Since its inception, CASE (computer‐aided software engineering) tools have been hailed as the “silver bullet” of applications development. Although these tools have failed to live up to such an advance billing (as do most “fix‐all” solutions), these products remain a viable option for practitioners of modern applications development. This study comments on the use of CASE in modern IS installations, using the results of an in‐depth survey completed by 226 IS professionals from over 30 Fortune 500‐type companies. First, the study identifies the most popular features possessed by respondents’ CASE toolsets. Next, we comment on the “gap” perceived to exist between CASE features actually possessed, and those features needed by these professionals in the performance of their job duties. Finally, implications for practice and research are presented.
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February 01 2000
Current utilization of CASE technology: lessons from the field
Mark E. McMurtrey;
Mark E. McMurtrey
Francis Marion University, Florence, South Carolina, USA
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James T.C. Teng;
James T.C. Teng
University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
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Varun Grover;
Varun Grover
University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
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Hemant V. Kher
Hemant V. Kher
University of South Carolina Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-5783
Print ISSN: 0263-5577
© MCB UP Limited
2000
Industrial Management & Data Systems (2000) 100 (1): 22–30.
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McMurtrey ME, Teng JT, Grover V, Kher HV (2000), "Current utilization of CASE technology: lessons from the field". Industrial Management & Data Systems, Vol. 100 No. 1 pp. 22–30, doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/02635570010273027
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