[AISWorld] Some practical guidelines for running DSR projects

[Ilia]

Dear colleague,

If you are interested in Design Science Research, please consider 
checking this paper

https://csimq-journals.rtu.lv/article/view/csimq.2020-22.05

The title and abstract follows below

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Just Finished a Cycle of a Design Science Research Project: What’s Next?

by Ilia Bider, Erik Perjons, Paul Johannesson

Abstract

The article is devoted to developing a methodological support for 
planning Design Science (DS) research projects. More exactly, it is 
aimed at developing a classification of a particular kind of cycles, 
inherent to DS research projects, and guidelines on how to choose the 
next cycle in a specific project. The classification and guidelines are 
based on results from an analysis of DS literature and a reflective 
analysis of our own research practice. As far as own research practice 
is concerned, two DS projects have been analyzed in detail. The analysis 
revealed that though both projects included cycles, the nature of these 
cycles was different. In the first project, cycles concerned finding a 
better problem to solve, while in the second project, cycles concerned 
finding a better solution for more or less the same problem. Both 
projects concern developing methodologies in the area of socio-technical 
systems, and the guidelines on how to choose the next cycle have special 
provisions related to such systems. In conclusion, the article presents 
examples of other projects that followed the suggested guidelines and 
discusses the difference of the suggested approach from other approaches 
to conduct DS research projects.

Keywords:

Design Science; Cycle; Project Management; Research Project; 
Socio-technical System

Best regards

Ilia

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Prof. Ilia Bider
Lektor & Forskare i data- och systemvetenskap at DSV.su.se
ilia at dsv.su.se +46 (0)8 164998