CURRENT PRACTICES IN MANAGEMENT-INFORMATION-SYSTEMS
The results of a nationwide survey of U.S. systems analysts chosen from firms listed in Standard and Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors, and Executives are presented. Respondents are highly experienced analysts who work with large-scale information systems projects in mature IS environments. Technical, organizational, and intrinsic facets of the information systems development process are assessed. Findings of the study indicate that while these facets of the development process are changing, the changes are not occurring as rapidly as the literature often suggests. Systems flowcharts continue to be the most widely used systems development tool. Relatively newer products such as CASE tools are used by over one-half of analysts, yet their benefits are not being fully exploited.
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