The Application Approach Worksheet: An Evaluative Tool for Matching New Development Methods with Appropriate Applications

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This article presents a method used by the Hennepin County Information Services development staff to help determine how best to use new development methods. The tool described and the method for using it were designed to help both data processing personnel and user personnel make the transition from using one development approach only, to a variety of approaches using new technologies and methods. In brief, the “Application Approach Worksheet” is a document used by mid-level and senior user management to identify, in data processing terms, the characteristics of a proposed application. Once the application's characteristics are defined, the user utilizes the worksheet’s matrix to determine which development method might be most appropriate for the application. The completed worksheet and a work request then becomes the basis to propose development of the new application. At that point, an Information Services Department (ISD) project manager discusses the application with the user. Tog

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