A prototyping method for applications development by end users and information systems specialists

  • Authors:
  • James K. Kraushaar;Larry E. Shirland

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont;University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont

  • Venue:
  • MIS Quarterly
  • Year:
  • 1985

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Abstract

The prototyping development method is presented here which has the potential to reduce the growing application development backlog. Prior research and our findings indicate that a prototyping process can assist in the efficient development of application systems by breaking a complex problem into several comprehensive parts. A state-transition model of the IS development process is presented and discussed. A tw-prototype method is explained in the context of this model. Two projects are described which are typical of development efforts made by end users in a microcomputer environment and IS specialists in a mainframe environment.