Using Empirical Foundations for Designing EIS Solutions
Series
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
ISBN
978-3-642-28827-2
Type
book section
Date Issued
2011
Author(s)
Editor(s)
Møller, Charles
Chaudhry, Sohail
Research Team
IWI1
Abstract
From a design science research perspective, enterprise information systems (EIS) are understood as artifacts intended to support organizations in achieving certain goals. Proper EIS design needs not only to be based on solid general foundations (‘kernel theories’) and valid construction processes, but also should incorporate domain related experience and expertise. One important aspect is to understand which design goals and context factors have lead to which variations in existing solutions in the real world. Another aspect is to understand which design variations can be empirically related to which design goals, and to derive respective design actions. Using examples from enterprise architecture management and process performance management for illustration purposes, we show that existing variations of EIS solutions can be transparently explained and that innovative EIS solutions can be systematically constructed.
Language
English
HSG Classification
not classified
Refereed
No
Book title
Re-conceptualizing Enterprise Information Systems
Publisher
Springer
Publisher place
Heidelberg
Volume
105
Start page
29
End page
44
Pages
16
Event Title
5th International Conference on Research and Practical Issues of Enterprise Information Systems (CONFENIS 2011)
Event Location
Aalborg, Denmark
Event Date
16.-18.10.2011
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
214606