Model of MIS & Leading Research
Presented By:
Chris Diller
Hoon Cha
Matt Jensen
Tom Meservy
Wei Chang
Sidd Kaza
Rob Schumaker
Cuiping Chen
Jun Liu
Wei Wei
Jeff Correll
Ying Liu
Ming Yuan
Sanghu Gite
Iljoo Kim
Mike Zhong
Joel Helquist
Jian Ma
Ling Zhu
MIS 696A — Readings in MIS (Nunamaker)
University of Arizona — Eller College of Business
Department of Management Information Sciences
Overview
Problem Definition
 Model the MIS domain
 Framework for characterizing the results of research
Research Objectives
 Build on the prior mappings
 Identify the top academic researchers and research papers
 Classify the top research papers
 Display the landmark events for each discipline in a timeline
format.
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Basic MIS Model
MIS Foundations
Engineering
Management
Decision
Sciences
Human-Computer
Interaction
Database
Computer
Science
Social
Science
Artificial
Intelligence
MIS
Sub-domains
Economics of
Informatics
Social
Informatics
Systems Analysis
& Design
Economics
Applied
Mathematics
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Collaboration
Communication
Psychology
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Framework
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Rigor vs. Relevance: Referring to the
utilization of research methods that are
mathematical in nature and generally feature
tightly controlled experiments (rigor) … or the
general applicability of the research for
practitioners (relevance).
Technical vs. Behavioral: Referring to the
positivist philosophy (technical) … or
interpretivist philosophy (behavioral) that
guided the scientific discovery process or
methods employed.
Theory
Rigor
Behavioral
Theory vs. Application: Referring to the
characterization of an environment or set of
conditions (theory) … or the use of theory to
develop a usable solution (application).
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Technical
Relevance
Application
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Visual Framework
Theory
Rigorous
Behavioral
Theory
Rigorous
Technical
Theory
Rigor
Behavioral
Technical
Rigorous
Behavioral
Application
Relevant
Behavioral
Theory
Relevant
Technical
Theory
Relevant
Behavioral
Application
Relevant
Technical
Application
Rigorous
Technical
Application
Relevance
Application
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Research Methodology
Sources used to identify key research papers
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Faculty interviews (incl. face-to-face interviews, telephone surveys,
and e-mail questionnaires)
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Prior years' final projects
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Reading lists from related courses at various universities
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Internet & library database searches.
Primary methods used to prioritize papers
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Faculty opinion
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Citation counts
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Relative journal quality measures
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Third-party evaluations/critiques of the works
(e.g. – university and/or researcher websites)
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Artificial Intelligence
1956
McCarthy coins
the term
"Artificial Intelligence"
1972
A Model of
Evolutionary Change
in Proteins
1967
Successful
knowledge-based
program:
Dendral is built
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1956
1967
1972
1995
1997
1999
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1995
Bayesian method
developed for
determining atomic
positions
1990
Basic Local
Alignment Search
Tool
1999
EcoCyc: The
Resource and the
Lessons Learned
1997
Deep Blue
chess program
beats Kasparov
2002
Accomplishments
and challenges
in literature data
mining for biology
John McCarthy coined the term “Artificial Intelligence”
The successful knowledge-based program: Dendral is built
PAM technique: A model of evolutionary change in Proteins
Bayesian method developed for determining atomic positions
The Deep Blue chess program beats Garry Kasparov
EcoCyc is built to query and explore the genetics of E.Coli
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Artificial Intelligence
 Seminal Works
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Rigorous
Technical
Theory
A Probabilistic Approach to Determining Biological Structure:
Integrating Uncertain Data Sources
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Relevant
Technical
Application
Relevant
Technical
Theory
Automatic Structuring and Retrieval of Large Text Files
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Altman, R. B.
International Journal Human-Computer Studies; 42; 1995;pp. 593-616
Salton, G.; Allen, J.; Buckley, C.
Communications of the ACM; 37(2); 1994; pp. 97 – 108
What are Ontologies, and Why Do We Need Them?
