Abstract
Despite the continued evolution of information systems methodologies for
more than three decades, the rates
of software
rejection and failure are still high. This paper investigates the
technological environment as a major cause of such disruptions.
Additionally, the paper evaluates Agile and DevOps as remedial
methodologies for managing the adverse impact of technological
disruptions. The main findings affirm both Agile and DevOps as
methodologies that emanated from improvements or re-engineering of
earlier methodologies. Further findings discern most methodologies;
including agile and DevOps; as not strategically focused but appraise
DevOps as the most progressive methodology towards this respect. Rather
than re-invent the wheel and come up with a new methodology, a framework
that aligns DevOps for use in strategic information systems development
is proposed. Besides, a more realistic definition of operations is
postulated to bolster the alignment. Keywords software