Managing performance requirements for information systems

Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Software and Performance, WOSP 1998

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages 131-144

  Nixon, Brian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREDIT CARDS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; GOAL-ORIENTED; INFORMATION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS; QUALITY ATTRIBUTES; S-TOOLS;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 1242285256     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/287318.287346     Document Type: Conference Paper

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