The usage of systems development methods: Are we stuck to old practices?

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 501-510

  Iivari, Juhani ^a   Maansaari, Jari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

CASE; Method use; Methodologies; Systems development methods

Indexed keywords

OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT METHODS;

COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0032156096     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-5849(98)00077-9     Document Type: Article

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