The positive affect of the XP methodology

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

Volumn 3556, Issue , 2005, Pages 218-221

  Syed Abdullah, Sharifah Lailee ^a   Karn, John ^a   Holcombe, Mike ^a   Cowling, Tony ^a   Gheorge, Marian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agile methodology; Empirical evidence; Humanistic factor; Positive affect

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SCIENCE;

AGILE PROCESSES; EXTREME PROGRAMMING (XP); POSITIVE MOOD INDUCERS;

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING;

EID: 26444508000     PISSN: 03029743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/11499053_31     Document Type: Conference Paper

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