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DeProX: A Design Process Exploration Tool

Author : Jonas Sjöström

Published in: Designing the Digital Transformation

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

In exploratory design science research, research questions emerge as the design process progresses. Researchers are faced with the complex task of reconstructing design rationale, i.e. retrospectively scrutinizing certain aspects of the design process. While such a task may be challenging due to social and technical complexities, we present a software prototype to support design process exploration. The software produces visualizations and facilitates exploration by scanning design process data from source code repositories and document collections. We tentatively assess the software by accounting for its use in two design science research projects. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

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Metadata
Title
DeProX: A Design Process Exploration Tool
Author
Jonas Sjöström
Copyright Year
2017
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59144-5_29

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