM classes. Research has demonstrated that no single SDM is suitable for every systems development project situation. The aim of the paper is to present aspects of a study that developed a contingent use of SDMs model to investigate the contingent use of SDMs, and tests the model empirically. The developed hybrid model is tested using survey data collected from 155 systems development organisations. The results demonstrate that SDMs are adopted and continuously tailored during the systems development project life cycle. This has theoretical and practical implications in the design of SDMs and the deployment of SDMs. The empirical findings and the model presented in this study can assist researchers to investigate the contingent use of SDMs and improve their implementation in systems development projects. The findings provide insights on how practice and theory co-evolve and inform one another.
Recommended Citation
Moyo, B., Huisman, M., & Lynette Drevin (2021). Towards The Development of a Contingent Use of Systems Development Methodologies Model. In E. Insfran, F. González, S. Abrahão, M. Fernández, C. Barry, H. Linger, M. Lang, & C. Schneider (Eds.), Information Systems Development: Crossing Boundaries between Development and Operations (DevOps) in Information Systems (ISD2021 Proceedings). Valencia, Spain: Universitat Politècnica de València.