Method configuration: Adapting to situational characteristics while creating reusable assets

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 619-633

  Karlsson, Fredrik ^a   Ågerfalk, Pär J ^a,b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Method configuration; Method engineering; Reuse; Situational method

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; REUSABILITY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

ADAPTATION; METHOD CONFIGURATION; METHOD ENGINEERING; REUSE; SITUATIONAL METHOD;

COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 1942472603     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infsof.2003.12.004     Document Type: Article

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