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Chandrasekaran, B.; Josephson, J.; Benjamins, R.
IEEE Intelligent Systems; 14(1); 1999; pp. 20 – 26.
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Artificial Intelligence
 Key Researchers
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Herbert A. Simon (1916-2001)
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John McCarthy
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Carnegie Mellon University
Nobel Prize winner in Economics
Stanford University
Father of AI
Gerard Salton (1927-1995)
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Cornell University
Natural-language processing
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Collaboration
1971
Delphi method
proposed as meaningful
group communication structure.
1987
Foundation for
study of GSS
1987
Collab used
at Xerox labs
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1971
1987
1987
1991
1991
1996
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Benfits and
drawbacks of
GSS established
1996
Groupware Grid
proposed
1991
Communication
requirements
for group
support established
Delphi method proposed as group communication structure
Collaboration used at Xerox labs
Foundation for the study of GSS
Communication requirements for group support established
Benefits and drawbacks of GSS established
Groupware Grid proposed
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Collaboration
 Seminal Works
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Relevant
Behavioral
Application
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Nunamaker, J.F.; Dennis, A.; Valacich, J.; Vogel, D.; George, J.
Communications of the ACM; 34(7); 1991; pp. 40 – 61.
A Foundation for the Study of Group Decision Support Systems
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Rigorous
Behavioral
Theory
Relevant
Behavioral
Application
Electronic Meeting Systems to Support Group Work
DeSanctis, G.; Gallupe, R.
Management Science; 33(5); 1987; pp. 589 – 609.
Lessons from a Dozen Years of Group Support Systems Research: A
Discussion of Lab and Field Findings
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Nunamaker, J.F.; Briggs, R.; Mittleman, D.; Vogel, D.; Balthazard, P.
Journal of Management Information Systems; 13(3); Winter 1996-1997;
pp. 163 – 207.
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Collaboration
 Key Researchers
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Jay F. Nunamaker
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Gerardine DeSanctis
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University of Arizona
Founder of GroupSystems, U of A MIS Department
Duke University
Ph.D. Advisor for R. B. Gallupe
R. Brent Gallupe
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Queens University (Ontario, Canada)
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Database
1960's and 1970's
Hierarchical, network, and relational technologies develop
1960
Magnetic disks
replace magnetic
tape drives
1961
IDS created
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1960
1961
1970
1973
1976
1980
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Network database
model continues
1960's
Foundation of
relational databases
Late 80's
1990's
Object oriented
Object-Relational
technologies emerge technology is the trend
1973
Ingres developed
1970
E.F. Codd's
article on
relational databases
1980
Oracle creates
first database built
on SQL
1995
First object oriented dbms
COBOL established
IDS developed
E.F. Codd published article on relational technology
Michael Stonebraker developed Ingres / IBM with System R
Peter Chen and Entity-Relationship model
First database built on SQL (Oracle)
1976
Honeywell launches
first commercial
product based
on relational technology
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Database
 Seminal Works
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Rigorous
Technical
Application
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Codd, E.F.
Communications of the ACM; 13(6); 1970; pp. 377 – 387.
The Entity-Relationship Model—Toward a Unified View of Data
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Rigorous
Technical
Theory
Relevant
Technical
Application
A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Bank
Chen, P.
ACM Transactions on Database Systems; 1976; Vol. 1, No. 1, pp 9 – 36.
The Design and Implementation of INGRES
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Stonebraker, M.
ACM Transactions on Database Systems; 1976, Vol. 1, Issue. 3.
