Title :
Improving CSCW soft systems analysis with an evolutionary graph
Author :
Williams, Albert
Author_Institution :
Sch. of MIS, Coventry Univ.
Abstract :
In trying to provide useful software engineering tools that utilise computer supported cooperative working (CSCW), it is necessary to examine the use of cognitive artefacts. This paper looks at using artefacts to support a prototype soft systems analysis tool based upon the work of P.B. Checkland (1981). This methodology is concerned with systems definition and relies heavily on people-to-people interaction. The need for a cognitive artefact arises both from the cooperative working environment and the iterative nature of the technique
Keywords :
computer aided software engineering; graphs; groupware; software prototyping; software tools; user centred design; CSCW soft systems analysis; cognitive artefacts; computer supported cooperative working; evolutionary graph; iterative technique; people-to-people interaction; prototype tool; software engineering tools; systems definition;
Conference_Titel :
Design Systems with Users in Mind: The Role of Cognitive Artefacts, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
DOI :
10.1049/ic:19951504