ABSTRACT

The preceding chapters have been primarily concerned with testing an analysis and design methodology in the context of developing countries. In three separate pieces of fieldwork the methodology has been assessed in terms of its capacity to reflect adequately the needs and constraints of the environment in which computers and related information systems are planned. In Chapter 8 it was argued that Multiview, with certain adaptations and additions to its structure, had been partially successful in meeting the requirements of this context. Two major observations can be made on the fieldwork:

1 That the methodology had to be flexible in adapting to changing needs 2 That the views of all actors in the problem context (analyst/researcher, recipient and donor) need to be

taken into account when planning intervention.