RESEARCH ISSUES IN SYSTEMS by DEVELOPMENT PROTOTYPING Lorne Olfman Indiana University I INTRODUCTION The systems development function is changing. A r e c e n t s u r v e y by A l l o w a y and Q u i l l a r d i n d i c a t e s that the d e m a n d for n e w systems is s h i f t i n g a w a y f r o m t r a n s a c t i o n processing s y s t e m s and t o w a r d managerial support systems [3]. The survey also points out large known and invisible backlogs in s y s t e m s d e v e l o p m e n t requests. These c h a n g i n g d e m a n d s are happening in conjunction with new developments in hardware and software technology. As changes occur in d e m a n d and technology, the systems development function strives to attain a high level
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