| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/M02590/01 |
| Title: |
IMPLICATIONS OF THEORIES COMPLEXITY FOR CO-EVOLUTION OF BUSINESS PROCESS & INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT |
| Principal Investigator: |
Mitleton- Kelly, Professor E |
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| Department: |
Information Systems |
| Organisation: |
London School of Economics & Pol Sci |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
12 October 1998 |
Ends: |
11 October 2001 |
Value (£): |
131,139
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| Aerospace, Defence and Marine |
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The research project has two phases and the present application is for the second phase. It will continue the work of the preparatory study in exploring the findings from the sciences of complexity and examining the implications of generic characteristics of complex systems for organisations. The focus of the second phase will be to develop tools, models and approaches which will aid the co-evolution of the business process with IS development. One example, is the 'fitness landscape' of IS systems and the evolutionary 'patches' model applied by Kauffman (1995) to biological systems. Professor Stuart Kauffman of the Santa Fee Institute will act as advisor and collaborator in developing the model with an IS legacy systems context. Citibank will provide access to technology staff for understanding the bank's legacy issue and to the Centre to Adaptive Systems Application (CASA) for the development of models. The hypothesis being tested will be that if IS development co-evolves with the business process, then the legacy problem will be reduced. This approach is dependent upon an understanding of both business change and the development processes for IS systems. The project will significantly enhance the competitiveness of industry and encourage new research in a developing discipline.
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http://www.lse.ac.uk |