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Database
 Key Researchers
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Edgar F. Codd (1923-2003)
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Peter Pin-Shan Chen
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Last at IBM San Jose research lab
Founder of relational database technology
Louisiana State University
35th most cited article in computer science
Michael Stonebraker
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University of California at Berkeley
Founder of INGRES
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Decision Science
1980
Framework
for DSS
1996
Emergence of
E-Commerce
1987
Foundation
of GDSS
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1980
1987
1996
1997
2000
2001
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1997
Focus Shifts
from OM
to SCM
2000
Proof of 2-Player
Zero-Sum Stochastic
Game Equilibrium
2001
Convergence of
E-Commerce
and SCM
Framework for DSS Developed, Ralph Sprague
Foundation of GDSS, Gerry DeSanctis and Brent Gallupe
Emergence of E-Commerce, Vladimir Zwass
Shift from OM to SCM, Lee, Padmanabhan, and Whang
Proof of 2-Player Zero Sum Game Equilibrium, Vieille
Convergence of E-Commerce and SCM, Lee and Whang
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Decision Science
 Key Articles and Seminal Works
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Relevant
Technical
Application
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Sprague, R.
MIS Quarterly; 4(4); 1980; pp. 1 – 26.
Two-Player Stochastic Games I: A Reduction
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Rigorous
Behavioral
Theory
Relevant
Technical
Application
A Framework for the Development of Decision Support Systems
Vieille, N.
Israel Journal of Mathematics; 119; 2000; pp. 55 – 91.
E-Fulfillment: Winning the Last Mile of E-Commerce
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Lee, H.; Whang, S.
Sloan Management Review; 42(4); 2001; pp. 75-90.
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Decision Science
 Key Researchers
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Ralph Sprague
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Hau Lee
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University of Hawaii at Manoa
DSS, Framework for the Development of DSS
Stanford University
Operations Research & SCM, The Bullwhip Effect
Haim Mendelson
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Stanford University
eCommerce, Strong mathematical background
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Economics of Informatics
1985
Pricing of
computer services
1987
Theories of
electronic markets
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1985
1988
1993
1999
1999
1996
Economics of
E-commerce
Business
1988
Switching Costs
and Lock-in Theories
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1993
Productivity
paradox
of IT
1998
Versioning of
information
1999
Economics
of Global IT
1999
Bundling of
Information
goods
Pricing of computer services
Switching costs and lock-in theories
Productivity paradox of IT
Bundling of information goods
Economics of global IT
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Economics of Informatics
 Seminal Works
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Relevant
Behavioral
Theory
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Coase, R.H.
Economica; 4(16); 1937; pp. 386-405.
Pricing Computer Services – Queuing Effects
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Rigorous
Behavioral
Theory
Rigorous
Technical
Theory
The Nature of the Firm
Mendelson, H.
Communications of the ACM; 28(3); 1985; pp. 312-321.
The Productivity Paradox of Information Technology
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Brynjolsson, E.
Communications of the ACM; 35(12); 1993; pp. 66-67.
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Economics of Informatics
 Key Researchers
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Erik Brynjolfsson
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Haim Mendelson
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Key paper on bundling information goods
Stanford University
Key paper on queuing effects
Ronald H. Coase
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University of Chicago
The Nature of the Firm & Coase’s Theorem
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Human-Computer
Interaction
July 1962
Licklider outlines
"Man-Computer
Symbiosis" goals
June 1945
Vannevar Bush's
"As We May Think"
1952
Englebart begins
defining info
manipulation problems
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1962
Engelbart's
"Augmenting
Human Intellect"
framework
1965
First
"computer mouse"
unveiled (SRI)
1963
Sutherland's
"SketchPad"
Ph.D. Thesis
1977
Xerox PARC
explores
WYSIWYG
displays
1975
David Canfield
Smith coins
term "icons"
1983
Schniederman's
"Direct Manipulation"
(IEEE Computer)
August 1977
"ZOG: A
Man-Machine
Communication
Philosophy"
(CMU)
HCI research … responsible for growth/popularity of computing
Research Products = Hypertext … Mouse … Windows GUI Format
Design Issues (Software / Hardware / Consumer Goods)
Information Visualization
Future Streams: Adoption, Virtual Reality, Ubiquitous Computing
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Human-Computer
Interaction
 Founding Fathers
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Vannevar Bush (1890-1974)
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J.C.R. Licklider (1915-1990)
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MIT (EE); Director, Office of Scientific Research
"As We May Think," Atlantic Monthly (1945)
MIT & Founder of ARPA's IPTO
"Man-Computer Symbiosis" (1960)
Douglas C. Engelbart
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Stanford University (Stanford Research Labs)
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"Augmenting Human Intellect" (1962); Mouse (1964)
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Human-Computer
Interaction
 Key Researchers & Contributors
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Ben Schneiderman
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Jakob Nielsen & Donald Norman
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University of Maryland
"Direct Manipulation," Designing the User Interface
NN Group
"Usability Gurus" – Website & Software Design
Stuart K. Card
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(Xerox) PARC Lab – Palo Alto, CA
"Psych. of HCI" (1983); Information Visualization
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Human-Computer
Interaction
 Seminal Research Works
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Relevant
Behavioral
Theory
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Relevant
Behavioral
Application
Newell, A.; Card, S.
