The system life cycle
inflexibility in an ever-changing environment
pp. 261-264
in: Robert L. Flood, Michael C. Jackson, Paul Keys (eds), Systems prospects, Berlin, Springer, 1989Abstract
This chapter examines the way that Systems are presently developed within organisations. It questions the methodologies used over the past 25 years and asks whether a more flexible approach in the next 10 years will lead to more effective Systems Development.