INFORMATION SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS DETERMINATION AND ANALYSIS: A MENTAL MODELING APPROACH

Keng Siau*, Xin Tan

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary WorksRGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication)peer-review

9 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Regardless of the system development methodology adopted, being able to understand users’ information requirements is vital to the success of an information systems project. The intrinsic communications obstacles exist within an individual user, among users, and between users and systems analysts. Different requirements determination and analysis (RDA) techniques have been widely used with different outcomes. Some limitations of these techniques can be identified. In this paper, we propose a mental modeling approach to support RDA. Popular in other disciplines, mental modeling techniques have some distinct advantages to overcome some intrinsic communication obstacles in RDA, and to complement other techniques.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication9th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2003
PublisherAssociation for Information Systems
Pages1370-1379
Publication statusPublished - 2003
Externally publishedYes
Event9th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2003 - Tampa, United States
Duration: 4 Aug 20036 Aug 2003

Publication series

Name9th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2003

Conference

Conference9th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2003
PlaceUnited States
CityTampa
Period4/08/036/08/03

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Research Keywords

  • cognitive mapping
  • concept mapping
  • Information systems development
  • mental modeling
  • mind mapping
  • requirements determination and analysis (RDA)

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