Nancy
L. Russo, Ph.D.
Professor & Chair
Department
of Operations Management & Information Systems
Contact Information:
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OMIS Department |
Phone: +1 815 753 1185 |
Other Information:
Courses
Fall 2003
OMIS 651 Systems Analysis and Design
OMIS 694 Advanced Topics in Information Systems Development
OMIS 605 Independent Study Courses
International Federation of Information
Processing Working Group 8.2: Computers and Society
OMIS Graduate Student
Association (SiMON)
Information
Systems Development: Methods in Action (with B. Fitzgerald and E.
Stolterman), McGraw-Hill, 2002. ISBN:
0-07-709836-6
Realigning
Research and Practice in Information Systems Development: The Social and
Organizational Perspective (edited with B. Fitzgerald & J. I. DeGross),
Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001. ISBN:
0-7923-7420-7
Refereed
Publications
“Software Development Method Tailoring in Motorola,”
(with B. Fitzgerald and T. O’Kane), Communications of the ACM.
“After the
Crash: A Case Study of the London
Ambulance Service Computer Aided Dispatch System,” (with G. Fitzgerald), in Proceedings
of the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute,
San Francisco, November 2001.
“The
Past, Present, and Future of Information Systems Development Methods: A
Knowledge Perspective,” (with E. Stolterman & B. Fitzgerald). Workshop presented at the 24th
Information Systems Research Seminar in Scandinavia, Ulvik in Hardanger,
Norway, August 2001.
“Directions
in Information Systems Development: Integrating New Technologies, Research
Approaches, and Development Practices,” (with B. Fitzgerald) in Proceedings
of the IFIP WG 8.2 Working Conference on Realigning Research and Practice in
Information Systems Development: The Social and Organizational Perspective,
2001, pp. 1-8.
“The
London Ambulance Service Computer Aided Dispatch System: From Failure to
Success,” (with G. Fitzgerald), in Information Systems in the Digital World:
Proceedings of the 6th UKAIS Conference, M. Roberts, M. Moulton,
S. Hand, & C. Adams (Eds.), Zeus Press, 2001, pp. 551-561.
“Exploring the Assumptions Underlying Information
Systems Methodologies: Their Impact on Past, Present, and Future ISM Research,”
(with E. Stolterman), Information
Technology & People, Volume 13, issue 4 (2000), pp. 313-327.
“Exploring
New Ideas, Methods, and Problems in Information Systems Research” (editorial), Information Technology & People,
Volume 13, issue 3 (2000), pp. 158-160.
“Reading Between the Lines: An Examination of
Systems Analysis and Design Texts,” (with M. Misic), Journal of Systems and Software, Vol. 50, No. 1, (2000), pp. 65-73.
“System Development Methodologies: Understanding
the Past and Looking to the Future,” (with J. Wynekoop), in Proceedings of
the 31st Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute,
Orlando, 2000, pp. 677-679.
"Expanding the Horizons of Information
Systems Development," (Invited Paper), in Organizational and Social
Perspectives on Information Technology, R. Baskerville, J. Stage, & J.
DeGross (Eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000, pp. 103-112.
"An
Empirical Study of System Development Method Tailoring in Practice," (with
B. Fitzgerald & T. O’Kane), in Proceedings of the 8th European Conference on
Information Systems, Vienna, July 2000, pp. 187-194.
"IS Design Methodologies and the Networked
Organization," (with E. Stolterman), in
IS Research at the Beginning of the Millennium: Searching for Artifacts,
Metaphors, and Methodologies (Proceedings of the IFIP Working Group 8.2
Research Workshop), December 1999.
"Enterprise-wide Software: Factors Affecting
Implementation and Impacts and the IS Function," (with A. Kremer and I.
Brandt), in Proceedings of the 30th
Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, 1999, p. 808-810.
"The Expansion of End User Development: Is
There a Place for Methodology?" (with J. Wynekoop and D. Walz), in Proceedings of the 30th Annual
Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, 1999, p. 658.
“An Assessment of Systems Analysis
and Design Courses,” (with M. Misic), Journal
of Systems and Software, Vol. 45, No. 3, (1999), pp. 197-202.
“A
first step in developing a web application design methodology: Understanding
the environment.” In N. Jayaratna ,
A.T. Wood-Harper, & J.R.G. Wood (Eds.), Methodologies for Developing and
Managing Emerging Technology-Based Information Systems: Proceedings of the
Sixth Conference of the British Computer Society’s Information Systems
Methodologies Specialist Group.
London: Springer-Verlag, 1998, pp. 24-33.
"Uncovering
the Assumptions Behind Information Systems Methodologies: Implications for
Research and Practice," (co-authored with E. Stolterman) in Proceedings
of the Sixth European Conference on Information Systems, W.R.J. Baets, editor,
1998, pp. 896-909.
"Web
Applications: A Whole New World of Systems Development?" (co-authored with
M. Misic) in Effective Utilization and Management of Emerging Technologies:
Proceedings of the Information Resources Management Association 1998 International
Conference, M. Khosrowpour, editor, Idea Group Publishing, 1998, pp.
843-844.
