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DeProX: A Design Process Exploration Tool

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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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  1. Department of Informatics and Media, Uppsala University Campus Gotland, Visby, Sweden

    Jonas Sjöström

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  1. Karlsruhe Institute of Technologie (KIT) , Karlsruhe, Germany

    Alexander Maedche

  2. University of Liechtenstein , Vaduz, Liechtenstein

    Jan vom Brocke

  3. University of South Florida , Tampa, Florida, USA

    Alan Hevner

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Sjöström, J. (2017). DeProX: A Design Process Exploration Tool. In: Maedche, A., vom Brocke, J., Hevner, A. (eds) Designing the Digital Transformation. DESRIST 2017. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 10243. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59144-5_29

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