SoftCord: An intelligent agent for coordination in software development projects

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-81

  Johar, Hardeep Venkataramani ^a  

^a RIDER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial intelligence; Coordination support systems; Intelligent agents; Software development projects; Truth maintenance systems

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

COORDINATION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE PACKAGE SOFTCORD;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE;

EID: 0031142291     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-9236(96)00075-9     Document Type: Article

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