An Analysis of Software Design Methodologies

Ramsey, H. R.; Atwood, Michael E.; Campbell, Gary D.

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“…Proceeding from the more global to the more detailed they are jobs, functions, tasks, and subtasks. According to Ramsey and Atwood (1979), most of the literature about computer tasks is at the job level. Some people think,j however, that computer tasks cannot be classified in isolation, but that tasks interact with users and that the two must be treated together.…”

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“…In short, classifying computer users and tasks is clearly in need of systematic work, and it is treated more fully in the sections that follow. We rely in our discussion on the exemplary review of the literature on human-computer interaction by Ramsey and Atwood (1979), which was supported by the Office of Naval Research.…”

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“…Another way of categorizing users has focused more on the nature of the user's job. This has produced such categories as: analysts (S. L. , clerical workers (Stewart, 1974), managers (Eason, 1974), operators , programmers (Martin, 1973) (Martin, 1973), service personnel , specialists (Stewart, 1974), and technical users (Ramsey and Atwood, 1979).…”

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“…If this human factors research area is to continue to grow and be of influence, it is important that attention be paid to issues that emerge in the development of improved software practices (e.g., Ramsey, Atwood, and Campbell, 1979). The role of these human factors issues is, in turn, dependent on which of the emerging practices are found most effective in software production and maintenance.…”

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Modern Programming Practices: Implications for Human Factors Research

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1979

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Agile, Lean, and Service-Oriented Development, Continuum, or Chasm

Rikkilä

2013

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A fad, hype, and a paradigm shift are often the words that are used about the agile, lean, and now also about service-oriented development. What starts as a step in evolution, grows into a mass movement in Internet and social media, and results in an avalanche of books, training, and consultancy services. Each proponent tries to differentiate from others with extreme statements of own superiority and blames of others’ shortcomings. Only a next fad, hype, or paradigm shift seems to be able to override the previous. This chapter looks through the fad, hype, or paradigm shift statements and describes the principles of the agile and lean approaches to the software development. Then it introduces the service orientation that is expected to be the next major shift. If it will overshadow the agile and lean excitement in the software industry, is discussed at the end of the chapter. In addition, this chapter looks into the past in order to find a continuum between these topics till today and to the future. Further some chasms in this continuum are identified, where a new idea has made a major shift and consequently has become a major force in the field. The service orientation in the software development is in the early phase of its lifecycle. The question is: will it still go through some chasm until it settles for large use, or is it already through all of adaptations and ready to be the next wave of evolution, or the next fad, hype and paradigm shift in software industry? The last part of this chapter proposes one more adaptation that creates continuum from the agile and lean approaches but brings up also the revitalization of architecting and design methodologies.

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An Analysis of Software Design Methodologies

Cited by 4 publications

References 15 publications

Research Needs for Human Factors

Research Needs for Human Factors

Modern Programming Practices: Implications for Human Factors Research

Agile, Lean, and Service-Oriented Development, Continuum, or Chasm

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