ISDM adoption using Delphi and AHP

Information System Development Methodologies (ISDM) have attracted a lot of interest and research from industry and academia. However, the majority of studies of ISDM adoption have been widely undertaken to highlight the experience of developed countries, whereas, very little has been done to address ISDM adoption in developing countries. Studies concerned with the status of ISDM usage in many developing countries including the factors that influence and motivate their use, current trends, difficulties, and barriers to adoption are lacking. This paper examines these identified gaps in a developing country, namely Oman. The initial findings reveal that there is limited knowledge and understanding of the concept of ISDM amongst Omani Information Systems (IS) personnel. This is reflected in the quality of the software products being developed and released. However, the analyzed data also reveals a trend whereby a majority of Omani organizations are gradually moving towards increased ISDM adoption and deployment.