Making Information Systems Work

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Using Information....Pages 3-14
Systems Dependency....Pages 15-22
The Value and Cost of a Vital Resource....Pages 23-28
Information Systems....Pages 29-32
Front Matter....Pages 33-33
The Basic Approach....Pages 35-48
The Dialogue....Pages 49-61
Information Analysis....Pages 62-70
The Results....Pages 71-81
The Lessons Learned....Pages 82-87
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
The Computermen Cometh....Pages 91-101
The Strengths of the Computer....Pages 102-109
The Weaknesses of the Computer....Pages 110-126
The Place of the Computer....Pages 127-133
The Language Barrier....Pages 134-141
Front Matter....Pages 143-143
The Framework....Pages 145-153
Developing Effective Systems....Pages 154-187
Standards and Documentation....Pages 188-205
Making it Work....Pages 206-219
Fresh Systems....Pages 220-225
Back Matter....Pages 226-229