Lightweight Design Methods in Integrated Practices

摘要

The relevance of engaging users in the development of information systems is well recognized. On the one hand, users are expected to provide designers with valuable insight into the users' work practice. On the other, users need an understanding of the technical possibilities and limitations of a new system. This collaboration is facilitated through a range of techniques, spanning from traditional requirement specifications to state-of-the-art, agile methods. Agile methods are seen as "lightweight" methods characterized by short development cycles and by continuous releases of working software.