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Models and metaphors in information systems projects
[Modèles et métaphores dans les projets système d’information]

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  • Marie Bia Figueiredo

    (IMT-BS - TIM - Département Technologies, Information & Management - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] - IMT-BS - Institut Mines-Télécom Business School - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris], LITEM - Laboratoire en Innovation, Technologies, Economie et Management (EA 7363) - UEVE - Université d'Évry-Val-d'Essonne - Université Paris-Saclay - IMT-BS - Institut Mines-Télécom Business School - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris])

  • Chantal Morley

    (IMT-BS - TIM - Département Technologies, Information & Management - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] - IMT-BS - Institut Mines-Télécom Business School - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris])

Abstract

In France, Jean-Louis Le Moigne brought a new perspective to information systems (IS) engineering, by promoting systems analysis and modeling. The use of models has made a major contribution to IS design. Systemic methodologies flourished from the 1980s onward, before giving way to agile approaches. Several factors have contributed to rethinking the role of modeling in IS design: users' low adoption of models, emerging views of IS development as a social process, and increased demand for innovation. Recent approaches have made room for metaphors as a tool for apprehending IS complexity, both in projects and in research. We present various uses of a metaphorical approach in IS design. We then describe how we have used metaphors of power to study leadership practices in an agile IS development project.

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  • Marie Bia Figueiredo & Chantal Morley, 2024. "Models and metaphors in information systems projects [Modèles et métaphores dans les projets système d’information]," Post-Print hal-04541713, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04541713
    DOI: 10.3917/proj.037.0015
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