Soft issues in IS Projects: lessons from a Not-for-Profit in New Zealand
aut.embargo | No | en |
aut.thirdpc.contains | No | |
aut.thirdpc.permission | No | |
aut.thirdpc.removed | No | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Symonds, Judith | |
dc.contributor.author | Shimmin, Rory | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-03-30T20:06:50Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-03-30T20:06:50Z | |
dc.date.copyright | 2009 | |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
dc.date.updated | 2010-03-30T19:49:35Z | |
dc.description.abstract | Taylor and DaCosta (1999) explored how Soft System Methodology (SSM), having been practiced predominantly in the large organisation sector, could be successfully practiced in a small to medium enterprise (SME). This dissertation is a case study on how SSM can be used within the Not-for-Profit sector in New Zealand. The researcher conducted the SSM process, collected resulting models and requirements, documentation and conducted four interviews with participants. By dealing with a problem situation, rather than looking for an immediate technological solution, when exploring information system requirements, SSM can be used advantageously whether in a Not-for-Profit or SME. The Not-for-Profit culture encourages people collaboration and as SSM is predominantly a people oriented process, it can be shown that this was a suitable process for investigating information system requirements in this Not-for-Profit New Zealand organisation, resulting in several benefits. This study concludes that investigating Not-for-Profit’s information system requirements should not be that different to those of a similar sized SME and therefore, SSM should be a suitable process for Not-for-Profits. | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10292/838 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Auckland University of Technology | |
dc.rights.accessrights | OpenAccess | |
dc.subject | Soft System Methodology | |
dc.subject | Soft | |
dc.subject | Information System | |
dc.subject | SSM | |
dc.subject | Case study | |
dc.subject | NFP | |
dc.subject | SME | |
dc.subject | Not-for-Profit | |
dc.title | Soft issues in IS Projects: lessons from a Not-for-Profit in New Zealand | |
dc.type | Thesis | |
thesis.degree.grantor | Auckland University of Technology | |
thesis.degree.level | Masters Dissertations | |
thesis.degree.name | Master of Computer and Information Sciences |