Aligning computing systems with their environment: An agile perspective

Proceedings of the International Symposium and Workshop on Engineering of Computer Based Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 229-237

  Keenan, Frank ^a   Bustard, David W ^b  

^a DUNDALK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

AGILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; ALIGNING COMPUTING SYSTEMS; SOFT SYSTEMS METHODOLOGY (SSM); SOFTWARE PRODUCTS;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS;

EID: 34250023838     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ECBS.2006.21     Document Type: Conference Paper

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