Description

This research addresses the issues of information systems development methodologies. Aiming at deeper analysis of phenomena related to that area, the quality analysis of issues related to information systems development has been performed from the system thinking point of view. The causal analysis of typical problems has been done, and according to that analysis 4 essential causes of methodological problems have been identified.
The research was also related to analysis of modern approaches to information systems development in order to reach the better understanding of both the context in which the analyzed problems appear and motivation factors which are forcing the intense revision of traditional methodologies in last ten years. Especially, new requirements have been analyzed from new business and development environments in which organizations no longer perceive information system as an automation tool for pure efficiency improvement, but understand strategic importance of information technologies and their enabling role in business performance and reaching the needed competitive position.
According to critical review of problem area, analytical analysis of observed problems, identification of essential causes of those problems, and existing models of soft system thinking and simultaneous project management, the research provides methodological framework as one of possible answers to observed problems. That methodological framework has been named as simultaneous information systems development. It has been developed by action research through cyclic move from developing the answers to problem situations through critical thinking, to implementation of these answers in practical projects during 6 years.
The framework is defined as set of three fundamental postulates and set of 12 principles of simultaneous information systems development that directly address 4 essential causes of identified problems.
Thus, a consistent methodological approach to information systems development has been defined, according to which it would be possible to construct various different concrete information systems methods, that can face the challenges identified in analytical part of research.


Ovo istraživanje se bavi metodološkim aspektima razvoja informacionih sistema. U cilju dublje analize fenomena vezanih za tu oblast, urađena je kvalitativna analiza, sa tačke gledišta sistemskog mišljenja, suštinskih problemskih područja vezanih za razvoj informacionih sistema. Urađena je uzročno-posljedična analiza problema koji se tipično pojavljuju u razvojnom procesu, a na osnovu te analize su identifikovana 4 suštinska uzroka većine problema metodološke prirode.
Istraživanje je bilo usmjereno i na analizu modernih pristupa razvoju informacionih sistema u cilju boljeg određenja konteksta u kojem se pojavljuju analizirani problemi, odnosno boljeg razumijevanja suštinskih motivirajućih faktora zbog kojih se tradicionalna metodološka podrška intenzivno revidira u posljednjih desetak godina. Posebno su analizirani novi zahtjevi iz novog poslovnog i razvojnog okruženja u kojem organizacije ne posmatraju više informacioni sistem kao automatizacijsku alatku koja služi samo povećanju efikasnosti, nego razumijevaju stratešku važnost informacijskih tehnologija i njihove omogućujuće uloge u poslovanju i ostvarenju željene kompetitivne pozicije.
Na osnovu kritičkog pregleda problemskog područja, analitičke analize uočenih problema, identifikacije suštinskih uzroka za probleme i postojećih modela mekog sistemskog mišljenja i simultanog projekt menadžmenta, istraživanje daje metodološki okvir koji je jedan od mogućih odgovora na uočene probleme. Taj metodološki okvir se naziva simultani razvoj informacionih sistema. Ovaj okvir je razvijen na osnovu akcionog istraživanja kroz ciklično pomjeranje od osmišljavanja odgovora na problematične situacije kroz kritičko promišljanje, do primjene tih odgovora u praktičnim projektima u rasponu od oko 6 godi