Method Engineering

Systems development practices are highly characterised by the support of normative guidelines, i.e. methods, for arriving at desired goals. An important task in the improvement of systems development practices (c.f. e.g. the area of Software Process Improvement and meta-development) is the analysis, development, and design of methods for systems development. Based on pragmatic foundations it therefore become essential to understand methods as such and which role they have in guiding human action.  Within this research area I have worked with three specialisations; Analysis and Development of Methodologies for Systems Development,  Improving Systems Development Practices,  and Process Modeling as Practice. Some foundational publications are:

• Goldkuhl G., Lind M., Seigerroth U. (1998) ”Method Integration: The Need for a Learning Perspective” in Magee J. N., Sommerville I. (Eds) Special Issue of the IEE Proceedings - Software and Distributed Systems Engineering Journal, Vol 145. (4), pp. 113-118

• Lind M., Rittgen P. (2009) "Challenges of Co-Design: The Case of e-Me", to appear in Handbook of Research on Socio-Technical Design, Hershey, PA: Idea Group (to appear)

• Lind M., Seigerroth U. (2003) “Team-based reconstruction for expanding organisational ability”, Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol. 54(2), pp.119-129

• Seigerroth U., Lind M. (2009) Bringing Contextual Dimensions into the improvement of Information System Development Practices, Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences (HICSS'42), Hawaii, U.S.A

Other publications within the research area are:

• Goldkuhl G., Lind M., Seigerroth U. (1998) ”Method Integration as a Learning Process” i  Jayaratna N., Fitzgerald B., Wood-Harper T., Larrasquet J-M. (Eds) Training and Education of Methodology Practitioners and Researchers, Springer-Verlag, London, UK

• Hedberg P., Lind M. (1999) ”Talking About Projects – a Project Generic Model” in Enmark R. (Eds.) Reports on Business and Informatics, No 2, University College of Borås, Sweden

• Hedman J., Lind M. (2009) "Livscykler och affärssystem" i Hedman J., Nilsson F., Westelius A. (Eds.) Temperaturen på affärssystem i Sverige, Studentlitteratur, Lund (to appear)

• Hedman J., Lind M. (2007) Is there only one systems development life cycle?, International Conference on Information Systems Development (ISD2007), Galway, Ireland

• Hjalmarsson A., Lind M. (2004) "Managing the dynamic agenda in process modelling seminars - enhancing communication quality in process modelling" in Goldkuhl G., Lind M., Cronholm S. (Eds.) Proceedings of Action in Language, Organisations and Information Systems, Linköping University, Sweden

• Hjalmarsson A., Lind M., Seigerroth U. (2001) “Structural Views on System Development Practices – Towards a conceptualisation based on action, interaction and methods”, presented at VITS research workshop, January 24 - 25 2001, Linköping University, Sweden

• Karlsson B., Lind M. (1994) ”Att jämföra systemutvecklingsmetoder med stöd av metodanalys”, presenterat på VITS Höstseminarium 1994, 23-24 november 1994, Linköpings universitet

• Karlsson B., Lind M., Lundmark M-T., Steiner G., Svensson S. (1996) ”Metodanalys som underlag för kvalitetssäkring av VAC-konceptet - utveckling och tillämpning av grundsyn på koncept”, presenterat på ”VITS Höstkonferens 1996”, 19-21 november 1996, Högskolan i Borås

• Karltun J., Seigerroth U., Goldkuhl G., Lind M., Eklund J. (1999) ”Process Redesign and Organisational Change Towards the Use of an Integrated Change Method” i Axelsson J., Bergman B., Eklund J. (Eds) Proceedings of the International Conference on TQM and Human Factors – Towards Successful Integration, Linköping University, Sweden (Best paper award!)

• Lind M. (2002) “Perceiving the Imperceivable – an Approach for Business Process Modelling”, presented at Information Systems in Context – spring 2001, February 11-12 2002, Linköping University, Sweden

• Lind M. (2003) “Commentary paper: Methods and projects as action patterns for enhancing improvisation” in Goldkuhl G., Lind M., Ågerfalk P.  (Eds.) Proceedings of Action in Language, Organisations and Information Systems, Linköping University, Sweden

• Lind M., Düsterdick L. (2002) “A Modern Approach to Change Analysis - Lessons learned from a theory and practice driven refinement”, presented at Workshop on Information Systems in Contexts, October 14-15 2002, Linköping University, Sweden

• Lind M., Seigerroth U. (1997) ”Integrating Change Methods – Framework and Experiences from Integrating Two Methods for Change Work” in Braa K., Monteiro E. (Eds) Proceedings of the 20th Information Systems Research Seminar in Scandinavia, University of Oslo, Norway

• Lind M., Seigerroth U. (2000) “Organisational Learning through Team-Based Reconstruction - Going from Individual Knowledge to Shared Contextual Knowledge”, accepted to the 42nd Annual Conference of the Operational Research Society, September 12-14 2000, University of Wales, UK

• Seigerroth U., Lind M. (2005) “Facilitating learning in SPI through co-design”, accepted to the 14^th Conference on Information Systems Development, August 15 – 17 2005, Karlstad University, Sweden

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