Organizational strategy making support systems task driven development requirement

This paper discusses results of a pilot study into the use of computers to support organizational &rate@ making, Based on investigations into the strategy making task, the paper suggests main sof?ware characteristics that these support systems should have. The paper argues and demonstrates that the nature of these support systems can be identified, that implementation is possible with the technology of today, and that such systems can be successful, provided that development is based on a sound understanding of the strategy making task.