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TY - CHAP
T1 - Using antenarrative approaches to investigate the perceptions of Information Systems’ actors regarding project success and failure
AU - Drevin, Lynette
AU - Dalcher, Darren
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Many Information Systems can be viewed as underperforming when they fail to meet expectations or deliver value to customers. In order to try and understand why these problems occur we apply narrative methods in the IS domain, taking into account the stories that different groups of actors tell regarding their experiences of the development and use of new information systems. This paper presents the perspectives of multiple actors regarding success/failure and problems encountered in developing and using information systems from their experiences. Qualitative approaches are followed to gather, analyze and interpret the rich, multi- voiced and incoherent generated stories of stakeholders involved in software systems. It is shown that the antenarrative approach that is employed in this study can produce deeper insights into the experience world of involved actors.
AB - Many Information Systems can be viewed as underperforming when they fail to meet expectations or deliver value to customers. In order to try and understand why these problems occur we apply narrative methods in the IS domain, taking into account the stories that different groups of actors tell regarding their experiences of the development and use of new information systems. This paper presents the perspectives of multiple actors regarding success/failure and problems encountered in developing and using information systems from their experiences. Qualitative approaches are followed to gather, analyze and interpret the rich, multi- voiced and incoherent generated stories of stakeholders involved in software systems. It is shown that the antenarrative approach that is employed in this study can produce deeper insights into the experience world of involved actors.
U2 - 10.1007/978-1-4419-9790-6_17
DO - 10.1007/978-1-4419-9790-6_17
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9781441996459
SP - 207
EP - 217
BT - Information Systems Development
PB - Springer
ER -