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Critical Success Factors For Organizational Case Success, Chad Strauss
Critical Success Factors For Organizational Case Success, Chad Strauss
Presidential Scholars Theses (1990 – 2006)
Practitioners and researchers have suggested that Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) technology can significantly improve the productivity of systems analysts and the quality of systems development. Before CASE can succeed, however, specific components must exist. This paper explores CASE and the components necessary for its widespread acceptance and use within information systems departments. Specifically, this paper will examine the systems development life cycle (SDLC), the possible benefits of CASE, the current state of CASE, critical success factors for CASE, and finally CASE use.
Self-Directed Teams: A Cost-Benefit Analysis Of Autonomy Level, Jennifer L. Duncan
Self-Directed Teams: A Cost-Benefit Analysis Of Autonomy Level, Jennifer L. Duncan
Presidential Scholars Theses (1990 – 2006)
This paper will present a review of current SDT literature. First, characteristics of SDTs as well as their benefits, costs, and barriers will be examined. The importance of planning for appropriate autonomy levels will follow. Cost-benefit analysis as a planning instrument will be presented. A case study of a U.S. assembly plant having performed a cost-benefit analysis prior to instituting an SDT organizational structure--John Deere Commercial Products, Inc.--will be provided. Finally, a discussion of how the case study findings can be applied to other organizations will conclude.