A Study of the Growth of the Information System Function and the Nolan Development Model

The Nolan Model contains 6 stages of data processing growth that most organizations go through: initiation, expansion, control, integration, data administration, and maturity. Nolan's Model is applied to a research firm's historical data processing growth. It is shown that Nolan's Mod...

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Published in:The Journal of computer information systems 1998-03, Vol.38 (3), p.44-52
Main Authors: Anderson, David H., Reid, Randall C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Budgets
Computers
Consumers
Data processing
Growth models
Households
Information systems
Printed materials
Software
Studies
Technological planning
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Summary:The Nolan Model contains 6 stages of data processing growth that most organizations go through: initiation, expansion, control, integration, data administration, and maturity. Nolan's Model is applied to a research firm's historical data processing growth. It is shown that Nolan's Model is a good descriptor of past data processing growth as the model relates to the research firm. However, the usefulness of the model as a predictor is brought into question.
ISSN:0887-4417
2380-2057
DOI:10.1080/08874417.1998.11647339