"The
Paradox of Information Systems Methods: Public and Private Rationality,"
(co-authored with E. Stolterman), forthcoming in the Proceedings of the British
Computer Society’s Annual Conference on Information System Methodologies,
Fall, 1997.
"Managing
Information System Implementation: Why Good Systems Fail," (co-authored
with J. Marchewka), Systems Development Management, Summer 1997.
"A Survey
into Productivity Measures in the Information Systems Function,"
(co-authored with J.M. Pearson and R. Hightower), Journal of Computer
Information Systems, Summer, 1997, pp. 74-81.
"Studying
System Development Methodologies: An Examination of Research Methods,"
(co-authored with J.L. Wynekoop), Information Systems Journal, January,
1997, pp. 47-66.
"Educating
Systems Analysts: An Analysis of Systems Analysis and Design Texts,"
(co-authored with M. Misic), Proceedings of the Decision Sciences
Institute Annual Meeting, November 1996, pp. 781-783.
"System
Development for World Wide Web Applications: Do Existing System Development
Methodologies Fit?" (co-authored with M. Misic), Proceedings of the
Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, November 1996, p. 690.
"The
Failure of Methodologies to Meet the Needs of Current Development
Environments," (co-authored with R. Hightower and J.M. Pearson), Proceedings
of the British Computer Society’s Annual Conference on Information
System Methodologies, September 1996 pp. 387-393.
"Educating
Systems Analysts: A Comparison of Educators’ and Practitioners’ Opinions
Concerning the Relative Importance of Systems Analyst Tasks and Skills,"
(co-authored with M. Misic), Journal of Computer Information Systems,
Summer 1996, pp. 86-91.
"An
Empirical Investigation into Productivity Measures in the Information Systems
Function," (co-authored with R. Hightower and J.M. Pearson), Proceedings
of the Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, November 1995, p. 795.
"Educating
Tomorrow’s Systems Analysts," (co-authored with M. Misic), Proceedings
of the Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, November 1995, pp.
623-625.
"System
Development Methodologies: Unanswered Questions," (co-authored with J.L.
Wynekoop), Journal of Information Technology, Summer 1995, pp. 65-73.
"The Use
and Adaptation of System Development Methodologies," (co-authored with
J.L. Wynekoop), in M. Khosrowpour (ed.), Managing Information &
Communications in a Changing Global Environment: Proceedings of the Information
Resources Management Association International Conference, Idea Group
Publishing, May 1995, p. 162.
"Evaluating
Application Software Maintenance: A Framework for Research and Practice,"
in B. Saghafi (ed.), Information Systems and Quantitative Methods
Proceedings of the Midwest Business Association Annual Conference, March
1995, pp. 152-158.
"System
Development Methodologies: Responding to a Changing Environment,"
(co-authored with J.L. Wynekoop), in M. Khosrowpour (ed.), Managing Social
and Economic Change with Technology: Proceedings of the Information Resources
Management Association International Conference, Idea Group Publishing, May 1994, pp. 351-352.
"System
Development Methodologies: Unanswered Questions and the Research-Practice
Gap," (co-authored with J.L. Wynekoop), in J. DeGross, R.P. Bostrom, &
D. Robey (eds.), Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Conference on
Information Systems, December 1993, pp. 181-190.
"Studying
the Impact of Information Technology Innovations in Organizations,"
(co-authored with K. Kumar), Proceedings of the Decision Sciences Institute
Annual Meeting, November 1993, pp. 945-947.
"Measuring
Productivity in the System Analysis and Specification Phases of the Systems
Development Life Cycle," (co-authored with M. Ongkasuwan), Proceedings
of the Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, November 1991, pp.
858-860.
"Are
Decision Support Systems Out of Date under the Threat of Expert Systems?,"
(co-authored with D. Yen and H. L. Tang), Proceedings of IBSCUG Conference,
1987, pp. 112-116.
Book Chapters
"Critical
Success Factors for Developing Information Systems Infrastructures," (with
T. Butler and B. Fitzgerald), in Information Systems at the Core: European
Perspectives on Deploying and Managing Information Systems in Business,
Blackhall Publishers.
"Developing
Applications for the Web: Exploring Differences Between Traditional and World
Wide Web Application Development", in Managing Web Enabled Technologies
in Organizations: A Global Perspective, Idea Group Publishing.
"Identifying
Assumptions Underlying Information Systems Methodologies," (with E.
Stolterman), in Business Information Technology Management: Alternative and
Adaptive Futures, Macmillan Publishing.
Nancy L. Russo received her
Ph.D. in Management Information Systems from Georgia State University in 1993.
Since 1991, she has been a member of the Operations Management and Information
Systems Department at Northern Illinois University. She was tenured and
promoted to Associate Professor of Information Systems in 1997. During fall 1998 she was a Visiting Professor
in the Department of Accounting,
Finance and Information Systems at University College Cork. In addition
to on-going studies of the use and customization of system development methods
in evolving contexts, her research has addressed IT innovation, research
methods, and IS education issues. Her
work has appeared in Information Systems Journal, Journal of
Information Technology, Journal of Computer Information Systems, System
Development Management, Journal of Systems and Software, and various
conference proceedings.