Use of development methodology and CASE-tools in Norway: results from a survey

Results are presented in the areas of the use of development methodology and CASE-tools within software development and maintenance, from a survey investigation performed in Norwegian organizations. The results are based on responses from 52 Norwegian organizations. The investigation indicates a larger proportion of new systems being developed as customized systems in larger organizations. The presence of a comprehensive development methodology and the use of CASE-tools are also more prominent in larger organizations, which also use statistically significant less of their time on functional maintenance. Even so, the impact of CASE-tools on the information systems portfolios of Norwegian organizations is not yet large. A notably different perception of the benefits of CASE-technology was observed between users and non-users of CASE, even if it was not statistically significant