Potential pitfalls in packaged software adoption

Communications of the ACM

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 119-121

  Light, Ben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; COSTS; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LEGACY SYSTEMS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RELIABILITY; SALES; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

CUSTOM DEVELOPMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE INDUSTRY; SOFTWARE PRODUCTS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 18744406726     PISSN: 00010782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/1060710.1060742     Document Type: Review

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