Information systems development

Abstract

This volume contains papers presented during 13 International Conference on Information Systems Development - Advances in Theory, Practice and Education (ISD'2004), held in Vilnius, Lithuania, September 9-11, 2004. The intended audience for this book comprises researchers and practitioners interested in current trends in the Information Systems Development (ISD) held. Papers cover a wide range of topics: ISD methodologies, method engineering, business and Smodelling, websystems engineering, database related issues, information analysis and datamining, quality assessment, costing methods, security issues, impact of organizational environment, and motivation and job satisfaction among IS developers. The selection of papers was carried out by the International Program Comittee. All papers were reviewed in advance by three reviewers and evaluated according to their relevance, originality and presentation quality. Papers were evaluated only on their own merits, independent of other submissions. Out of 117 submissions Program Commitee selected 75 research papers to be presented at the Conference. 39 best papers and 5 papers presented by invited speakers are published in this volume. The 13 International Conference on Information Systems Development continues the tradition started with the first Polish-Scandinavian Seminar on Current Trends in Information Systems Development Methodologies, held in Gdansk, Poland in 1988. Through the years this seminar has evolved into one of most prestigious conferences in the held. ISD Conference providesan international forum for the exchange of ideas between the research community and practitioners and offers a venue where ISD related educational issues are discussed. ISD progresses rapidly, continually creating new challenges for the professionals - volved. New concepts and approaches emerge in research as well as in practice.