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Systems Development During the 198Os, the coherence and value of established methodologies of systems development have been challenged by approaches which question the adequacy of their assumptions and the efficacy of their prescriptions (Markus, 1983; Robey & Markus, 1984; Markus & Bjorn-Andersen, 1987; Franz & Robey, 1984; Klein & Lyytinen, 1985; Wood- Harper, 1985; Boland & Hirschheim, 1987; Orlikowski & Baroudi, forthcoming). These developments have been distinguished by a growing appreciation of the importance of the organisational contexts in which information technologies and systems are deployed. The primary focus of this interest has been the relationship between the system user and the system developer, often portraying systems development as a service to the user. There is, though, a comparative neglect of the philosophy and practice of the systems developer as an agent in his/her own right. Too often, the developer is represented as a "hidden hand" or "black box" holding an assortment of tools and techniques for monitoring and managing the demands and...

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