Forms of Reasoning in the Design Science Research Process

2011 ◽  
pp. 17-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Fischer ◽  
Shirley Gregor
Keyword(s):  
Design Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Design Science Research ◽  
Research Process

QPLAN

2017 ◽  
pp. 259-283
Author(s):  
Marco Antônio Amaral Féris
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Design Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Design Science Research ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Project Performance ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Software Project ◽  
Software Development Project ◽  
Key Factor

As business competition increases, there is pressure on software development projects to become more productive and efficient. Previous research has shown that quality planning is a key factor in enhancing project performance. Thus, this article reports on the successful development and implementation of a tool (QPLAN) that enhances software development project performance by evaluating the planning quality of any type of software project and introducing best planning practices (such as references from historical data) that suggest how to manage projects in an appropriate manner, including encompassing lessons learned and involving the customer in the development process. This is applied research aimed at solving a real problem; thus, Design Science Research was adopted as the research methodology and the design science research process (DSRP) model was selected to conduct it. This artifact was designed for the project management literature, and implemented and validated in 11 organizations in five countries.

Supporting Knowledge Management and Collaboration in Research Communities Using Automatically Created Research Portals

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Jörg Becker ◽  
Tobias Heide ◽  
Ralf Knackstedt ◽  
Matthias Steinhorst
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Design Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Design Science Research ◽  
Research Process ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Technical Knowledge ◽  
Current State ◽  
Research Communities

Research portals have been proposed as a means of managing knowledge and fostering collaboration in research communities. However, implementing and maintaining a research portal is costly and involves a lot of technical knowledge. The purpose of this paper is to introduce a research portal generator designed to automatically create such portals. The generator provides a configurable set of knowledge management and collaboration features. The purpose of the generator is to ease the process of setting up and using a research portal. The paper contributes to promoting research portals as a means of sharing knowledge and facilitating collaboration in research communities. Following a design science research process, the authors derive objectives for a research portal generator, iteratively implement these objectives, and evaluate the functionality of the created portals against the current state of the art of 813 research portals. They demonstrate that portals created by the generator exhibit a consistently higher level of maturity than research portals currently present on the Internet.

QPLAN

2021 ◽  
pp. 740-764
Author(s):  
Marco Antônio Amaral Féris
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Design Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Design Science Research ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Project Performance ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Software Project ◽  
Software Development Project ◽  
Key Factor

As business competition increases, there is pressure on software development projects to become more productive and efficient. Previous research has shown that quality planning is a key factor in enhancing project performance. Thus, this article reports on the successful development and implementation of a tool (QPLAN) that enhances software development project performance by evaluating the planning quality of any type of software project and introducing best planning practices (such as references from historical data) that suggest how to manage projects in an appropriate manner, including encompassing lessons learned and involving the customer in the development process. This is applied research aimed at solving a real problem; thus, Design Science Research was adopted as the research methodology and the design science research process (DSRP) model was selected to conduct it. This artifact was designed for the project management literature, and implemented and validated in 11 organizations in five countries.

Truth or Dare

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 51-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandeep Purao
Keyword(s):  
Design Research ◽  
Design Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Design Science Research ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
Alternative Futures ◽  
World Views ◽  
Research Traditions ◽  
Software Artifact

This essay investigates the ontology question in design science research. Writings on the philosophy of science do not fully address this concern for design science research because of the traditional emphasis on discovering truthful laws. In contrast, design science research dares to create novel IT artifacts with a view to realizing alternative futures. Taking this into account, the author articulates fundamental world-views for the canonical form of design science research, which involves instantiation of the outcomes as a software artifact. These world-views include an ontological basis and an epistemological stance that are the foundation of design science research practice. The author’s derivation of these world-views reflects shifts in the researcher’s stance through the research process, and the interconnectedness of the problem and the artifact. The author discusses implications of these proposed world-views including comparisons against other research traditions, greater clarity for design research practice, and the potential for extending the analysis to other strands of design science research.

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