Method support for developing evaluation frameworks for CASE tool evaluation

• Whatever CASE tools are developed to support database applications development, the process of tool selection will continue to be a major factor influencing successful adoption. In this paper we consider the necessary organisational preparation for CASE tool selection, describing a method for the development of an evaluation framework which is based on application requirements. The proposed method offers organisations considering CASE tool adoption an important complement to current practice, as exemplified in the 1995 ISO standard for CASE tool evaluation. We report on a field study which exemplifies the use of this method in an organisational setting.

• Annotation: In 1999 Information Resources Management Association International Conference - Track: Computer-Aided Software Engineering Tools, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 16th-19th May 1999 (accepted for publication).

Ämnesord

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Data- och informationsvetenskap -- Systemvetenskap, informationssystem och informatik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Computer and Information Sciences -- Information Systems (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

CASE tool evaluation

Evaluation framework

Empirical methods

Standards

Field study

Computer and systems science

Data- och systemvetenskap

Publikations- och innehållstyp

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