Using Network Analysis and Visualization to Analyze Problematic Enterprise Information Systems

David Greenwood and Ian Sommerville
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David Greenwood: University of St. Andrews, UK
Ian Sommerville: University of St. Andrews, UK

International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science (IJKSS), 2011, vol. 2, issue 4, 54-71

Abstract: Society is demanding larger and more complex information systems to support increasingly complex and critical organisational work. Whilst troubleshooting socio-technical issues in small-to-medium scale situations may be achievable using approaches such as ethnography, troubleshooting enterprise scale situations is an open research question because of the overwhelming number of socio-technical elements and interactions involved. This paper demonstrates proof-of-concept tools for network analysis and visualisation that may provide a promising avenue for identifying problematic elements and interactions among an overwhelming number of socio-technical elements. The findings indicate that computers may be used to aid the analysis of problematic large-scale complex socio-technical situations by using analytical techniques to highlighting elements, or groups of interacting elements, that are important to the overall outcome of a problematic situation.

Date: 2011
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