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The intention of tailorable systems is to make it possible for end users to
evolve an application to better fit altered requirements and tasks, and to make
the system more endurable. This thesis discusses tailorable systems in the
context of a rapidly changing business environment. The objective was to
determine what is necessary for a tailorab...
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... However, the usage of the platform was not continued when the research project ended. [25] Eriksson emphasizes the need to relate tailoring and professional software engineering when evolving infrastructures for data intensive businesses like telecommunications [26]. In earlier research, we reflected of how the technology used for the implementation of infrastructure influences the possibility for user participation in design and the space for tailoring. ...
Technologies promoting End-User Development enable domain experts to adjust and develop tools to fit with their specific work
practice and thus to be efficient with respect to their professional tasks. In today’s organizations, however, single applications
become part of organizational infrastructures. Such infrastructures enable integration between different applications and
tasks but, at the same time, introduce constraints to ensure interoperability. How can the ad vantages of End-User Development
be kept without jeopardizing the integration between different applications? The article presents an empirical study on End-User
Development in the context of the development of an organizational IT infrastructure. Based on the analysis of the empirical
material we discuss the challenges the infrastructure context provides for End-User Development.