A model of factors affecting an information system's change in state

Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 409-427

  Heales, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Information system ontology; Information systems development; Information systems evolution; Information systems maintenance

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; DATA REDUCTION; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; TIME SHARING PROGRAMS; USER INTERFACES;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEMS EVOLUTION; INFORMATION SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE; INFORMATION SYSTEMS ONTOLOGY; VOLATILITY INDEX;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE;

EID: 0036875201     PISSN: 1532060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smr.271     Document Type: Article

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