Collective agility, paradox and organizational improvisation: the development of a particle physics grid

Zheng, Yingqin; Venters, Will; Cornford, Tony

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2575.2010.00360.x

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“…However, it appears inconsistent with software development practice (Bansler and Bødker 1993;Checkland 1999;Cross et al 1992;Hartmann 2006;Ralph 2010a;Standish Group 2006;Truex et al 2000;Zheng et al 2011). To be clear, however, as it was devised to explain engineering design it can hardly be faulted for not accurately explaining software design.…”

Section: The Basic Design Cyclementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In many situations, the desiderata -goals, requirements, requests, wants, etc. -are unknown, ambiguous, disputed, inarticulable, changing, misunderstood or conflicting (Brooks 2010;Curtis et al 1988;Gladden 1982;Herbsleb et al 2005;Royce 1970;Shenhar et al 2001;Truex et al 1999;Walz et al 1993;Zheng et al 2011 implies that practices such as "freezing requirements" prior to design concept generation are counterproductive. Regarding the methodical/amethodical debate, SCI's assumptions are broadly more consistent with the worldview of amethodical development than with formal methods (especially document-driven methods).…”

Section: Isd Prescriptions -Methods and Their Limitationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Several field studies found that practitioners acted in a fundamentally amethodical manner characterized by improvisation, opportunism and either absent or impotent formal controls (Baskerville and Pries-Heje 2004;Baskerville et al 1992;Walz et al 1993;Zheng et al 2011). …”

Section: Isd Prescriptions -Methods and Their Limitationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, the Waterfall Model has been extensively criticized as harmful (Brooks 2010;McCracken and Jackson 1982) and incommensurate with observed development practice (Bansler and Bødker 1993;Checkland 1999;Cross et al 1992;Hartmann 2006;Ralph 2010a;Standish Group 2006;Truex et al 2000;Zheng et al 2011). …”

Section: The Waterfall Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Sensemaking-Coevolution-Implementation Theory of Software Design

Ralph

2013

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Understanding software design practice is critical to understanding modern information systems development. New developments in empirical software engineering, information systems design science and the interdisciplinary design literature combined with recent advances in process theory and testability have created a situation ripe for innovation. Consequently, this paper utilizes these breakthroughs to formulate a process theory of software design practice: SensemakingCoevolution-Implementation Theory explains how complex software systems are created by collocated software development teams in organizations. It posits that an independent agent (design team) creates a software system by alternating between three activities: organizing their perceptions about the context, mutually refining their understandings of the context and design space, and manifesting their understanding of the design space in a technological artifact. This theory development paper defines and illustrates Sensemaking-Coevolution-Implementation Theory, grounds its concepts and relationships in existing literature, conceptually evaluates the theory and situates it in the broader context of information systems development.

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2013

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In the first paper of this issue, Zheng et al (2011) look at systems development in a global collaborative community in the unusual setting for information systems (IS) research of high energy physics. The case study offers insights and implications for agile systems development in large scale and distributed settings.

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Powell³

2011

Information Systems Journal

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In the first paper of this issue, Zheng et al. (2011) look at systems development in a global collaborative community in the unusual setting for information systems (IS) research of high energy physics. The case study offers insights and implications for agile systems development in large scale and distributed settings. The paper studies the on-going construction of the UK's computing grid for particle physics, a grid that is itself part of the world's largest grid, the Large Hadron Collider Computing Grid. The paper proposes 'scaled agility' as a way to understand the design practices associated with distributed, innovative software development concerning middleware applications supporting high-scale grid computing. A set of improvisation paradoxes, which are argued to define scaled agility, are developed as an analytical framework to unpack the paradoxical nature of distributed systems development. The paper applies theories of organisational improvisation and the notion of paradoxes to characterise the nature of the software development in this activity and distinguishes it from the 'agility in the small' and traditional hierarchical 'development in the large' with which most readers will be much more familiar (see also Baskerville &Pries-Heje, 2004 andKautz et al., 2007).The paper of Christopher Williams (2011) looks at knowledge-based theory to develop and test a model of client-vendor knowledge transfer at the level of the individual offshore IS engineer. The embedding of offshore vendor personnel in client projects is central to the success of many offshore outsourcing contracts, yet such knowledge transfer is difficult over large geographic, cultural and institutional distances. The paper reports on the results of a survey of vendor software engineers physically located in India but working on development projects for clients in Europe and the USA. The paper offers important insights for the management of information technology (IT) offshore contracts and narrows the gap in our understanding of the mechanisms by which offshore outsourcing vendors may overcome distance and innovate within client IS development projects. Furthermore, unlike the client perspectives provided in most of the outsourcing literature, this study focuses on vendor perceptions. Berente et al. (2011) consider the classification or 'stratification' of IT users that researchers tend to make along functional boundaries or by their membership in various communities of practice (see also Millerand & Baker, 2010). The authors raise ethical concerns (Stahl, 2008) when individuals whose interests, values or identification align with other issues may be inadvertently marginalised. They propose a novel framework that maps stratification strategies that researchers bring to their analyses using Weber's theory of stratification and the dimen-

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Eco‐centric success: Stakeholder approaches to sustainable performance via green improvisation behavior and environmental orientation in the hotel industry

Murtaza,

Khan,

Mustafa

2024

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This study delves into the relationship between green improvisational behavior (GIB), environmental orientation (EO), a green creative climate (GCC), and how they influence the environmental (EP) and social performance (SP) in the hotel industry. Through the perspective of stakeholder theory, the study examines how these factors work together to cultivate an atmosphere. The data was carefully collected through surveys at Pearl Continental Hotels & Resorts branches, a known chain of luxury hotels in Pakistan. Using Structural Equation Modeling for analysis, the study reveals insights for the hospitality industry in promoting a culture that encourages innovative and sustainable practices through environmentally friendly actions. By understanding what drives the development of an environment, hotels can create an organizational culture that supports eco‐friendly initiatives. Additionally, this research contributes to existing knowledge by investigating the role of focus in effectively implementing and utilizing practices that promote a green creative climate for improved environmental and social performance within the hotel industry. The results provide implications for practices within hotels and offer theoretical perspectives on the factors driving sustainability efforts in this sector.

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Collective agility, paradox and organizational improvisation: the development of a particle physics grid

Cited by 62 publications

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Eco‐centric success: Stakeholder approaches to sustainable performance via green improvisation behavior and environmental orientation in the hotel industry

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