Impact of feedback in the global software process

Journal of Systems and Software

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 123-134

  Lehman, M M ^a   Ramil, J F ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PLANNING; PROCESS ENGINEERING;

GLOBAL SOFTWARE PROCESS; SOFTWARE EVOLUTION;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0032677790     PISSN: 01641212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0164-1212(99)00006-0     Document Type: Article

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