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“Systems Analysis And Design Toolkit Based On Work System Theory And Its Extensions, Steven Alter, Dominik Bork Jan 2020

“Systems Analysis And Design Toolkit Based On Work System Theory And Its Extensions, Steven Alter, Dominik Bork

Business Analytics and Information Systems

This article describes proposed content of an online toolkit for users of the work system modeling method (WSMM), an extension of the work system method (WSM), which was developed to help business professionals understand IT-reliant systems and collaborate with IT professionals. A summary of work system theory (WST) and WSM provides a background. A two-dimensional design space for modeling methods illustrates WSMM’s context. Two limitations of WSMM imply the need for a toolkit that overcomes those limitations. An auto rental example is used to illustrate a series of modeling, analysis, and design modules related to different stakeholder purposes. Most of …