(1985). Human-Computer Interaction, 1 (3). 209–242.
The Usability Engineering Life Cycle
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Relevant
Behavioral
Theory
Prospects for Psychological Science in Human-Computer Interaction
Nielsen, J.
(1992). IEEE Computer 25 (3). 12–22.
Direct Manipulation: A Step Beyond Programming Language
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Schneiderman, B.
(1993). IEEE Computer 16 (8). 57–69.
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Social Informatics
1988
Adaptive technology
required for
team differences
1998
Trust in global
virtual teams
1994
Fair use
and digital data
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1988
1994
1998
2000
2001
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Intellectual property
in an open
information environment
2000
Framework to
study technology
in organizations
Adaptive technology required for team differences
Fair use and digital data
Trust in global virtual teams
Framework to study technology in organizations
Intellectual property in an open information environment
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Social Informatics
 Seminal Research Works
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Relevant
Behavioral
Application
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Relevant
Behavioral
Application
Kling, Rob
Science Technology and Human Values, 16 (3), 1991, 342-367
Toward a New Politics of Intellectual Property
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Relevant
Behavioral
Theory
Computerization and Social Transformations
Samuelson, P.
Communications of the ACM, 44(3) 2001, 98-99.
Using Technology and Constituting Structures: A Practice Lens for
Studying Technology in Organizations
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Orlikowski, W.
Organization Science, 11(4) 2000, 404-428
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Social Informatics
 Key Researchers & Contributors
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Wanda J. Orlikowski
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Pamela Samuelson
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Interactions between information technology and
the organization
University of California at Berkeley
Intellectual property law, public policy for
information technology
Rob Kling (1944-2003)
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Indiana University at Bloomington
electronic media to support communication
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Systems Analysis & Design
1968
General Systems
Theory
1979
1980
Structured
Design Abstraction
1972
Information
Hiding
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1968
1972
1979
1980
1986
1997
1980
workflow
emerges
1985-1986
Object-Oriented
Development emerges
1994-1997
UML takes shape
1993
Workflow
management
coalition founded
- SAD became a formal discipline, Ludwig von Bertalanffy
- Information hiding was promoted By D.L. Parnas
- "Structured Design" was published by Edward Yourdon
– Workflow emerges
- Object-oriented development was described by Grady Booch
- UML 1.1 was submitted to the OMG
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Systems Analysis & Design
 Seminal Research Works
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Relevant
Technical
Application
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Relevant
Technical
Application
Booch, G.
IEEE Transactions On Software Engineering; 12(2); 1986; pp. 211-221.
A Spiral Model of Software Development and Enhancement
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Rigorous
Technical
Application
Object-Oriented Development
Boehm, B.
IEEE Computer; 21(5); 1988; pp. 61-72.
Dynamic Configuration for Distributed Systems
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Kramer, J.; Magee, J.
IEEE Transactions On Software Engineering; 11(4); 1985; pp. 424-435.
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Systems Analysis & Design
 Key Researchers & Contributors
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Barry Boehm
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Jeff Kramer
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University of Southern California
Software process modeling, requirement
engineering, and architecture.
Imperial College, London
Software architecture of distributed systems.
Edward Yourdon
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Cutter Consortium
26 books and more than 560 technical papers.
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