Title :
Agile Development Methodologies: Are they suitable for developing Decision Support Systems
Author :
Gharaibeh, Natheer ; Abu-Soud, Saleh M. ; Bdour, Wafa ; Gharaibeh, Islah
Author_Institution :
Albalqa Appl. Univ., Jordan
Abstract :
Recently, agile software development methodologies have received considerable attention from practitioners. One of the reasons seems to be that agile methods, to some degree, can be adaptable to different situations. However, as of yet there are no studies examining the suitability of agile methodologies for some kinds of information systems such as DSS. As DSS has a more specific nature (its core concept) than any other system, we need a suitable Software Development Methodology that copes with the significant characteristics of such systems. In this paper we will preview the development methodologies used in building DSS, compare between software development methodologies according to their suitability for building DSS, present the characteristics of DSS development methodology, and propose a new development methodology.
Keywords :
decision support systems; software prototyping; DSS; agile software development methodologies; decision support systems; Application software; Appropriate technology; Artificial intelligence; Decision making; Decision support systems; Information systems; Knowledge management; Power system management; Programming; Software engineering;
Conference_Titel :
Applications of Digital Information and Web Technologies, 2009. ICADIWT '09. Second International Conference on the
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4456-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4457-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICADIWT.2009.5273971
