Introducing agility: A case study of situational method engineering using the OPEN process framework

Proceedings - International Computer Software and Applications Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages 50-57

  Serour, M K ^a   Henderson Sellers, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agile methodologies; Case study; Method engineering; Object technology

Indexed keywords

AGILE METHODOLOGIES; CASE STUDIES; OBJECT TECHNOLOGY; SITUATIONAL METHOD ENGINEERING (SME);

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 18744410649     PISSN: 07303157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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