The use of systems development methodologies in practice: A field study

Information Systems Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 201-212

  Fitzgerald, B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b University College Cork ^*  (Ireland)

Author keywords

Field study; IS development methodologies; IS development methods and tools; IS development strategies; Systems development techniques

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001735095     PISSN: 13501917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2575.1997.d01-18.x     Document Type: Article

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