Software development methods and usability: Perspectives from a survey in the software industry in Norway

Interacting with Computers

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 375-385

  Bygstad, Bendik ^a   Ghinea, Gheorghita ^a,b   Brevik, Eivind ^a  

^a Norwegian School of Information Technology   (Norway)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Software development methods; Software industry; Survey; Usability

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; USABILITY ENGINEERING;

INDUSTRIAL SOFTWARE PROJECTS; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT METHODS; SOFTWARE INDUSTRY;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 42749089474     PISSN: 09535438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intcom.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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