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An Information Systems Design Theory for Integrated Requirements and Release Management Systems
Timo KäköläMervi Koivulahti-ojalaJani Liimatainensubject
Structure of Management InformationInformation managementCollaborative softwareRequirementProcess managementbusiness.industryComputer scienceData managementSoftware developmentcomputer.software_genreApplication lifecycle managementMarket requirements documentRelease managementRequirement prioritizationSystems development life cycleSystems managementNew product developmentInformation systemSystems designSoftware engineeringbusinessRequirements analysiscomputerdescription
High-tech companies need to collect and analy- ze requirements and allocate them to appropriate product releases in market-driven product development. Develop- ment activities are typically scattered across multiple sites and involve multiple partners in different countries, complicating requirements and release management. Fle- xible, scalable, and secure groupware-based support for the activities provides substantial payoffs. Yet, the extant literature provides little theoretical guidance for designing and using requirements and release management systems in multi-site, multi-partner environments. This article de- velops the meta-requirements and a meta-design of an Information Systems Design Theory for the class of Re- quirements and Release Management Systems based on a case study in a global company and a literature review. The theory is scalable to meet the needs of global compa- nies but simple enough so small and medium sized com- panies can also leverage it to implement requirements and release management solutions.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-01 | 2009 42nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences |