COMPARING IS DEVELOPMENT TOOLS AND METHODS - USING SPEECH-ACT THEORY

Each of the overwhelming number of information systems analysis and de sign tools and methods has relative strengths and weaknesses that make it more or less appropriate for a particular design. Therefore, proce dures for conducting comparative feature analysis are clearly needed. The primary focus of this paper is to demonstrate that speech act theo retic concepts are useful for analyzing differences between various sy stems analysis tools and methods. Using this theory, we analyze two se parate systems analysis methods. We then compare and contrast the resu lts of our analysis with findings obtained by other researchers. We co nclude by providing tentative guidelines for matching systems analysis tools and methods with the design task.